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Forbes
a day ago
- Business
- Forbes
Trump's Sons Making ‘Major Announcement' At Trump Tower On Anniversary Of 2016 Campaign Launch
President Donald Trump's oldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, will make a 'major announcement' on behalf of the Trump Organization Monday at Trump Tower to coincide with the 10th anniversary of Trump's first presidential campaign launch. Donald Trump descends the escalator at Trump Tower to announce his candidacy for the U.S. presidency ... More on June 16, 2015, in New York City. (Photo by) The Trump Organization teased the event with Trump and Trump Jr. in a press release Wednesday that linked to a website, ' with a countdown clock to Monday at 8 a.m. ET. Trump's sons 'will return to the iconic Trump Tower to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their father famously coming down the escalator and announcing to the world that he was running for President of the United States,' the press release declares. The press release gave no details on what the announcement could entail, and a spokesperson for the organization declined to provide any additional information to Forbes. Trump transferred control of The Trump Organization, and his other businesses, to the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, in an effort to appear to distance himself from his private businesses while serving as president. Donald Trump Jr. serves as trustee, though the Trump Organization admitted in an April filing in the U.K. he retains control over his businesses. We estimate Trump Tower is worth $200 million, including $100 million in debt for a net value of $100 million. Trump owns the office and retail space. Trump declared his candidacy for the GOP nomination at Trump Tower on June 16, 2015, after descending the golden escalator at his Manhattan skyscraper before delivering a speech in which he derided Mexican immigrants and alleged China outwitted former President Barack Obama and other U.S. leaders. Here's How Much Donald Trump Is Worth (Forbes) Trump Org Applies For Sweeping Trademark Covering Items From Crypto Wallet To Virtual Cologne (Forbes) SEC Drops Binance Lawsuit Days After Crypto Exchange Lists Trump's Stablecoin (Forbes)
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Trump aims to restore confederate names to seven military bases
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he was reinstating the names of seven military bases that had been named after Confederates, including their leader, Gen. Robert E. Lee. Trump made the announcement during his trip to Fort Bragg in North Carolina, which had briefly taken on the name 'Fort Liberty.' In February, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (pictured) announced that it would be riverted to Fort Bragg, but would be named after a World War II hero, not the problematic Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg. 'For a little breaking news, we are also going to be restoring the names to Fort Pickett, Fort Hood, Fort Gordon, Fort Rucker, Fort Polk, Fort A.P. Hill and Fort Robert E. Lee,' Trump told the crowd Tuesday. 'We won a lot of battles out of those forts,' he continued. 'And I'm superstitious, I like to keep it going right? I'm very superstitious, we want to keep it going, so that's a big story, I just announced it today to you for the first time.' Trump said he was pressured to wait and make the announcement during Saturday's parade marking his birthday and celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Army. 'I can't wait!' he said at Fort Bragg. 'I've got to talk to my friends here today.' The president's move makes good on a campaign promise he made, not in 2024, but in 2020. In the aftermath of George Floyd's death of Memorial Day weekend of 2020 and the 'Black Lives Matter' protests that sprung up from the incident, there were renewed calls to remove Confederate statues and names from public spaces. Trump resisted those calls - instead backing the 'Blue Lives Matter' movement, a counter-protest on the American right. Still Congress decided to act and the name change for military bases was included in a large defense package that earned bipartisan support. Even after he lost the election to Democratic nominee Joe Biden, he vetoed the military spending bill in December 2020 , which contained language to rename 10 bases originally named for Confederates. Congress - in another bipartisan vote - overrode Trump's veto. It's unclear why the president didn't mention Forts Beauregard and Benning in his announcement Tuesday, as they were both included in the defense spending bill. The White House did not immediately respond to the Daily Mail's request for comment. The process to rename the bases wrapped up in January 2023, during Biden's presidency - so Trump blamed his predecessor, despite members of his own party supporting the changes. A number of bases were renamed from Confederates to women and black Americans. 'The one and only Fort Bragg, the one and only Fort Bragg,' Trump said onstage Tuesday. 'But remember it was only that little brief moment that it wasn't called Fort Bragg. It was by the Biden administration. And we got it changed,' he touted. Fort Bragg, in the February change, was renamed after Roland L. Bragg, who the Pentagon described as a World War II fighter 'who earned the Silver Star and Purple Heart for his exceptional courage during the Battle of the Bulge.' The original 'Bragg' was Braxton Bragg, who was a slaveowner. He was also so inept that he helped the Confederacy lose the Civil War to U.S. forces.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Trump shocks with plan to rename SEVEN military bases for Confederate soldiers after Biden-era renaming
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he was reinstating the names of seven military bases that had been named after Confederates, including their leader, Gen. Robert E. Lee. Trump made the announcement during his trip to Fort Bragg in North Carolina, which had briefly taken on the name 'Fort Liberty.' In February, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that it would be riverted to Fort Bragg, but would be named after a World War II hero, not the problematic Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg. 'For a little breaking news, we are also going to be restoring the names to Fort Pickett, Fort Hood, Fort Gordon, Fort Rucker, Fort Polk, Fort A.P. Hill and Fort Robert E. Lee,' Trump told the crowd Tuesday. 'We won a lot of battles out of those forts,' he continued. 'And I'm superstitious, I like to keep it going right? I'm very superstitious, we want to keep it going, so that's a big story, I just announced it today to you for the first time.' Trump said he was pressured to wait and make the announcement during Saturday's parade marking his birthday and celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Army. 'I can't wait!' he said at Fort Bragg. 'I've got to talk to my friends here today.' The president's move makes good on a campaign promise he made, not in 2024, but in 2020. In the aftermath of George Floyd's death of Memorial Day weekend of 2020 and the 'Black Lives Matter' protests that sprung up from the incident, there were renewed calls to remove Confederate statues and names from public spaces. Trump resisted those calls - instead backing the 'Blue Lives Matter' movement, a counter-protest on the American right. Still Congress decided to act and the name change for military bases was included in a large defense package that earned bipartisan support. Even after he lost the election to Democratic nominee Joe Biden, he vetoed the military spending bill in December 2020, which contained language to rename 10 bases originally named for Confederates. Congress - in a bipartisan vote - overrode Trump's veto. It's unclear why the president didn't mention Forts Beauregard and Benning in his announcement Tuesday, as they were both included in the defense spending bill. The White House did not immediately respond to the Daily Mail's request for comment. The process to rename the bases wrapped up in January 2023, during Biden's presidency - so Trump blamed his predecessor, despite members of his own party supporting the changes. A number of bases were renamed from Confederates to women and black Americans. 'The one and only Fort Bragg, the one and only Fort Bragg,' Trump said onstage Tuesday. 'But remember it was only that little brief moment that it wasn't called Fort Bragg. It was by the Biden administration.' 'And we got it changed,' he touted. Fort Bragg, in the February change, was renamed after Roland L. Bragg, who the Pentagon described as a World War II fighter 'who earned the Silver Star and Purple Heart for his exceptional courage during the Battle of the Bulge.' The original 'Bragg' was Braxton Bragg, who was a slaveowner.
The Standard
21-05-2025
- Politics
- The Standard
Trump selects $175 billion Golden Dome defense shield design, appoints leader
U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 20, 2025. (Reuters)
Bloomberg
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Trump Set to Make Announcement on ‘Golden Dome' Missile Defense
President Donald Trump is set to make a new announcement on the path forward for his ambitious and controversial plan for a 'Golden Dome' missile-defense shield, people familiar with the matter said. Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are set to make the announcement at 3 pm, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations. Trump's schedule for Tuesday was updated to include an announcement with Hegseth but provided no other details.
