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Donald Trump | |
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 Official portrait, 2017 | |
| 45th President of the United States | |
| In office January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | |
| Vice President | Mike Pence |
| Preceded by | Barack Obama |
| Succeeded by | Joe Biden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Donald John Trump June 14, 1946 Queens, New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (1987–1999, 2009–2011, 2012–present) |
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| Spouses | |
| Children | |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Family of Donald Trump |
| Residence | Mar-a-Lago |
| Alma mater | Wharton School (BS Econ.) |
| Occupation | |
| Awards | List of awards and honors |
| Signature | .svg) |
| Website | |
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School with a bachelor's degree in 1968. He became president of his father's real estate business in 1971 and renamed it The Trump Organization. He expanded the company's operations to building and renovating skyscrapers, hotels, casinos and golf courses, and later started side ventures, mostly by licensing his name. Trump and his businesses have been involved in more than 4,000 state and federal legal actions, including six bankruptcies. He also co-produced and hosted the reality television series The Apprentice from 2004 to 2015.
Trump's political positions have been described as populist, protectionist, isolationist, and nationalist. He won the 2016 U.S. presidential election as the Republican nominee against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton despite losing the national popular vote.[a] He became the first U.S. president with no prior military or government service. His election and policies sparked numerous protests. The 2017–2019 special counsel investigation led by Robert Mueller established that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to favor the election of Trump.
Trump ordered a travel ban on citizens from several Muslim-majority countries, diverted military funding towards building a wall on the U.S.–Mexico border, implemented a policy of family separations for apprehended migrants, and rolled back more than 100 environmental policies and regulations. Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which cut taxes for individuals and businesses and rescinded the individual health insurance mandate penalty of the Affordable Care Act. He appointed 54 federal appellate judges and three U.S. Supreme Court justices. Trump initiated a trade war with China and withdrew the U.S. from the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, the Paris Agreement on climate change, and the Iran nuclear deal. Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un three times, but made no progress on denuclearization. After he tried to pressure Ukraine in 2019 to investigate Biden, he was impeached in December by the House of Representatives for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress and acquitted in February 2020 by the Senate. Trump reacted slowly to the COVID-19 pandemic, ignoring or contradicting many recommendations from health officials and promoting misinformation about unproven treatments and the need for testing.
Trump lost the 2020 presidential election to Biden but refused to concede defeat, falsely claiming widespread electoral fraud and attempting to overturn the results by pressuring government officials, mounting many unsuccessful legal challenges, and obstructing the presidential transition. On January 6, 2021, Trump urged his supporters to march to the U.S. Capitol, which many of them then attacked, resulting in multiple deaths and interrupting the electoral vote count. The House impeached Trump a second time on January 13 for incitement of insurrection, making him the only U.S. president to be impeached twice, and the Senate acquitted him in February. The House January 6th Committee recommended criminal charges against Trump in December 2022 for obstructing an official proceeding, conspiracy to defraud the U.S., and inciting or assisting an insurrection. Since leaving office, Trump has remained heavily involved in the Republican Party; in November 2022, he announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election. In March 2023, a Manhattan grand jury indicted Trump on 34 felony counts of fraud, making him the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges; he pleaded not guilty to all counts.
Trump has been the subject of significant controversy and critique before, during, and after his presidency. Many of his comments and actions have been characterized as racially charged or racist, and many as misogynistic. He has also promoted conspiracy theories and made many false and misleading statements during his campaigns and presidency, to a degree unprecedented in American politics. Scholars and historians rank Trump as one of the worst presidents in American history.[1][2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ U.S. presidential elections are decided by the Electoral College. Each state names a number of electors equal to its representation in Congress and, in most states, all electors vote for the winner of their state's popular vote.
References
[edit]- ^ Sheehey, Maeve (June 30, 2021). "Trump debuts at 41st in C-SPAN presidential rankings". Politico.
- ^ "American Presidents: Greatest and Worst". Siena College Research Institute. June 22, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.