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Love him or hate him, Donald Trump is a household name in 2015. But how exactly did the savvy business mogul and Republican presidential front-runner get to where he is today?

We condensed Donald Trump's lifetime into a simple infographic

Dylan Roach

NOW WATCH: Voters describe the top presidential candidates in one word, and it's pretty brutal

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