Donald Trump Donald John Trump , Sr . ( June 14 , 1946 ) is an American business magnate , television personality and The President of the United States . He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts . Trump ' s extravagant lifestyle , outspoken manner , and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have made him a well - known celebrity who was No . 14 on the 2012 Forbes Celebrity 100 list . Trump is the son of Fred Trump , a wealthy New York City real - estate developer . He worked for his father ' s firm , Elizabeth Trump & Son , while attending the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania , and in 1968 officially joined the company . He was given control of the company in 1971 and renamed it The Trump Organization World Wrestling Entertainment . Trump is a known World Wrestling Entertainment fan and friend of WWE owner Vince McMahon . He has hosted two WrestleMania events in the Trump Plaza and has been an active participant in several of the shows . Trump ' s Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City was host to the 1991 WBF Championship ( which was owned by WWE , known at the time as the " World Wrestling Federation . " ) . Trump was interviewed by Jesse Ventura at ringside during WrestleMania XX . He also appeared at WrestleMania 23 in the corner of Bobby Lashley who competed against Umaga with WWE Chairman McMahon in his corner , in a " " Hair vs . Hair " " match , with either Trump or McMahon having their head shaved if their competitor lost . Lashley won the match , and along with special guest referee Stone Cold Steve Austin , he and Trump both proceeded to shave McMahon bald . On June 15 , 2009 , as part of a storyline , McMahon announced on " Monday Night Raw " that he had ' sold ' the show to Donald Trump . Appearing on screen , Trump confirmed it and declared he would be at the following commercial - free episode in person and would give a full refund to the people who purchased tickets to the arena for that night ' s show in the amount of $ 235 , 000 . McMahon " bought back " " Raw " on June 22 , 2009 . His entrance theme " Money , Money " was written by Jim Johnston . Trump was inducted into the celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013 at Madison Square Garden due to his contributions to the promotion . He made his fifth Wrestlemania appearance the next night . Trump was inducted into the Celebrity Wing of the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013 . Personal life . Trump is popularly known as " The Donald " , a nickname perpetuated by the media after his first wife Ivana Trump , a native of the Czech Republic , referred to him as such in an interview . While it has been reported that he does not shake hands because of fear of germs , he claims this is " a rumor that the enemies say " , and shook hands repeatedly in public during a visit to New Hampshire in April 2011 . Trump is a golfer , with a low single - figure handicap . He is a member of the Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck , New York , and plays regularly at the other courses he owns and operates . Trump ' s mother , Mary Anne , was born in 1912 at Tong , Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis , off the coast of Scotland , United Kingdom . In 1930 , aged 18 , on holiday in New York , she met Fred Trump and stayed in New York . Born in Queens , New York , Trump has four siblings : two brothers , Fred Jr . ( who is deceased ) and Robert S . Trump ; and two sisters , Maryanne and Elizabeth . His elder sister , Maryanne Trump Barry , is a federal appeals court judge . In 1977 , Trump married Ivana Zelníčková and together they have three children : Donald Jr . ( born December 31 , 1977 ) , Ivanka ( born October 30 , 1981 ) , and Eric ( born January 6 , 1984 ) . They were divorced in 1992 . In 1993 , he married Marla Maples and together they had one child , Tiffany ( born October 13 , 1993 ) . They divorced on June 8 , 1999 . In a February 2008 interview on ABC ' s Nightline Trump commented on his ex - wives by saying , " I just know it ' s very hard for them ( Ivana and Marla ) to compete because I do love what I do . I really love it . " On April 26 , 2004 , he proposed to Melania Knauss ( Melanija Knavs ) , a native of Slovenia . Trump and Knauss married on January 22 , 2005 , at Bethesda by the Sea Episcopal Church , on the island of Palm Beach , Florida , followed by a reception at Trump ' s Mar - A - Lago estate . Melania gave birth to a boy named Barron William Trump , Trump ' s fifth child , on March 20 , 2006 . Trump has five grandchildren . Four from his son Donald Jr . ( Kai Madison , Donald John III and Tristan Milos and Spencer Frederick ) and one from his daughter Ivanka ( Arabella Rose ) .