Donald Trump

Donald Trump
Inaugural portrait, 2025
45th & 47th President of the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office January 20, 2025
Vice President	JD Vance
Preceded by	Joe Biden
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 (1946-06-14) June 14, 1946 (age 78) Queens, New York City, U.S.
Political party	Republican (1987–1999, 2009–2011, 2012–present)
Other political affiliations	Reform (1999–2001) Democratic (2001–2009) Independent (2011–2012)
Spouses	Ivana Zelníčková ​ ​ (m. 1977; div. 1990)​ Marla Maples ​ ​ (m. 1993; div. 1999)​ Melania Knauss ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	Donald Jr. Ivanka Eric Tiffany Barron
Parents	Fred Trump Mary Anne MacLeod
Relatives	See Trump family
Residence	White House
Education	University of Pennsylvania (BS)
Occupation	Politician businessman media personality
Cabinet	First Second
Awards	List of awards and honors
Signature
Website	Campaign website Presidential library White House website White House archives
Donald Trump's voice Trump on the WHO's declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic Recorded March 11, 2020

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Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who has served as the 47th president of the United States since 20 January 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.

Born in New York City, Trump graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. He became president of his family real estate business in 1971, and oriented it to luxury accommodation. After a series of business bankruptcies in the 1990s, he launched several side ventures. From 2004 to 2015, he hosted and co-produced the reality television series The Apprentice. In 2015, Trump, then a billionaire businessman widely viewed as a political outsider, launched a Republican presidential campaign with right-wing populist themes that went on to win the 2016 presidential election.

During his first term, Trump's immigration policy included a travel ban targeting refugees and nationals of certain Muslim-majority countries, and expanding the U.S.–Mexico border wall; he also briefly implemented a family separation policy. He rolled back many environmental policies, signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, began a trade war with China in 2018, successfully nominated three Supreme Court justices, and withdrew the U.S. from agreements on climate, trade, and Iran's nuclear program. Trump became the first sitting president to enter North Korea, but did not reach an agreement on denuclearization with Kim Jong Un. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Trump downplayed its severity, contradicted guidance from health officials, and signed the CARES Act stimulus. He was impeached in 2019 for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, and in 2021 for incitement of insurrection; the Senate acquitted him both times. After his first term, scholars and historians ranked Trump one of the worst presidents in American history.

Trump initiated the Trumpism movement in the Republican Party. Many of his comments and actions have been characterized as racially charged, racist, or misogynistic, and he has made false and misleading statements and promoted conspiracy theories to a degree unprecedented in American politics. Trump lost the 2020 presidential election but refused to concede, falsely claiming electoral fraud and attempting to overturn the results, including through his involvement in the January 6 Capitol attack in 2021. In 2022, he launched a campaign for the 2024 presidential election, and faced legal issues including a conviction for falsifying business records, making him the first U.S. president convicted of a felony. After Trump won the election, he was sentenced to a penalty-free discharge, and two other felony indictments were dismissed.