Donald Trump: From mogul to president

Emil Lendof

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Jan 20, 2017

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WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 7: Donald Trump stands next to a model of

July 7, 1976: Donald Trump stands next to a model of a Washington, DC, convention center he hopes to develop. Getty Images

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May 3, 1984: Trump and Gov. Mario Cuomo examine some New York City layouts for future development plans. The New York Post Archive

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June 6, 1986: Trump prepares to sign an agreement to pay the cost of re-icing Wollman Rink in Central Park while Mayor Ed Koch speaks. The New York Post Archive

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Sept. 10, 1986: Trump and NYC buildings commissioner Henry Stern put the first cement on the Wollman Rink as part of the re-icing plans. The New York Post Archive

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Nov. 14, 1986: Trump shows the completed Wollman Ice Rink. The New York Post Archive

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Sept. 29, 1987: Ivana and Donald Trump attend an event. The New York Post Archive

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Jan. 7, 1989: Trump and toymaker Milton Bradley announce Trump The Game. The New York Post Archive

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June 8, 1989: Trump shows a model of his Trump plane. The New York Post Archive

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June 12, 1989: Trump holds court in his plane. The New York Post Archive.

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Donald Trump And Parks Comm. Henry Stern

Aug. 3, 1989: Trump plays a round of golf with NYC buildings commissioner Henry Stern. The New York Post Archive

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Sept. 5, 1989: Ivana and Donald Trump enjoy a ball game. The New York Post Archive

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Sept. 8, 1989: Trump accepts a check for $1,500 from David Rosen, chairman of the Saga Genesis Co., that was collected from the video company’s fundraising events for PAL. The New York Post Archive

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Sept. 13, 1989: Trump about to board his plane. The New York Post Archive

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1990: Trump inside the Taj Majal casino. The New York Post Archive

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April 5, 1990: Trump ascends the stairs after the opening of the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City, NJ.

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Donald Trump With Daughter And Marla Maples

Sept. 3, 1991: Trump accompanied by Marla Maples and his daughter Ivanka Trump. The New York Post Archive

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Oct. 28, 1992: Trump and Anna Nicole Smith at a dinner and auction. The New York Post Archive

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Jan. 1, 1993: Trump signs a document. The New York Post Archive

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June 3, 1993: Trump photographs Playboy centerfold hopeful Brigette atop a piano. The New York Post Archive

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Dec. 19, 1993: Trump and Marla Maples rehearse for their wedding. The New York Post Archive

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Dec. 20, 1993: Trump and Marla Maples on their wedding day. The New York Post Archive

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Dec. 20, 1993: Trump and Marla Maples cut their wedding cake. The New York Post Archive

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Aug. 1, 1994: Trump barrels through the press corp with daughter Ivanka under his arm. The New York Post Archive

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Aug. 2, 1994: Trump in his iconic Trump Tower office. The New York Post Archive

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Dec. 21, 1994: Trump passes supporters on the way into the Plaza Hotel. Getty Images

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Dec. 21, 1994: Trump speaks at the Plaza Hotel. The New York Post Archive

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Feb. 16, 1997: Miss Universe 1996 Alicia Machado laughs with Trump during an event at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. Getty Images

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Feb. 24, 1997: Actor Sylvester Stallone mimes punching Trump on the chin at a charity event for lupus at a home in Palm Beach, Fla. Getty Images

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June 2, 1999: Trump and Melania Knauss pose together on the red carpet at the 18th annual Council of Fashion Designers of America awards in New York City. Getty Images

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Trump enters the University of Pennsylvania’s Irvine Auditorium for the taping of MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews.” Getty Images

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June 19, 2004: Trump carries the Olympic Flame on New York’s Fifth Avenue during Day 15 of the Athens Torch Relay. AP

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May 18, 2005: Trump holds a news conference at Trump Tower next to a 9-foot model of his proposed Twin Towers II, an alternative to the Freedom Tower design that was approved by the city to be built on Ground Zero. Getty Images

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Aug. 18, 2006: Trump throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the start of the game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees in the second game of a day/night doubleheader at Fenway Park in Boston. AP

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Donald Trump, Vince McMahon, Bobby Lashley

April 1, 2007: Trump and Bobby Lashley shave the head of Vince McMahon during Wrestlemania 23 at Ford Field in Detroit. AP

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The Trump International Golf Links Course Opens

July 10, 2012: Trump plays a round of golf after the opening of The Trump International Golf Links Course in Balmedie, Scotland. Getty Images

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June 16, 2015: Trump announces his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination at Trump Tower in New York. Getty Images

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Presidential Candidates Stump At Iowa State Fair

Aug. 15, 2015: Trump eats a pork chop on a stick at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Getty Images

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Donald Trump Holds Campaign Rally In Dallas

Sept. 14, 2015: Trump shrugs during a campaign rally at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Getty Images

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Republican National Convention: Day Four

July 21, 2016: Trump and son Barron at the end of the Republican National Convention at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Getty Images

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Donald Trump Holds Town Hall In Colorado Springs

July 29, 2016: Trump holds 3-month-old Kellen Campbell of Denver (right) and 6-month-old Evelyn Keane of Castel Rock, Colo., after a speech at the University of Colorado campus. Getty Images

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Candidates Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump Hold Second Presidential Debate At Washington University

Oct. 9, 2016: Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton square off during a town hall debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. Getty Images

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Donald Trump Campaigns In Florida One Day Before Presidential Election

Nov. 7, 2016: Trump shows a rubber mask of himself during a campaign rally at the Sarasota Fairgrounds in Sarasota, Fla. Getty Images

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Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump Holds Election Night Event In New York City

Nov. 9, 2016: Trump acknowledges the crowd during his election night victory event at the New York Hilton Midtown. Getty Images

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President Obama Meets With President-Elect Donald Trump In The Oval Office Of White House

Nov. 10, 2016: Trump meets with President Barack Obama for the first time in the Oval Office. Getty Images

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Donald Trump Attends Louisiana GOP Get-Out-The-Vote Rally In Baton Rouge

Dec. 9, 2016: Trump tosses a “Make America Great Again” hat into the crowd while speaking at the Dow Chemical Hangar in Baton Rouge, La. Getty Images

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