Donald Trump’s political career has never followed a straight line. From his father’s properties to ManhattanDonald Trump during the construction of Trump Tower in 1980Fred Trump’s business was largely centred on residential housing in New York’s outer boroughs. Building the Trump brandDonald Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump during the Season Finale of the Celebrity Apprentice on May 10, 2009, in New York CityIf property made Trump wealthy and famous in New York, publicity made him nationally recognisable. The events became a defining moment in Trump’s political legacy. (Reuters)After he won the 2024 election, Trump was sentenced in January 2025 to an unconditional discharge.