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Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current president of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality. Trump was born and raised in Queens, a borough of New York City, and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School. He took charge of his family's real-estate business in 1971, renamed it The Trump Organization, and expanded its operations from Queens and Brooklyn into Manhattan. The company built or renovated skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. Trump later started various side ventures, mostly by licensing his name. He bought the Miss Universe brand of beauty pageants in 1996, and sold it in 2015. He produced and hosted The Apprentice, a reality television series, from 2003 to 2015. As of 2020, Forbes estimated his net worth to be $2.1 billion.[
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Texas City Places $10,000 “Bathroom Bounty” on Trans People

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Texas Tribune.The ordinance also allows individuals to sue those who enter the “wrong” restroom for at least $10,000, as well as additional damages for “harm” and all court costs and attorneys’ fees associated with bringing such a lawsuit.The ban applies to “any building, facility, or space owned, leased, or controlled by, or leased to, the city of Odessa.”These include community centers, libraries, airports, park facilities, and administrative office buildings.

It contains exceptions for parents of the opposite sex who are accompanying minors under age 12, maintenance and custodial workers, law enforcement officials, and medical emergency staff.

However, there is no exception for caretakers of the opposite sex who wish to accompany disabled people into the restrooms.Those in favor of the ordinance argued that it was necessary to protect the safety of women and children in intimate spaces.

Opponents argued the measure was unnecessarily divisive and amounted to placing a “bounty” on transgender individuals who use gender-affirming facilities.“It is not only unnecessary but also a complete waste of the city’s time, money and resources,” Alexander Ermeels, the president of PFLAG’s Midland and Odessa chapter and a transgender man, said during public testimony. “It’s not addressing any real problem in our community.

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