Late on November 6, the US media confirmed that Donald Trump - the Republican candidate - won the race to the White House for the 47th term of the US presidency. Ms. Kamala Harris congratulated him and pledged a peaceful transfer of power.

This is the second time Donald Trump has won the election, although not consecutively. The first time was as the 45th President of the United States, term 2017-2021 and the second time will be as the 47th President, term 2025-2029.

One notable point is that Mr. Trump is considered a "political outsider", only entering American politics around 2015 and having almost no experience in this field, but defeated veteran politician Hillary Clinton - wife of former President Bill Clinton, former US Secretary of State... and now defeated Ms. Kamala Harris.

Trump's journey back to the White House was fraught with obstacles but convincing, from a felony conviction and a large number of unsympathetic people to a resounding, confident victory.

There are many reasons for Mr. Trump's overwhelming victory, one of which is the core values ​​that Mr. Trump has consistently maintained over the past four years: protecting the national interests of the US economy and security and taking a tough stance in foreign affairs.

Mr. Trump's strongest messages are about the economy and security. These are both key issues, closely related to the lives of Americans today, especially young people.

Thus, it can be seen that economic thinking and election strategy focusing on the core issue, focusing on highly motivated subjects, focusing on the nature of the issue through tireless campaigns lasting 4 years, along with very long interviews, sharing on social networks, answering on the podcast channel with the most followers in the world... helped Mr. Trump succeed.

The source of success probably comes from Mr. Trump's experience as a businessman, an experienced billionaire with the ability to negotiate and seize rare opportunities.

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Mr. Donald Trump was elected President of the United States for the second time. Photo: NBCnews

The road to becoming a USD billionaire

Donald Trump (1946) was born and raised in Queens, a borough of New York City, attended Fordham University for two years and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Trump is the fourth child of New York real estate tycoon Fred Christ Trump (German) and Mary Anne, a Scottish. Mr. Trump was described as hyperactive and unruly as a child and was sent to and graduated from a military boarding school in Pennsylvania, then joined the family business.

Donald Trump is known as a businessman who is very sensitive to business opportunities and has excellent marketing and self-promotion skills, with a prominent image as a star in the reality TV show "The Apprentice".

The Trump family corporation, the Trump Organization (founded in 1927), initially operated primarily in the field of construction and real estate development in New York. Then, when he took over in 1971, Donald Trump expanded his operations into many other fields, including hotels, golf courses, entertainment, property management, brokerage, marketing, etc.

Under Mr. Trump, the Trump Organization is famous as a corporation that makes money from the rich in America, with hundreds of companies, worth billions of dollars. This is a real estate, hotel, and golf course giant in the US.

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Before becoming US president, Donald Trump's first gamble was to build Trump Tower. Source: HWR

After Donald Trump took over, the Trump Organization had its first famous project, the Grand Hyatt New York in 1980, which was renovated from the Commodore Hotel in Manhattan.

The Trump Organization then rushed to carry out real estate projects throughout Manhattan, the most densely populated district in New York. In the economic and commercial center of the United States, Mr. Donald Trump built his most luxurious building, Trump Tower, at 721-725 Fifth Avenue between 56th and 57th Streets in Midtown Manhattan.

Trump Tower is over 200m high, 58 floors, inaugurated in 1983 and is considered one of the iconic buildings of New York. This is also the location and office of many high-end brands and the Trump family itself.

Trump Tower is considered a testament to Mr. Trump's grand vision as a destination for wealthy Americans. The Trump Organization has earned $300 million from selling apartments in this tower.

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Mr. Trump is a successful businessman in the real estate sector. Photo: Quint

The Trump family owns a penthouse on the top three floors, with a priceless view of Central Park. Mr. Trump works on the 26th floor. A private elevator can take him from his office to the Trump family apartment.

Trump World Tower is a residential building in the Turtle Bay neighborhood, also in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Developed by Donald Trump and built between 1999 and 2001, the building is 262m tall, overlooking the United Nations headquarters.

The Trump Organization owns dozens of golf courses, hotels and numerous apartment buildings.

In his campaign documents, Mr. Trump said the Trump Organization is made up of more than 500 different companies. Mr. Trump also sits on the boards of several companies based in the UK.

Trump’s business career has fluctuated along with his political career over the past decade. During his election campaigns, his controversial policies and comments have negatively affected the Trump brand. The number of visitors to Trump Organization’s resorts has also decreased. Trump’s assets have fluctuated dramatically, sometimes down to $3 billion, sometimes up to nearly $7 billion.

According to Forbes, as of the morning of November 7 (Vietnam time), Mr. Trump had assets of 6.2 billion USD (ranked 529th in the world), a sharp increase compared to 5.6 billion USD on November 4 and 3.9 billion on September 19.

In mid-July, also according to Forbes, Mr. Trump had assets of 6.5 billion USD and ranked 450th on the list of USD billionaires globally.

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