Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before endorsing Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at the Trump International Hotel & Tower Las Vegas, on Feb. 2, 2012.
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Donald Trump speaks to the media in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
A Republican flag where Donald Trump was awarded Statesman of the Year by the Sarasota Republican Party at the Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota, Fla., Aug. 26, 2012. The opening day of the Republican National Convention in nearby Tampa was canceled Saturday ahead of the storm. (Todd Heisler/The New York Times)
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Donald Trump attends the Opening Ceremony for the 39th Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club on September 27, 2012 in Medinah, Illinois.
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The new cast of "All-Star Celebrity Apprentice," from left, Trace Adkins, Dennis Rodman, Gary Busey, Lil Jon, Claudia Jordan, Dee Snider, Lisa Rinna, show creator Donald Trump, Bret Michaels, Marilu Henner, Brande Roderick, Stephen Baldwin and Penn Jillette, posing in New York's Times Square.
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The area where Donald Trump plans to build his golf resort on the Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
The billionaire's wealth and influence have weathered numerous reversals of fortunes. As "The Donald" mulls a presidential campaign, here is a look at his career...
