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101-542: The Tax March (also known as the Tax Day March and Trump's Tax Day ) was a series of demonstrations held in more than 150 locations throughout the United States on April 15, 2017. The intent was to pressure U.S. President Donald Trump to release his tax returns . At least 180 march events were organized in the United States and abroad. The protests were a response to the perceived lack of transparency in

202-703: A $ 100 million mortgage on Trump Tower (refinanced in 2022) and the liquidation of over $ 200 million in stocks and bonds. He personally guaranteed $ 421 million in debt, most of which is due by 2024. As of October 2021 , Trump had over $ 1.3 billion in debts, much of which was secured by his assets. In 2020, he owed $ 640 million to banks and trust organizations, including Bank of China , Deutsche Bank , and UBS , and approximately $ 450 million to unknown creditors. The value of his assets exceeds his debt. Trump has produced 19 books under his name. At least some of them have been written or co-written by ghostwriters . His first book, The Art of

303-744: A $ 70 million bank construction loan. The hotel reopened in 1980 as the Grand Hyatt Hotel , and that same year, he obtained rights to develop Trump Tower , a mixed-use skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan. The building houses the headquarters of the Trump Corporation and Trump's PAC and was his primary residence until 2019. In 1988, Trump acquired the Plaza Hotel with a loan from a consortium of sixteen banks. The hotel filed for bankruptcy protection in 1992, and

404-466: A 20 percent share, formed All County Building Supply & Maintenance Corp. The company had no offices and is alleged to have been a shell company for paying the vendors providing services and supplies for Trump's rental units, then billing those services and supplies to Trump Management with markups of 20–50 percent and more. The owners shared the proceeds generated by the markups. The increased costs were used to get state approval for increasing

505-735: A company that sold real estate seminars for up to $ 35,000. After New York State authorities notified the company that its use of "university" violated state law (as it was not an academic institution), its name was changed to the Trump Entrepreneur Initiative in 2010. In 2013, the State of New York filed a $ 40 million civil suit against Trump University, alleging that the company made false statements and defrauded consumers. Additionally, two class actions were filed in federal court against Trump and his companies. Internal documents revealed that employees were instructed to use

606-560: A degree unprecedented in American politics. After his first term, scholars and historians ranked him as one of the worst presidents in American history. He lost the 2020 presidential election , but did not concede, falsely claiming widespread electoral fraud and attempting to overturn the results , including his involvement in the January ;6 Capitol attack . In 2024, he was found guilty of falsifying business records , making him

707-835: A graphic artist in Seattle and manufactured in Zhejiang, China for the Chinese Lunar New Year (for the Year of the Rooster ). The San Francisco Tax March organizer who ordered the first inflatables felt that they symbolized that "Donald Trump was a big chicken for not releasing his taxes." Organizers using the Tax Day's Facebook page chose to focus events on "government transparency, conflicts of interest and an unfair tax system ," according to CNBC . TIME reported that

808-412: A hard-sell approach, and former employees testified that Trump University had defrauded or lied to its students. Shortly after he won the 2016 presidential election, he agreed to pay a total of $ 25 million to settle the three cases. The Donald J. Trump Foundation was a private foundation established in 1988. From 1987 to 2006, Trump gave his foundation $ 5.4 million which had been spent by

909-402: A history of belittling women when speaking to the media and on social media. He made lewd comments, disparaged women's physical appearances, and referred to them using derogatory epithets. At least 25 women publicly accused him of sexual misconduct , including rape, kissing without consent, groping, looking under women's skirts, and walking in on naked teenage pageant contestants. He has denied

1010-600: A hotel and casino, with financing and management help from the Holiday Corporation . It was unprofitable, and he paid Holiday $ 70 million in May 1986 to take sole control. In 1985, he bought the unopened Atlantic City Hilton Hotel and renamed it Trump Castle . Both casinos filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1992. Trump bought a third Atlantic City venue in 1988, the Trump Taj Mahal . It

1111-460: A local march or protest. The march in Washington, D.C. began with a rally at the U.S. Capitol , with speeches from Democratic lawmakers including Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Maxine Waters and Jamie Raskin . Organizers expected up to 10,000 people to attend the D.C. march. Thousands of demonstrators attended the march. In Phoenix , there were around 800 protesters outside of

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1212-459: A perfectly round crown was developed in the 17th century when in central and northern Russia a hat with two earflaps and a backflap called treukh  [ ru ] ("three-eared") was worn. The modern ushanka design from 1917 is also inspired by the Norwegian norvezhka , a hat which was invented by Norwegian arctic explorers. The main difference from the treukh is that the earflaps of

1313-604: A portion of Trump's tax return on The Rachel Maddow Show in March 2017. San Francisco Board of Supervisors member Jane Kim stated at the rally, "I'm not afraid to call Trump an enemy of this state." There were hundreds of marchers in Sacramento , some wearing costumes. Around 3,000 people showed up for a march in San Diego . In San Jose , protesters marched from City Hall to Plaza de Cesar Chavez where they then held

1414-676: A protest organized by Midcoast Maine Indivisible marched down Main Street. In Cambridge , a rally of around 2,000 people gathered on Cambridge Common for a peaceful demonstration. Representative Mike Connolly , activists Cassandra Bensahih, Emily Kirkland and Spencer O'Dowd were speakers. The rally focused on Trump's taxes, and tax reform. There were 1,300 demonstrators in Ann Arbor . Representative Debbie Dingell , state representatives, Yousef Rabhi and Kristy Pagan , Susan Baskett, Michelle Deatrick, Robert Joseph and Eli Savit were speakers at

1515-721: A rally. The march took place in the downtown area. Over 1,000 marchers filled the downtown streets in Santa Cruz . The march was organized by Santa Cruz Indivisible. Around 100 protesters came to the march in Visalia , which was planned by the Tulare County Democratic Party, South Valley Civics and Indivisible. A protest also occurred in Walnut Creek . The March in Denver, Colorado started at 10 am at

1616-482: A reorganization plan was approved a month later, with the banks taking control of the property. In 1995, he defaulted on over $ 3 billion of bank loans, and the lenders seized the Plaza Hotel along with most of his other properties in a "vast and humiliating restructuring" that allowed him to avoid personal bankruptcy. The lead bank's attorney said of the banks' decision that they "all agreed that he'd be better alive than dead". In 1996, Trump acquired and renovated

1717-517: A response to Trump's reaction, "Congratulations, you just confirmed for every single person that marched yesterday that it was well worth their time." Taub also felt that the marches caused Trump to pay attention, since he was tweeting about them the next day. Some Trump supporters planned counter-protests. Pro-Trump rallies were scheduled for April 15 in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Berkeley, California . The Berkeley demonstration, which

1818-474: A review of state and federal court files conducted by USA Today in 2018, Trump and his businesses had been involved in more than 4,000 state and federal legal actions. While he has not filed for personal bankruptcy , his over-leveraged hotel and casino businesses in Atlantic City and New York filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection six times between 1991 and 2009. They continued to operate while

1919-697: A route from City Hall and ended at Independence Hall . Police estimated that there were around 2,000 protesters; the rally was peaceful. The leader of the march was Devan Spear who is an organizer of the Penn Student Labor Action Project. The march also featured a giant, inflatable chicken. In Wilkes-Barre , protesters started at Public Square and then marched to the Luzerne County Courthouse . A small protest took place in Columbia, South Carolina , in front of

2020-419: A white woman in the 1989 Central Park jogger case , even after they were exonerated in 2002 when the actual rapist confessed and his DNA matched the evidence. In October 2024, the men sued Trump for defamation after he said in a televised September debate that they had committed the crime and killed the woman. In 2011, when he was reportedly considering a presidential run, Trump became the leading proponent of

2121-511: Is "fake news". The second protest began at around 2 pm, and was organized by local Black Lives Matter activists. International marches were organized in cities including Stuttgart, Germany , Tokyo, Japan , Auckland, New Zealand and London, United Kingdom . When asked to comment on the march by The Washington Post on April 13, the White House referred to remarks made earlier in the week by press secretary Sean Spicer , who stated that

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2222-526: Is depleted by exercise. In 2015, his campaign released a letter from his longtime personal physician, Harold Bornstein , stating that he would "be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency". In 2018, Bornstein said Trump had dictated the contents of the letter and that three of Trump's agents had seized his medical records in a February 2017 raid on Bornstein’s office. Many of Trump's comments and actions have been described as racist . In national polling, about half of respondents said that he

2323-412: Is over!" Scarlett Bustos, vice chair of Tax March Sacramento , said "When the administration said that he wasn't going to release his tax returns, he said the people don't care, and we're here to show that nationally that the people do care." Protesters have also appealed to their representatives to urge Trump to release his taxes. David Myers, a professor at University of California, Irvine said that

2424-440: Is racist; a greater proportion believed that he emboldened racists. Several studies and surveys found that racist attitudes fueled his political ascent and were more important than economic factors in determining the allegiance of Trump voters. Racist and Islamophobic attitudes are a powerful indicator of support for Trump. He has also been accused of racism for insisting a group of black and Latino teenagers were guilty of raping

2525-471: Is used with M62 uniform and a green one of different design is a part of M91 and M05 winter dress. Armoured troops have a black hat (M92), while generals may wear a white M39 hat. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police use a "regulation hat" (between an ushanka and an aviator hat ), made of muskrat fur. This replaced the former Canadian military fur wedge cap . Similar ones are used by Toronto Transit Commission staff during winter. A similar type of headgear

2626-628: Is worn in China's People's Liberation Army 's winter uniform. Featured in an iconic propaganda image of Lei Feng , this type of hat is often called by Chinese "the Lei Feng hat" (雷锋帽, Lei Feng mao ). It is claimed that British wartime airmen visiting the Kola Inlet to help to protect the Arctic convoys quickly started to wear ushankas because their own uniform hats were not warm enough, but "kept

2727-651: The Trump Princess , which had been leased to his casinos and kept docked; and other businesses. In 1995, Trump founded Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts (THCR), which assumed ownership of the Trump Plaza. THCR purchased the Taj Mahal and the Trump Castle in 1996 and went bankrupt in 2004 and 2009, leaving him with 10 percent ownership. He remained chairman until 2009. In 1985, Trump acquired

2828-926: The Balkan countries Bulgaria , Serbia , Romania , Croatia , Slovenia , Bosnia and Herzegovina , North Macedonia , as well as in Northeastern Italy , in the Julian March , Trieste , and surrounding areas where there has been a large Slavic population for centuries. Such hats are also seen in Nordic countries Sweden , Norway and Finland , in the Eurasian and European Slavic countries Russia , Ukraine , Poland , Moldova and in Caucasus region in Georgia and Armenia . The design of ushanka with

2929-615: The Civic Center Park , went through the downtown area and then returned to the park. Speakers included Representative Jared Polis , Nathan Woodliff-Stanley of the ACLU , and state representatives Joseph Salazar , Chris Hansen and Edie Hooton. In Grand Junction , around 260 demonstrators rallied at the City Hall. In Naples , there were several hundred protesters who marched near Cambier Park. Participants also mailed postcards to

3030-631: The College Board with legal action if they released his academic records. In 1977, Trump married the Czech model Ivana Zelníčková . They had three children: Donald Jr. (1977–), Ivanka (1981–), and Eric (1984–). The couple divorced in 1990, following his affair with the actress Marla Maples . He and Maples married in 1993 and divorced in 1999. They have one daughter, Tiffany (1993–), whom Maples raised in California. In 2005, he married

3131-537: The Eastern Air Lines Shuttle , financing the purchase with $ 380 million (equivalent to $ 979 million in 2023) in loans from a syndicate of 22 banks. He renamed the airline Trump Shuttle and operated it until 1992. He defaulted on his loans in 1991, and ownership passed to the banks. In 1992, Trump, his siblings Maryanne , Elizabeth, and Robert , and his cousin John W. Walter, each with

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3232-568: The Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. In 1995, he converted the estate into a private club with an initiation fee and annual dues. He continued to use a wing of the house as a private residence. He declared the club his primary residence in 2019. The Trump Organization began building and buying golf courses in 1999. It owns fourteen and manages another three Trump-branded courses worldwide. The Trump Organization has licensed

3333-732: The National Education Association , the National Women's Law Center , and Public Citizen . In early April 2017, march organizers wrote letters to Republican Congress members who had called on Trump to release his tax returns, asking them to attend the march and to "hold the President accountable". Marches were planned, and took place in over 150 cities throughout the United States. Marches in at least eighteen U.S. cities featured giant inflatable " Trump chickens  [ zh ] ", originally designed by

3434-773: The New Jersey Generals , a team in the United States Football League . After the 1985 season, the league folded, largely due to his attempt to move to a fall schedule (when it would have competed with the NFL for audience) and trying to force a merger with the NFL by bringing an antitrust suit. Trump and his Plaza Hotel hosted several boxing matches at the Atlantic City Convention Hall . In 1989 and 1990, he lent his name to

3535-749: The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance started an investigation. His investments underperformed the stock and New York property markets. Forbes estimated in October 2018 that his net worth declined from $ 4.5 billion in 2015 to $ 3.1 billion in 2017 and his product-licensing income from $ 23 million to $ 3 million. Trump's tax returns from 1985 to 1994 show net losses totaling $ 1.17 billion. The losses were higher than those of almost every other American taxpayer. The losses in 1990 and 1991, more than $ 250 million each year, were more than double those of

3636-709: The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, the casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey , and the Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts company. Trump attracted public attention in 1978 with the launch of his family's first Manhattan venture, the renovation of the derelict Commodore Hotel , adjacent to Grand Central Terminal. The financing was facilitated by a $ 400 million city property tax abatement arranged for him by his father who also, jointly with Hyatt , guaranteed

3737-492: The Reform Party , in 1999; a Democrat in 2001; a Republican in 2009; unaffiliated in 2011; and a Republican in 2012. In 1987, Trump placed full-page advertisements in three major newspapers, expressing his views on foreign policy and how to eliminate the federal budget deficit. In 1988, he approached Lee Atwater , asking to be put into consideration to be Republican nominee George H. W. Bush 's running mate. Bush found

3838-516: The State Capitol building. Legislators, Ken Clark and Juan Mendez were in attendance at the protest. It was organized by local activist Jenna McAllister. Around 1,000 protesters marched in downtown Tucson . A Tax March took place in Yuma , where Congressman Raul Grijalva and Arizona Democratic Whip Charlene Fernandez were in attendance. In Laguna Beach , around 500 protesters came to

3939-877: The State House . In Myrtle Beach , Grand Strand Action Together organized a march which took place at the Market Common . In Austin , well over a thousand demonstrators rallied at the state Capitol . Protesters in Fort Worth marched down Main Street and then rallied at the Tarrant County Courthouse . Representative Sheila Jackson Lee was at the Houston Tax March to support protesters. Hundreds marched in Houston to demand release of Trump's tax forms. People also brought dogs to

4040-744: The Tour de Trump cycling stage race, an attempt to create an American equivalent of European races such as the Tour de France or the Giro d'Italia . From 1986 to 1988, Trump purchased significant blocks of shares in various public companies while suggesting that he intended to take over the company and then sold his shares for a profit, leading some observers to think he was engaged in greenmail . The New York Times found that he initially made millions of dollars in such stock transactions, but "lost most, if not all, of those gains after investors stopped taking his takeover talk seriously". In 1988, Trump purchased

4141-635: The White Army lost the war, and their headgear was not adopted in the new Soviet Union . Red Army soldiers instead wore the budenovka , which was made of felt. It was designed to resemble historical bogatyr helmets, and did not provide much protection from the cold. During the Winter War against Finland, organizational failures and inadequate equipment left many Soviet troops vulnerable to cold, and many died of exposure. The Finnish army had much better equipment including an ushanka-style fur hat,

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4242-577: The demographics of the protesters for the Tax March were somewhat older than other protests against Trump, such as the Women's March . There were large numbers of senior citizens at marches and families with children. Many people wore pink hats from the Women's March while others brought plastic chickens or wore Russian-themed hats . Across the country, there were more than 120,000 people participating in

4343-816: The 15 ft trump chicken mascot for the tax marches. The event was organized by Co-Founder of MDPAN Adriene Avripas. Similar Michigan tax marches were held in Ann Arbor, Farmington , Hamtramck , Grand Rapids , Pentwater and Marquette according to The Detroit News . About 1,000 Minnesotans attended the MN Tax March in Saint Paul , in front of the Minnesota State Capitol ; other rallies were held in Mankato , Rochester , Virginia , and Glenwood . State Auditor Rebecca Otto spoke at

4444-486: The 1982, 1983, and 1984 rankings. Trump has often said he began his career with "a small loan of a million dollars" from his father and that he had to pay it back with interest. He was a millionaire by age eight, borrowed at least $ 60 million from his father, largely failed to repay those loans, and received another $ 413 million (2018 dollars adjusted for inflation) from his father's company. In 2018, he and his family were reported to have committed tax fraud, and

4545-460: The 1990s and earlier, although until then typically by libertarian groups. The Tea Party movement got started in part with a Tax Day protest on April 15, 2009. After 300,000 American citizens signed an online petition on WhiteHouse.gov in January 2017, Trump spokesperson Kellyanne Conway announced Trump would not release his tax returns due to lack of interest. In response, a Tax Day March

4646-692: The 27th, We the People and Citizen Action of WNY. There were 80 New Hartford residents demonstrated to call on Trump to show his tax returns. Groups in Raleigh, North Carolina walked around the State Capitol to demand that Trump release his taxes. There were hundreds of demonstrators at the March which was organized by Progress NC Action. In Cleveland , the event was called "Cleveland Tax March for People, Peace and Planet: Meet People's Needs Not Corporate Greed," and started out in Willard Park , next to

4747-420: The Ann Arbor rally. The march was co-organized by Michigan to Believe In and Progressives at the University of Michigan . The march went through downtown and culminated with a rally on the Diag at the University of Michigan. Hamtramck Tax march was hosted by the Metro-Detroit Political Action Network (MDPAN) with Speakers Dr. Ahmed Ghanim and Jenny Byer. The rally was held in Pope Park and they had "Donnie Nuggets"

4848-525: The COVID-19 pandemic , Trump signed the CARES Act on March 27, 2020. He was impeached in 2019 for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, and in 2021 for incitement of insurrection; the Senate acquitted him in both cases. Trump's politics and rhetoric led to the creation of Trumpism . Many of his comments and actions have been characterized as racially charged, racist, and misogynistic. He promoted conspiracy theories and made many false and misleading statements during his campaigns and presidency, to

4949-538: The Deal (1987), was a New York Times Best Seller . While he was credited as co-author, the entire book was written by Tony Schwartz . According to The New Yorker , the book made Trump famous as an "emblem of the successful tycoon". Trump had cameos in many films and television shows from 1985 to 2001. Starting in the 1990s, Trump was a guest about 24 times on the nationally syndicated Howard Stern Show . He had his own short-form talk radio program called Trumped! from 2004 to 2008. From 2011 until 2015, he

5050-422: The Free Stamp statue. Marchers moved past the Federal Building and then walked to Cleveland State University . Organizers collected hundreds of letters to Ohio senators from those participating which express their desire to have Trump release his taxes. More than 1,000 protests attended the march in Portland . The rally started at 1:30 pm at Terry Schrunk Plaza , and returned to the venue at 2:30 pm. The route for

5151-414: The Main Beach, taking up space in a line over two city-blocks long. In Los Angeles , the march began at 11 a.m. at Pershing Square, Fifth, and Oliver streets. It ended at Los Angeles City Hall , with speakers being lawmakers from the local and state levels. An estimated 10,000 to 12,000 people were reported to have attended the demonstration in Los Angeles. Justine Bateman was also one of the speakers at

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5252-408: The New York attorney general determined the foundation to be in violation of state law, for soliciting donations without submitting to required annual external audits, and ordered it to cease its fundraising activities in New York immediately. Trump's team announced in December 2016 that the foundation would be dissolved. In June 2018, the New York attorney general's office filed a civil suit against

5353-416: The President is under IRS audit but has been transparent with his finances. On Easter Sunday , April 16, 2017, Trump tweeted twice about the Tax March. First he tweeted, "I did what was an almost an impossible thing to do for a Republican-easily won the Electoral College! Now Tax Returns are brought up again?" and then, "Someone should look into who paid for the small organized rallies yesterday. The election

5454-401: The Russian army announced that soldiers will get a new ushanka with a rounder crown and small sealable openings in the flaps for wearing headphones . It is also still used by the Polish armed forces. The ushanka was used by the East German authorities before German reunification , and remained part of the German police uniform in winter afterwards. In the Finnish Defence Forces , a gray hat

5555-406: The Russians, air pollution and the Bears Ears National Monument . The crowd was reported to have chanted "Lock him up!" in unison. Around 200 Burlington demonstrators marched through downtown to City Hall. Governor Madeleine Kunin attended the rally. The march in Seattle occurred on the same day, though not at the same time, as the Black Lives Matter 2.0 March. Thousands of people attended

5656-420: The Slovenian model Melania Knauss . They have one son, Barron (2006–). Trump says he has never drunk alcohol, smoked cigarettes, or used drugs. He sleeps about four or five hours a night. He has called golfing his "primary form of exercise", but usually does not walk the course. He considers exercise a waste of energy because he believes the body is "like a battery, with a finite amount of energy", which

5757-455: The Soviet Union were seen as a possible sign of détente . Identified with Soviet rule and issued in all Warsaw Pact armies, the ushanka has since become a part of the winter uniform for military and police forces in Canada and other Western countries with a cold winter. Gray (American civilian police), green (for camouflage), blue (police, United States Coast Guard, and United States Post Office) and black versions are in current usage. In 2013,

5858-490: The Trump administration, and the fact that President Trump still had not released his tax returns by that date, contrary to his promise that he would. April 15 is the deadline for most households to file income tax returns in the United States , though in 2017 the deadline was April 18 as the 15th fell on a Saturday. The march organizers demanded that President Trump release his IRS tax returns, as he promised he would during his campaign. Tax Day protests have been held since

5959-427: The Trump name for consumer products and services, including foodstuffs, apparel, learning courses, and home furnishings. According to The Washington Post , there are more than 50 licensing or management deals involving his name, and they have generated at least $ 59 million in revenue for his companies. By 2018, only two consumer goods companies continued to license his name. In September 1983, Trump purchased

6060-408: The Trump name. From 2004 to 2015, he produced and hosted the reality television series The Apprentice . In 2015, Trump launched a presidential campaign that led to the Trumpism movement. Trump won the 2016 presidential election . His election and policies sparked numerous protests . In his first term , he ordered a travel ban targeting Muslims and refugees, funded the Trump wall expanding

6161-447: The U.S.–Mexico border wall, and implemented a family separation policy at that border. He rolled back more than 100 environmental policies and regulations, signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, and appointed three justices to the Supreme Court. He initiated a trade war with China, withdrew the U.S. from several international agreements, and met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un without progress on denuclearization. In response to

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6262-421: The United States, the Tax March did not focus on broad issues, but instead focused on a specific demand. Taub, who proposed the march idea on Twitter, later joined the executive committee for the march. Lesser has also helped plan and publicize the event. Groups convening for the march included the American Federation of Teachers , Color of Change , Democracy Spring , Media Matters for America , MoveOn.org ,

6363-417: The Village Green. Protesters also came out in Indianapolis . A small group, organized by Kokomo Resist, rallied in downtown Kokomo . A march took place in Bangor . In Portland , there were 300 people involved with one of the marches which was organized by March Forth and took place in front of City Hall . Another march in Portland started at 2pm at Deering Oaks and focused on immigration. In Thomaston ,

6464-811: The White House. Sarasota saw 2,000 protesters attend the Tax Day March held at Bayfront Park . Around 1,000 activists gathered at Trump Tower in West Palm Beach, Florida and marched to Bingham Island, which was close to the Mar-a-Lago resort, where Trump planned to stay the weekend. Protesters were reported to have yelled slogans such as "no more secrets" near the resort. The march in Chicago, Illinois has scheduled speakers including Reverend Jesse Jackson and U.S. representatives Mike Quigley and Jan Schakowsky . The March drew an estimated 2000 - 4000 people. Forty protesters came out to rally in front of Thomas Centennial Park in Chesterson . Organizers included Chesteron Resistance Meetup and Indivisible NWI-Chesteron. Around 250 protesters marched in Goshen , rallying on

6565-399: The allegations. In October 2016, a 2005 " hot mic " recording surfaced in which Trump bragged about kissing and groping women without their consent, saying that "when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. ... Grab 'em by the pussy ." The incident's widespread media exposure led to Trump's first public apology during his 2016 presidential campaign and caused outrage across

6666-417: The banks restructured debt and reduced his shares in the properties. During the 1980s, more than 70 banks had lent Trump $ 4 billion. After his corporate bankruptcies of the early 1990s, most major banks, with the exception of Deutsche Bank, declined to lend to him. After the January 6 Capitol attack , the bank decided not to do business with him or his company in the future. In 1982, Trump made

6767-423: The ear flaps tied up to the crown as any Russian would, because it was considered unmanly to wear them down." However, in the Russian military up to this day, the way of wearing the ushanka — up flaps, down flaps or ski-style — is considered a part of uniform of the day and is usually decided by a unit commander at reveille . Trapper hats are "a sort of hybrid between the aviator cap and the ushanka—they combine

6868-539: The end of 2006. After donating a total of $ 65,000 in 2007–2008, he stopped donating any personal funds to the charity, which received millions from other donors, including $ 5 million from Vince McMahon . The foundation gave to health- and sports-related charities, conservative groups, and charities that held events at Trump properties. In 2016, The Washington Post reported that the charity committed several potential legal and ethical violations, including alleged self-dealing and possible tax evasion . Also in 2016,

6969-400: The event. Around 400 protesters marched in downtown Modesto . Protests in Palo Alto took place in both of the city's plazas and also at the Apple Store located on University Avenue. Thousands attended a rally and march from San Francisco City Hall , which featured speakers including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and David Cay Johnston , the journalist who received and revealed

7070-543: The first U.S. president to be convicted of a felony. He faced more felony indictments related to his interference in the 2020 election and his handling of classified documents , which were dismissed following his reelection in 2024. Trump was born on June 14, 1946, at Jamaica Hospital in Queens , New York City, the fourth child of Fred Trump and Mary Anne MacLeod Trump . He is of German and Scottish descent. He grew up with his older siblings, Maryanne , Fred Jr. , and Elizabeth, and his younger brother, Robert , in

7171-409: The foundation, Trump, and his adult children, seeking $ 2.8 million in restitution and additional penalties. In December 2018, the foundation ceased operation and disbursed its assets to other charities. In November 2019, a New York state judge ordered Trump to pay $ 2 million to a group of charities for misusing the foundation's funds, in part to finance his presidential campaign. Roy Cohn

7272-589: The harsh Russian winter, for example during the Battle of Moscow , German soldiers started to wear ushankas and other Soviet-type winter gear, as their uniforms did not provide adequate protection from the extreme cold. The ushanka became a symbol and media icon of the Soviet Union and later the Russian Federation . Photographs of U.S. President Gerald Ford wearing the cap during a 1974 visit to

7373-768: The initial Forbes list of wealthy people for holding a share of his family's estimated $ 200 million net worth (equivalent to $ 631 million in 2023). His losses in the 1980s dropped him from the list between 1990 and 1995. After filing the mandatory financial disclosure report with the FEC in July 2015, he announced a net worth of about $ 10 billion. Records released by the FEC showed at least $ 1.4 billion in assets and $ 265 million in liabilities. Forbes estimated his net worth dropped by $ 1.4 billion between 2015 and 2018. In their 2024 billionaires ranking, his net worth

7474-472: The march "kind of trolls Donald Trump, and then he almost always responds badly and says something stupid." Jason Silverstein of the New York Daily News commented, "Apparently unable to decide whether the election talk must end or must continue, Trump was also egged by the latest flareups over his tax returns, which even this year's tax filing season has failed to unveil." Nick Merrell tweeted

7575-542: The march in New York City attracted 5,000 demonstrators. The march route ran from Bryant Park to Central Park, passing Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue , the former home of Donald Trump. Comedian Sarah Silverman spoke at the New York City protest. In Buffalo, New York , despite the rain, around 200 marchers turned out. The Buffalo march included organizations such as ACTion Buffalo, Buffalo Resists, Huddle for

7676-676: The march is said to have been similar to that of the Women's March on Portland that was organised in January 2017. Post-march activities were said to have continued at the Plaza until 4 pm. The Facebook page for the Portland march has shown that more than 1,600 people have attended. More than 200 demonstrators marched in the Bethlehem Tax March. Protesters marched in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . The Philadelphia marchers took

7777-479: The march with signs on their collars. The Walker County Democratic Party marched in downtown Huntsville to demand that Trump release his taxes. There were hundreds of marchers in Salt Lake City, Utah . A 10-foot tall "Chicken Don", a large white inflatable chicken stood on the steps of the Salt Lake City and County Building . In the rally, signs and speakers mentioned varied topics including immigration,

7878-519: The material is not from any real animal. The simplest "fish fur" of ushanka s was made of wool pile with cloth substrate and cloth top, with the exception of the flaps, which had the pile exposed. Mink fur ushankas are widely used in the Arctic regions of Russia, protecting the ears and chin of the wearer even from "deep frost", which is around −70 to −40 °C (−94 to −40 °F). Hats with fur earflaps have been known for centuries, especially in

7979-638: The mostly vacant 71-story skyscraper at 40 Wall Street , later rebranded as the Trump Building. In the early 1990s, he won the right to develop a 70-acre (28 ha) tract in the Lincoln Square neighborhood near the Hudson River. Struggling with debt from other ventures in 1994, he sold most of his interest in the project to Asian investors, who financed the project's completion, Riverside South . Trump's last major construction project

8080-605: The nearest taxpayers. In 1995, his reported losses were $ 915.7 million (equivalent to $ 1.83 billion in 2023). In 2020, The New York Times obtained Trump's tax information extending over two decades. Its reporters found that he reported losses of hundreds of millions of dollars. Since 2010 he had also failed to pay back $ 287 million in loans. During the 15 years prior to 2020, using tax credits for business losses, he paid no income taxes in 10 of those years and $ 750 each in 2016 and 2017. He balanced his businesses' losses by selling and borrowing against assets, including

8181-615: The nominee of the Republican Party and will be inaugurated as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. After becoming president of the family real estate business in 1971, he renamed it the Trump Organization . Trump launched side ventures following a series of bankruptcies in the 1990s, mostly by licensing

8282-524: The norvezhka were much longer. In addition, Cossacks of the Kuban have influenced the design of modern Ushanka through interaction with peoples from Central Asia and Caucasus . In 1917 during the Russian Civil War , the ruler of Siberia , Aleksandr Kolchak , introduced a winter uniform hat, commonly referred to as a kolchakovka , c. 1918. It was similar to the ushanka. However, Kolchak and

8383-665: The political spectrum. Starting in 1968, Trump was employed at his father's real estate company, Trump Management, which owned racially segregated middle-class rental housing in New York City's outer boroughs. In 1971, his father made him president of the company and he began using the Trump Organization as an umbrella brand . In 1975, Trump settled a 1973 Department of Justice civil rights lawsuit alleging housing discrimination against black renters by consenting to desegregate. Between 1991 and 2009, he filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for six of his businesses:

8484-498: The protests, both of which demanded that Trump release his tax returns. The first protest began at 10 am in front of the Internal Revenue Service office, with a number of speeches from local politicians and activists, including U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal of Seattle, who ended her speech telling a crowd of around 2,000 people that President Trump's assertion that "only reporters" care about his tax returns

8585-523: The racist "birther" conspiracy theory , alleging that Barack Obama, the first black U.S. president, was not born in the U.S. In April, he claimed credit for pressuring the White House to publish the "long-form" birth certificate, which he considered fraudulent, and later said this made him "very popular". In September 2016, amid pressure, he acknowledged that Obama was born in the U.S. In 2017, he reportedly expressed birther views privately. Trump has

8686-595: The rally in Saint Paul. A rally took place in Springfield at the corners of Battlefield and Glenstone. Around 200 protesters gathered around Trump International in Las Vegas . One person, a journalist, was arrested for "trespassing on private property" while filming the protest. Three other people were detained, but eventually released in the protest. The journalist was supported by his employer, KLAS , and

8787-585: The related licensing agreements, they earned him more than $ 400 million. In February 2021, Trump, who had been a member of SAG-AFTRA since 1989, resigned to avoid a disciplinary hearing regarding the January ;6 attack. Two days later, the union permanently barred him. Trump registered as a Republican in 1987; a member of the Independence Party , the New York state affiliate of

8888-632: The rents of his rent-stabilized units. From 1996 to 2015, Trump owned all or part of the Miss Universe pageants, including Miss USA and Miss Teen USA . Due to disagreements with CBS about scheduling, he took both pageants to NBC in 2002. In 2007, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work as producer of Miss Universe. NBC and Univision dropped the pageants in June 2015. In 2004, Trump co-founded Trump University ,

8989-688: The request "strange and unbelievable". Trump was a candidate in the 2000 Reform Party presidential primaries for three months, but withdrew from the race in February 2000. In 2011, Trump speculated about running against President Barack Obama in the 2012 election , making his first speaking appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in February and giving speeches in early primary states. In May, he announced he would not run. His presidential ambitions were generally not taken seriously at

9090-517: The time. Trump announced his candidacy in June 2015. His campaign was initially not taken seriously by political analysts, but he quickly rose to the top of opinion polls. He became the front-runner in March 2016 and was declared the presumptive Republican nominee in May. Russian hat Ushanka hats are made from sheepskin ( tsigeyka or mouton ), karakul , rabbit , muskrat , mink and many other furs. Artificial fur hats are also manufactured and are referred to as " fish fur " since

9191-623: The turkislakki M36 , introduced in 1936. In 1939, shortly before the Winter War, the slightly improved turkislakki M39 was introduced, and is still in use today. After the Winter War, the Red Army received completely redesigned winter uniforms. Budenovkas were finally replaced with ushankas based on the Finnish example. Officers were issued fur ushankas; other ranks received ushankas made with plush or " fish fur ". When they experienced

9292-545: The wealthy Jamaica Estates neighborhood of Queens. He attended the private Kew-Forest School through seventh grade and New York Military Academy , a private boarding school, from eighth through twelfth grade. In 1964, Trump enrolled at Fordham University . Two years later, he transferred to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania , graduating in May 1968 with a Bachelor of Science in economics. In 2015, he threatened his high school, colleges, and

9393-415: Was Trump's fixer , lawyer, and mentor for 13 years in the 1970s and 1980s. According to Trump, Cohn sometimes waived fees due to their friendship. In 1973, Cohn helped Trump countersue the U.S. government for $ 100 million (equivalent to $ 686 million in 2023) over its charges that Trump's properties had racial discriminatory practices. Trump's counterclaims were dismissed, and the government's case

9494-479: Was a guest commentator on Fox & Friends . From 2004 to 2015, Trump was co-producer and host of reality shows The Apprentice and The Celebrity Apprentice . On the shows, he was a superrich and successful chief executive who eliminated contestants with the catchphrase "you're fired". The New York Times called his portrayal a "highly flattering, highly fictionalized version of Mr. Trump". The shows remade his image for millions of viewers nationwide. With

9595-596: Was estimated to be $ 2.3 billion (1,438th in the world). In 2018, journalist Jonathan Greenberg reported that Trump had called him in 1984 pretending to be a fictional Trump Organization official named " John Barron ". Greenberg said that, to get a higher ranking on the Forbes 400 list of wealthy Americans, Trump, speaking as "Barron", falsely asserted that Donald Trump owned more than 90 percent of his father's business. Greenberg also wrote that Forbes had vastly overestimated Trump's wealth and wrongly included him on

9696-518: Was financed with $ 675 million in junk bonds and completed for $ 1.1 billion, opening in April 1990. He filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1991. Under the provisions of the restructuring agreement, he gave up half his initial stake and personally guaranteed future performance. To reduce his $ 900 million of personal debt, he sold the Trump Shuttle airline; his megayacht,

9797-495: Was not officially related to the Tax March, turned violent , with pro- and anti-Trump groups clashing, and over a dozen arrests. No arrests were made at the Colorado Springs rally. Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. He won the 2024 presidential election as

9898-435: Was planned for April 15, 2017, to be held in over two dozen major cities in the U.S., to pressure Trump to release his tax returns. The idea for the march was originally proposed on Twitter on January 22, 2017 by law professor Jennifer Taub , followed soon after by comedian Frank Lesser . Some Tax Day march events were planned independently, without awareness of the tweets by Taub or Lesser. Unlike most liberal protests in

9999-664: Was released from jail on Saturday night. Reno held a rally with 500 people at Wingfield Park. Rallies took place in Mays Landing , Newton , and Plainfield in New Jersey . In Newark, New Jersey , there were around 100 people who gathered in Federal Square . Hundreds of protesters in Albany gathered outside of the State Capitol . Patricia Fahy was one of the speakers at the rally. Early estimates suggested that

10100-535: Was settled with the Trumps signing a consent decree agreeing to desegregate. In 1975, an agreement was struck requiring Trump's properties to furnish the New York Urban League with a list of all apartment vacancies, every week for two years, among other things. Cohn introduced political consultant Roger Stone to Trump, who enlisted Stone's services to deal with the federal government. According to

10201-590: Was the 92-story mixed-use Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago) which opened in 2008. In 2024, the New York Times and ProPublica reported that the Internal Revenue Service was investigating whether he had twice written off losses incurred through construction cost overruns and lagging sales of residential units in the building he had declared to be worthless on his 2008 tax return. In 1984, Trump opened Harrah's at Trump Plaza ,

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