Trump's rise from bunker boy to billionaire

Australia, If You're Listening by Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Jul 16, 20260:25:30Society & Culture

In 2020, Secret Service agents rushed Donald Trump to the White House bunker as protests raged outside. Trump was down on his luck…the media nicknamed him “Bunker Boy” and he had a measly $92 million in the bank. Fast fo...

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