Donald Trump has often admitted it half-heartedly: the myth of the self-made man, the businessman who owes his brilliant success to himself, cannot really apply to him. He benefited from his father's financial support to launch into real estate, studied at prestigious establishments, after being sent to the New York Military Academy at the age of 13 due to his turbulent behavior.
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Having become a well-known figure in New York – we recommend the film “The Apprentice” – Donald Trump ended up becoming an important TV personality. He produced and presented, for 15 seasons, the show “The Apprentice”, where he trained young, motivated candidates to obtain a position within his company. Until 2015, he owned all or part of several major beauty pageants such as Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA. And after telling us that he was too honest to become a politician, the future 47th president of the United States finally took the plunge, turning the tables in 2016 by defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton to everyone's surprise.
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