Donald Trump: Milliardær og mester i politisk ukorrekthed

Da vi sidste år skrev dette portræt af byggemilliardæren og forretningsmanden Donald Trump, troede kun få, at han ville ende i Det Hvide Hus. Allerede i kampen om at blive republikanernes præsidantkandidat havde han lagt sig ud med både venner og fjender med sine kradsbørstige udtalelser. Den 9. november 2016 er han blevet valgt til USA's næste præsident

Den amerikanske republikanske præsidentkandidat Donald Trump er kendt for sin rigdom, sin dameglæde og sine kontroversielle udtalelser. Her poserer han med skønhedsdronninger i New York i 2011.
Den amerikanske republikanske præsidentkandidat Donald Trump er kendt for sin rigdom, sin dameglæde og sine kontroversielle udtalelser. Her poserer han med skønhedsdronninger i New York i 2011. . Foto: REUTERS/Jamie Fine/files.

Siden Donald Trump meldte sig ind i kampen om at blive republikanernes næste præsidentkandidat, har der ikke været stille omkring ham.

Både venner, fjender, journalister og politikere har fået den amerikanske byggemilliardærs politiske ukorrekthed at føle i en sådan grad, at politiske eksperter flere gange har dømt ham ude.

Men han er her stadig.

Efter den første store republikanske valgdebat på tv-kanalen Fox News gik han i flæsket på den kvindelige tv-vært Megyn Kelly og antydede, at hun stillede ham kristiske spørgsmål, fordi hun havde menstruation. "Trump Bloodgate" blev det døbt i amerikanske medier.

Kontroversielt var det også, da Trump ved en anden lejlighed udtalte, at den respekterede amerikanske politiker John McCain ikke var nogen krigshelt. McCain sad som krigsfange i Vietnams hovedstad Hanoi i seks år.

Hans politiske input i valgkampen har hidtil handlet om at bygge en gigantisk grænsemur til Mexico - for at undgå mexikanerne, "som bringer narko og forbrydelser og er voldtægtsmænd."

I april 2015 skrev Donald Trump på sin Twitter-profil om Hillary Clinton, som er præsidentkandidat for demokraterne:

"Hvis Hillary Clinton ikke kan tilfredsstille sin mand, hvad får hende så til at tro, at hun kan tilfredsstille Amerika".

Efter de amerikanske medier tog sagen op, slettede han dog sit tweet igen. 

Ellers er hans mantra "Stol på mig". Et andet af Trumps valgkampssloganer er "Make America great again", som ses på hans røde kasket. 

DES MOINES, IA - AUGUST 15: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump eats a pork chop on a stick and gives a thumbs up sign to fairgoers at the Iowa State Fair on August 15, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa. Presidential candidates are addressing attendees at the Iowa State Fair on the Des Moines Register Presidential Soapbox stage and touring the fairgrounds. The State Fair runs through August 23. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
DES MOINES, IA - AUGUST 15: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump eats a pork chop on a stick and gives a thumbs up sign to fairgoers at the Iowa State Fair on August 15, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa. Presidential candidates are addressing attendees at the Iowa State Fair on the Des Moines Register Presidential Soapbox stage and touring the fairgrounds. The State Fair runs through August 23. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == Foto: Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP

Men hvem er han ellers, den hovedrige amerikaner med smag for smukke kvinder. 

Ifølge Gwenda Blairs biografi "Donald Trump - Master Apprentice" og Weekendavisens portræt af Donald Trump "USA's Berlusconi" blev Trump født med en guldske i munden i en entreprenørfamilie i Queens i New York.

Hans far, Fred, byggede med betydelig offentlig støtte kæmpemæssige boligkomplekser for middelklassen i Brooklyn og Queens. Donald, en af tre sønner, sigtede højere og opførte luksus-skyskrabere i Manhattens centrum og udvidede imperiet med casinoer og underholdnings-tv.

"The Trump Tower" hedder en af hans kendte bygninger, som kan ses på 5th Avenue i New York City. Donald John Trump er grundlægger og administrerende direktør for Trump Organization.

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 22: The Trump Tower building is viewed on 5th Avenue on July 22, 2015 in New York City. Donald Trump, who is running for president on a Republican ticket, has come under intensifying criticism for his behavior on the campaign trail. The billionaire's most recent comments on Senator John McCain's war record in Vietnam have resulted in almost universal criticism from fellow candidates. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 22: The Trump Tower building is viewed on 5th Avenue on July 22, 2015 in New York City. Donald Trump, who is running for president on a Republican ticket, has come under intensifying criticism for his behavior on the campaign trail. The billionaire's most recent comments on Senator John McCain's war record in Vietnam have resulted in almost universal criticism from fellow candidates. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == Foto: 2015 Getty Images

Denne gamle bygning i Washington DC husede tidligere et postkontor og bliver snart til "The Trump International Hotel". Ingen ved præcis, hvor rig Donald Trump egentlig er, men i forbindelse med valgkampen måtte den omstridte republikaner i overensstemmelse med amerikansk valglov offentliggøre en oversigt over sine finanser.

Selv siger han, at han er god for 10 milliarder dollars, men det er ifølge avisen BT svært at bevise.

"Men selvom det 92-siders dokument aldrig sætter tal på hans totale formue, giver det et fingerpeg om, at byggekongen med det karakteristiske, røde hentehår er en af de rigeste præsidentkandidater i USA nogensinde," fastslår BT. 

The Old Post Office building soon to be the Trump International Hotel is seen August 1, 2015 in Washington, DC. The Old Post Office is located at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue at 12th Street in the heart of the Financial District and is home to the a 315-ft. Clock Tower which houses the official United States Bells of Congress, a bicentennial gift from England celebrating the end of the Revolutionary War. From this enviable downtown location, when it opens the Trump International Hotel will ....
The Old Post Office building soon to be the Trump International Hotel is seen August 1, 2015 in Washington, DC. The Old Post Office is located at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue at 12th Street in the heart of the Financial District and is home to the a 315-ft. Clock Tower which houses the official United States Bells of Congress, a bicentennial gift from England celebrating the end of the Revolutionary War. From this enviable downtown location, when it opens the Trump International Hotel will .... Foto: AFP PHOTO / KAREN BLEIER

Udover at være kendt for sine bygninger og sine mange penge er Donald Trump også kendt for at være glad for kvinder. Gerne de unge og smukke. Han har været gift tre gange og har fem børn. Fra 1977-1992 var han gift med Ivana Zelníčková (nu Ivana Trump), som han har tre børn med.

Billionaire Donald Trump and his wife Ivana arrive 04 December 1989 at a social engagement in New York. AFP PHOTO / SWERZEY
Billionaire Donald Trump and his wife Ivana arrive 04 December 1989 at a social engagement in New York. AFP PHOTO / SWERZEY Foto: AFP PHOTO / SWERZEY

I 1993 blev Donald Trump gift igen. Denne gang med Marla Maples, som han var gift med frem til 1999. Her er de i netop 1993 med deres nyfødte datter Tiffany Ariana Trump ved St. Mary's Hospital i West Palm Beach, Florida.

14 Oct 1993, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA - - - West Palm Beach, United States. 14th October 1993 - - 1993 FILE IMAGE: Donald Trump and Marla Maples bring newborn Tiffany Trump home from the hospital. - - FILE: Donald Trump and Marla Maples bring their newborn daughter Tiffany Ariana Trump home from St. Mary's Hospital in West Palm Beach, FL on Oct 14, 1993. Donald Trump leads in the polls among Republican presidential candidates. - - - Image by © Demotix Live News 3/Demotix/Corbis
14 Oct 1993, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA - - - West Palm Beach, United States. 14th October 1993 - - 1993 FILE IMAGE: Donald Trump and Marla Maples bring newborn Tiffany Trump home from the hospital. - - FILE: Donald Trump and Marla Maples bring their newborn daughter Tiffany Ariana Trump home from St. Mary's Hospital in West Palm Beach, FL on Oct 14, 1993. Donald Trump leads in the polls among Republican presidential candidates. - - - Image by © Demotix Live News 3/Demotix/Corbis Foto: Copyright 2015 Demotix, all rights reserved.

I 2005 giftede Donald Trump sig for tredje gang. Denne gang med Melania Knauss, som han har sønnen Barron med. Her ses de i 2007, hvor Donald Trump får en stjerne på Hollywoods Walk of Fame i Los Angeles.

REFILE - CORRECTING YEAR Donald Trump laughs alongside his wife Melania and their son Barron before receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, January 16, 2007. REUTERS/Chris Pizzello (UNITED STATES)
REFILE - CORRECTING YEAR Donald Trump laughs alongside his wife Melania and their son Barron before receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, January 16, 2007. REUTERS/Chris Pizzello (UNITED STATES) Foto: REUTERS/Chris Pizzello (UNITED STATES)

I forbindelse med at han annoncerede sit kandiatur til kampen om at blive republikansk præsidentkandidat, samlede Donald Trump hele sin familie ved et arrangement i Trump Tower i New York. 

U.S. Republican presidential candidate, real estate mogul and TV personality Donald Trump poses with his family after formally announcing his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination during an event at Trump Tower in New York June 16, 2015. The Trump family from L; Eric Trump and his wife Lara, Donald Trump, son Barron, Melania Trump, Vanessa Haydon and her husband Donald Trump Jr., children Kia Trump and Donald Trump III, Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner and Tiffany Tr....
U.S. Republican presidential candidate, real estate mogul and TV personality Donald Trump poses with his family after formally announcing his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination during an event at Trump Tower in New York June 16, 2015. The Trump family from L; Eric Trump and his wife Lara, Donald Trump, son Barron, Melania Trump, Vanessa Haydon and her husband Donald Trump Jr., children Kia Trump and Donald Trump III, Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner and Tiffany Tr.... Foto: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Donald Trumps kvindeglæde kommer også til udtryk professionelt. I 1998 overtog han selskabet bag den internationale skønhedskonkurrence "Miss Universe", som han omdøbte til "Miss Universe Organization", og hovedkvarteret flyttede fra Los Angeles i Californien til New York City. Her ses han med Miss USA 2007 i Hollywood, Californien. 

Miss USA 2007 Rachel Renee Smith of Tennessee poses with Donald Trump after the competition in Hollywood, California March 23, 2007. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES)
Miss USA 2007 Rachel Renee Smith of Tennessee poses with Donald Trump after the competition in Hollywood, California March 23, 2007. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES) Foto: REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES)

I 2011 stillede den rige ejendomsinvestor Trump op til fotografering sammen med tidligere Miss Universe-skønhedsdronninger.

Property investor Donald Trump (C) poses with former Miss Universe Beauty Queens (L-R) Susie Castillo of the U.S., Shandi Finnessey of the U.S., Amelia Vega of the Dominican Republic, Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela, and Justine Pasek of Panama during a pageant photo shoot in New York, in a July 27, 2011 file photo. Real estate developer Donald Trump filed a $500 million lawsuit on Tuesday against Univision over the Spanish-language TV network's decision to end its contract to broadcast the Miss USA....
Property investor Donald Trump (C) poses with former Miss Universe Beauty Queens (L-R) Susie Castillo of the U.S., Shandi Finnessey of the U.S., Amelia Vega of the Dominican Republic, Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela, and Justine Pasek of Panama during a pageant photo shoot in New York, in a July 27, 2011 file photo. Real estate developer Donald Trump filed a $500 million lawsuit on Tuesday against Univision over the Spanish-language TV network's decision to end its contract to broadcast the Miss USA....

Det var netop Donald Trumps syn på og forhold til kvinder, der fik ham til at fare i flint og udløse den såkaldte Trumps Bloodgate, da han den 6. august 2015 blev interviewet af Fox News-journalisten Megyn Kelly efter den første republikanske præsidentdebat. Kellys kritiske spørgsmål om hans kvindesyn fik blandt andet Trump til at sige:

"Der kom blod ud af hendes øjne. Der kom blod ud af hende alle vegne."

Megyn Kelly konfronterede Trump med, at han tidligere offentligt har kaldt kendte amerikanske kvinder, herunder standup-komikeren Rosie O' Donnell, for "fede grise" og "sjusker".

6 August 2015 - Los Angeles - USA **** STRICTLY NOT AVAILABLE FOR USA *** Donald Trump takes part in his first Presidential Candidate Debate - and gets booed by the audience. Trump took on his Republican rivals - and Fox News host Megyn Kelly as he stood at the podium in Cleveland for the debate. Kelly laid into Trump during the first official presidential debate of 2016 for demeaning comments he's made over the years about women, including Rosie O'Donnell, pointing out that he's in the past cal....
6 August 2015 - Los Angeles - USA **** STRICTLY NOT AVAILABLE FOR USA *** Donald Trump takes part in his first Presidential Candidate Debate - and gets booed by the audience. Trump took on his Republican rivals - and Fox News host Megyn Kelly as he stood at the podium in Cleveland for the debate. Kelly laid into Trump during the first official presidential debate of 2016 for demeaning comments he's made over the years about women, including Rosie O'Donnell, pointing out that he's in the past cal.... Foto: Fox News/XPOSUREPHOTOS.COM

Donald Trump på storskærm i Cleveland, da han deltager i sin første præsidentkandidat-debat, arrangeret af tv-stationen Fox News. 

RB PLUS Donald Trump stjal som forventet billedet. CLEVELAND, OH - AUGUST 06: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears on the large video screen hanging abouve the first prime-time presidential debate hosted by FOX News and Facebook at the Quicken Loans Arena August 6, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. The top-ten GOP candidates were selected to participate in the debate based on their rank in an average of the five most recent national political polls. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP == ....
RB PLUS Donald Trump stjal som forventet billedet. CLEVELAND, OH - AUGUST 06: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears on the large video screen hanging abouve the first prime-time presidential debate hosted by FOX News and Facebook at the Quicken Loans Arena August 6, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. The top-ten GOP candidates were selected to participate in the debate based on their rank in an average of the five most recent national political polls. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP == .... Foto: 2015 Getty Images

Trods sine mange kontroversielle udmeldinger både inden og under den igangværende valgkamp har Donald Trump stadig mange tilhængere, her er det Joe Lepore fra New York.

NEW YORK CITY - AUGUST 17, 2015 - Trump fan Joe Lepore displays handmade sign after receiving fist bump from candidate on his way to Manhattan Supreme Court. Republican presidential nomination front runner Donald Trump arrived at 60 Centre Street for his stint at jury duty in Manhattan's supreme court. (Photo by Andy Katz / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
NEW YORK CITY - AUGUST 17, 2015 - Trump fan Joe Lepore displays handmade sign after receiving fist bump from candidate on his way to Manhattan Supreme Court. Republican presidential nomination front runner Donald Trump arrived at 60 Centre Street for his stint at jury duty in Manhattan's supreme court. (Photo by Andy Katz / Pacific Press) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field *** Foto: Pacific Press

Selvom han har travlt med valgkampen har Donald Trump stadig tid til at passe sin jury-pligt. Her forlader han retsbygningen på Manhatten i New York City og hilser på sine fans. 

MANHATTAN, NY - AUGUST 17, 2015: Donald Trump seen leaving the courthouse after jury duty on AUGUST 17, 2015 in New York (Photo By Josiah KamauBuzzFoto.com) Buzz Foto LLC httpwww.buzzfoto.com 1112 Montana Ave suite 80 Santa Monica CA 90403 1 310 980 8822 1 310 691 3888 Local Caption *** Donald Trump
MANHATTAN, NY - AUGUST 17, 2015: Donald Trump seen leaving the courthouse after jury duty on AUGUST 17, 2015 in New York (Photo By Josiah KamauBuzzFoto.com) Buzz Foto LLC httpwww.buzzfoto.com 1112 Montana Ave suite 80 Santa Monica CA 90403 1 310 980 8822 1 310 691 3888 Local Caption *** Donald Trump Foto: Josiah Kamau