Donald Trump Informative Essay

Born in 1946 in New York City, presidential candidate Donald Trump has never been one who quietly follow the rules. Even as an elementary student in Queens, Trump pushed the limits. According to author Andy Argyrakis, Trump’s “rambunctious behavior at The Kew-Forest School resulted in his being sent to the New York Military Academy by the age of thirteen” (Argyrakis). At the academy, Trump played football, basketball, and soccer, and succeeded academically. In 1968, after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in economics, he returned to New York and began working for his father’s real estate company managing properties in New York and later in other parts of the country. One of his best-known projects was the construction of Trump Tower, a $200 million apartment complex and shopping center. Trump is a risk taker and, as such, he has experienced both great success and great failure in the world of business. Some of his failures include Trump University and Trump Financial, his mortgage firm. In addition to his business ventures, Trump has hosted a popular reality show, co-owed the Miss
In his speech to the Republican National Convention on July 21,m 2016, Trump stated, “Anyone who endorses violence, hatred or oppression is not welcome in our country and never will be” (“I Am Your Voice”). A month later in a speech delivered in Phoenix, Arizona, Trump outlined his plan saying that starting on his first day in office he will build “an impenetrable physical wall on the southern border. We will use the best technology, including above- and below-ground sensors, towers, aerial surveillance and manpower to supplement the wall, find and dislocate tunnels, and keep out the criminal cartels, and Mexico will pay for the wall” (“Immigration: Let Me Tell You About My Plan”). In addition to the wall, Donald Trump plans on implementing stricter laws for