Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (b. June 14, 1946, in Queens, New York) was the 45th president of the United States, serving from January 20, 2017, to January 20, 2021. He defeated Hillary Clinton (D) in the 2016 presidential election, and was defeated by Joe Biden (D) in the 2020 presidential election. Before holding public office, Trump owned the Trump Organization, a conglomerate dealing in real estate and other industries, and the host of The Apprentice on NBC.
Trump is running in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. He declared his candidacy on November 15, 2022, making him the fifth president in history to run for non-consecutive terms.[1] Trump became the presumptive Republican nominee after reaching the estimated Republican majority delegate threshold on March 12, 2024. Click here to read more about his presidential campaign.
Trump is the first president to be indicted on criminal charges after leaving office. In March 2023, indicted by a New York grand jury indicted Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. In June 2023, in in federal court on charges related to his handling of classified documents after leaving office. In August 2023, Trump was indicted again in federal court on charges related to interference in the certification of the 2020 presidential election and indicted by a Georgia grand jury on criminal charges related to interference in the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia. To read more about those indictments, click here.
Key policy initiatives during Trump's presidency included the United States withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and First Step Act in 2018, reducing the size of the ISIS caliphate, and establishing the Space Force as an independent military branch.[2][3] Trump made 234 federal judicial appointments, including three U.S. Supreme Court justices. This was the highest number of appointments in a president's first term among U.S. presidents serving between 1981 and 2021. Click here to read about more policy issues under the Trump administration.
Gallup polling showed Trump average 41% approval over the course of his presidency. He received an average of 7% approval among Democrats, 86% approval among Republicans, and 35% approval among Independents.[4]
On December 18, 2019, Trump became the third president in U.S. history to be impeached by the U.S. House.[5] The U.S. Senate acquitted Trump on both charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress on February 5, 2020.[6] Trump was impeached a second time on January 13, 2021, for incitement of insurrection following the January 6, 2021, breach of the United States Capitol. The Senate acquitted Trump on February 13, 2021.
Since 2017, Trump has been an active influencer in the Republican Party, issuing endorsements in elections across the country. During his presidency, Ballotpedia identified 305 endorsements issued by Trump. Since leaving office, Trump has issued hundreds of additional endorsements. He issued the most during the 2022 election cycle. A Ballotpedia analysis found that in the general election, 83% of Trump-endorsed candidates won their elections, while 39% of Trump-endorsed candidates in battleground races won their elections.
Biography
Trump was born in Queens, New York, in 1946.[7] He attended Fordham University before transferring to the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a B.S. in economics in 1968.[8]
After graduation, Trump joined his family's company, Elizabeth Trump & Son. He took control of the company in 1971 and later renamed it the Trump Organization.[9] He was involved in a variety of real estate and other business ventures in the following years. From 2004 until 2015, Trump hosted and served as executive producer of The Apprentice on NBC.[10][11]
In 1999, Trump ran as a Reform Party presidential candidate; he withdrew from the race in February 2000.[8][12] Between 1987 and 2012, he changed his official party affiliation five times, registering most recently as a Republican in April 2012.[13]
Trump declared his candidacy for the 2016 presidential election on June 16, 2015, and officially received the nomination of the Republican Party on July 19, 2016, at the Republican National Convention.
On November 8, 2016, Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States. He was sworn into office on January 20, 2017.
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Trump's professional and political career:[14][15][16]
- 2021-present: Owner, The Trump Organization
- 2017-2021: President of the United States
- 1971-2017: President, The Trump Organization
- 2004-2015: Producer and host, The Apprentice
- 1996-2015: Owner, Miss Universe Organization
- 1987: Author, The Art of the Deal
- 1968: Graduated with B.S. in economics from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania
Elections
2024
Trump officially announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election on November 15, 2022. Click the links below to read more about the 2024 presidential election:
- Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2024
- Presidential candidates, 2024
- Democratic presidential nomination, 2024
- Republican presidential nomination, 2024
Trump in the news
This section features up to five recent news stories about Trump and his presidential campaign. For a complete timeline of Trump's campaign activity, click here.
- May 7, 2024: Trump attended his New York criminal trial.[17]
- May 6, 2024: Trump attended his New York criminal trial. Judge Juan Merchan found that Trump had violated the court's gag order, and Merchan fined Trump $1,000.[18]
- May 5, 2024: Trump attended a campaign fundraiser in Miami, Florida.[19]
- May 4, 2024:
- Trump attended the Republican National Committee Spring meeting in Palm Beach, Florida.[20]
- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) endorsed Trump.[21]
- May 3, 2024: Trump attended his New York criminal trial.[22]
2020
Presidency
- See also: Presidential candidates, 2020
Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) won the presidential election on November 3, 2020. Biden received 306 electoral votes and President Donald Trump (R) received 232 electoral votes. In the national popular vote, Biden received 81.2 million votes and Trump received 74.2 million votes.
Click here for Trump's 2020 presidential campaign overview.
2016
- See also: Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016 and Splits between the Electoral College and popular vote
Trump won the 2016 presidential election on November 8, 2016. His vice presidential running mate was Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R).
Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton were projected to receive 306 and 232 electoral votes, respectively, but seven electors cast votes for other candidates. Trump won 304 electoral votes and Clinton won 227.
| U.S. presidential election, 2016 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 48.3% | 65,844,969 | 227 | |
| Republican |  Donald Trump/Mike Pence |
46.2% | 62,979,984 | 304 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 3.3% | 4,492,919 | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka | 1.1% | 1,449,370 | 0 | |
| - | Other | 1.2% | 1,684,908 | 7 | |
| Total Votes | 136,452,150 | 538 | |||
| Election results via: Ballotpedia | |||||
Policy issues under the Trump administration
Trump administration on domestic policy
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Political involvement
Opinion polling during the Trump administration
| President Trump average approval rating, 2017-2021 | |||||||||
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| Year | Overall average approval | Highest approval average | Lowest approval average | Overall average disapproval | Highest disapproval average | Lowest disapproval average | Overall average approval spread[23] | Most positive approval spread | Most negative approval spread |
| Year 1 Jan. 20, 2017 - Jan. 19, 2018 |
40% | 47% | 37% | 54% | 58% | 43% | -13% | 4% | -21% |
| Year 2 Jan. 20, 2018 - Jan. 19, 2019 |
42% | 44% | 39% | 53% | 56% | 52% | -11% | -8% | -17% |
| Year 3 Jan. 20, 2019 - Jan. 19, 2020 |
43% | 45% | 41% | 53% | 56% | 51% | -10% | -6% | -15% |
| Year 4 Jan. 20, 2020 - Jan, 20, 2021 |
44% | 47% | 39% | 53% | 58% | 50% | -9% | -4% | -19% |
| Overall | 43% | 47% | 37% | 53% | 58% | 43% | -11% | 4% | -21% |
Campaign donations
According to an NPR analysis of data from the Center for Responsive Politics, donations to national-level parties, candidates, and other committees made in Trump's name between 1989 and 2015 totaled an inflation-adjusted $1.4 million. Approximately two-thirds of these donations went to Republicans. From 1989 to 2009, more than half of Trump’s donations went to Democrats. From 2010 to 2015, 97 percent of his donations went to Republicans.[24]
Reform Party
In 1999, Trump filed to run as a Reform Party presidential candidate challenging Pat Buchanan. He withdrew from the race in February 2000, stating concerns about party discord. He remained on the Reform Party primary ballot in California and won the June 2000 election with 44% of the vote.[25][26]
Endorsements by Donald Trump
- See also: Endorsements by Donald Trump
Ballotpedia tracks endorsements issued by Trump. During Trump's presidency from 2017 to 2021, Ballotpedia tracked 305 endorsements.
Endorsements include official statements, appearances at campaign rallies, and direct participation in campaign ads and materials. Endorsements issued prior to a special election where the candidate is also running in a regularly scheduled election on the same day are counted as endorsements in both races.
See the table below for an overview of Trump's endorsements for candidates within Ballotpedia's coverage scope from 2017 to present. If Trump issued any endorsements for candidates outside of Ballotpedia's coverage scope, a list of the endorsements can be found in the section for the relevant election year on this page. Click here to view a full list of Trump's endorsements.
| Endorsements by Donald Trump, 2018-2024 | |||||
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| Election year | Total endorsements | Primary endorsements | Primary success rate | General election endorsements | General election success rate |
| 2024 | 119 | 119 | 59% | 70 | 0% |
| 2023 | 7 | 3 | 67% | 5 | 80% |
| 2022 | 276 | 241 | 93% | 254 | 83% |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 | 100% | 3 | 67% |
| 2020 | 188 | 121 | 97% | 182 | 78% |
| 2019 | 10 | 5 | 80% | 9 | 67% |
| 2018 | 99 | 37 | 95% | 95 | 59% |
| Note: This table does not include endorsements made in presidential elections. | |||||
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| Year | Regular endorsements | Special elections | |||||||||||
| 2017 | |||||||||||||
| Endorsements | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| General record | 0-1 (0%) | 4-2 (67%) | |||||||||||
Noteworthy events
Found liable in New York civil fraud case (2024)
On February 16, 2024, New York Supreme Court 1st Judicial District Judge Arthur F. Engoron (D) issued a ruling finding former President Donald Trump (R), two of his sons, his company, and executives of his company liable in a civil fraud case for inflating the value of his assets, which allowed him to receive loans and insurance at lower rates than he would otherwise have been able to receive. Trump was ordered to pay $454 million in penalties and interest to the state, was barred from acting as an officer or director of any company in New York for three years, and an independent monitor was appointed to oversee the company's financial reporting.[27] The lawsuit was filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) in 2022.[28]
In his ruling, Engoron wrote, "In order to borrow more and at lower rates, defendants submitted blatantly false financial data to the accountants, resulting in fraudulent financial statements. When confronted at trial with the statements, defendants’ fact and expert witnesses simply denied reality, and defendants failed to accept responsibility or to impose internal controls to prevent future recurrences. As detailed herein, this Court now finds defendants liable, continues the appointment of an Independent Monitor, orders the installation of an Independent Director of Compliance, and limits defendants’ right to conduct business in New York for a few years."[29]
Trump issued a statement in response to the ruling saying, "The Justice System in New York State, and America as a whole, is under assault by partisan, deluded, biased Judges and Prosecutors. Racist, Corrupt A.G. Tish James has been obsessed with 'Getting Trump' for years, and used Crooked New York State Judge Engoron to get an illegal, unAmerican judgment against me, my family, and my tremendous business. I helped New York City during its worst of times, and now, while it is overrun with Violent Biden Migrant Crime, the Radicals are doing all they can to kick me out."[30] On February 26, 2024, Trump appealed the ruling.[31]
A five-judge panel of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, issued a ruling on Trump's appeal on March 25, 2024, the deadline by which Trump needed to post bond in order to further appeal the ruling. The court reduced the bond from $454 million to $175 million, and extended the bond deadline by ten days. The court also stayed the portion of Engoron's ruling that barred Trump from acting as an officer or director of any company in New York for three years pending appeals, but allowed the installation of an independent monitor to proceed according to the initial ruling.[32][33] Trump posted the $175 million bond on April 1, 2024.[34]
Criminal indictment by Georgia grand jury (2023)
Former President Donald Trump (R) was indicted on 13 criminal charges related to interference in the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia. Trump pleaded not guilty on August 31.[35] Judge Scott McAfee struck three of these charges for lack of specificity on March 13, 2024.[36]
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) filed the indictment in Fulton Superior Court in Georgia, and the case is being heard by Judge Scott McAfee.[37]
The indictment was unsealed on August 14, 2023, the same day it was announced that the grand jury had voted to issue an indictment.[38] It included the following charges against Trump:[38]
- violation of Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act;
- conspiracy to impersonate a public officer, to commit first degree forgery, to commit false statements and writings, and to file false documents;
- filing false documents; and
- issuing false statements and writings.
The indictment included a total of 41 criminal counts related to interference in Georgia's 2020 presidential election results against 19 defendants, including Trump, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R), former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, former Georgia Republican Party Chairman David Shafer, and Georgia State Senator Shawn Still (R), among others.[38] McAfee struck six of these counts in March 2024 due to lack of specificity.[36] To view a full list of defendants and the charges issued against each, click here.
Trump's campaign issued a statement shortly before the indictment was released, saying, "GA's radical Democrat District Attorney Fani Willis is a rabid partisan who is campaigning and fundraising on a platform of prosecuting President Trump through these bogus indictments. [...] They are taking away President Trump's First Amendment right to free speech, and the right to challenge a rigged and stolen election that the Democrats do all the time."[39]
In a press conference after the indictment was released, Willis said, "I remind everyone here that an indictment is only a series of allegations based on a grand jury's determination of probable cause to support the charges. It is now the duty of my office to prove these charges in the indictment beyond a reasonable doubt at trial."[40]
The indictment followed a special grand jury investigation into whether Trump and his allies attempted to change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. The grand jury convened in May 2022, and completed its investigation in January 2023.[41]
Criminal indictment by Washington, D.C., grand jury (2023)
Former President Donald Trump (R) was indicted on August 1, 2023, on four federal criminal charges related to the certification of the 2020 presidential election. The indictment was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and was set to be heard by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan. Trump pleaded not guilty.[42]
The indictment was unsealed the same day it was announced with the following charges alleged against Trump:
- conspiracy to defraud the United States "by using dishonesty, fraud and deceit to obstruct the nation’s process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results of the presidential election;"
- conspiracy to obstruct the certification of the electoral vote on January 6, 2021;
- obstruction of the certification of the electoral vote on January 6, 2021; and
- conspiracy "to injure, oppress, threaten, and intimidate one or more persons in the free exercise and enjoyment of" the right to vote and have one's vote counted.[43]
Following the release of the indictment, Trump said, "this is nothing more than the latest corrupt chapter in the continued pathetic attempt by the Biden Crime Family and their weaponized Department of Justice to interfere with the 2024 Presidential Election, in which President Trump is the undisputed frontrunner."[44]
In a press conference following the indictment, special counsel Jack Smith said, "Since the attack on our capitol, the Department of Justice has remained committed to ensuring accountability for those criminally responsible for what happened that day. This case is brought consistent with that commitment."[45]
In November 2022, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Smith to investigate whether any individual or entity "unlawfully interfered with the transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election or the certification of the Electoral College vote held on or about January 6, 2021."[46] Before this appointment, Smith served as a chief prosecutor for the special court in The Hague, Netherlands, where he investigated war crimes in Kosovo.[47]
Criminal indictment by Florida grand jury (2023)
- See also: Noteworthy criminal misconduct in American politics (2023-2024) and Federal prosecution of Donald Trump, 2023-2024 (classified documents case)
Former President Donald Trump (R) was arraigned on June 13, 2023, on 37 federal criminal charges related to his handling of classified government documents. Trump pleaded not guilty.[48] On July 27, 2023, three additional charges were added to the indictment.[49]
On May 7, 2024, Judge Aileen Cannon postponed the trial indefinitely.[50]
In November 2022, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed special counsel Jack Smith to investigate allegations that Trump had knowingly taken classified documents to his home at Mar-a-Lago after he left office and obstructed investigators who attempted to retrieve them. Before this appointment, Smith served as a chief prosecutor for the special court in The Hague, Netherlands, where he investigated war crimes in Kosovo.[47]
The indictment was unsealed on June 9, 2023, and contained 37 criminal counts. A superseding indictment was released on July 27, 2023, and added three additional charges, resulting in a total of forty criminal counts. Thirty-two counts were on the willful retention of national defense information. The other counts included:[51][49]
- conspiracy to obstruct justice;
- withholding a document or record;
- corruptly concealing a document or record;
- concealing a document in a federal investigation;
- scheme to conceal;
- false statements and representations;
- attempting to alter, destroy, or conceal evidence; and
- compelling another individual to alter, destroy, or conceal evidence.
Found liable for sexual abuse and defamation by New York jury (2023)
On May 9, 2023, a United States District Court for the Southern District of New York jury found Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll. Trump was ordered to pay Carroll $5 million in damages.[52][53] Judge Lewis Kaplan presided over the case.
Following the ruling, Trump said, "I have absolutely no idea who this woman is. This verdict is a disgrace - a continuation of the greatest witch hunt of all time!"[54]
Carroll issued a statement after the ruling, saying, "I filed this lawsuit against Donald Trump to clear my name and to get my life back. Today, the world finally knows the truth. This victory is not just for me but for every woman who has suffered because she was not believed."[55]
Trump's attorneys filed a notice with the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on May 11, 2023, stating that he would appeal the verdict.[56]
In a June 2019 New York Magazine article, Carroll said that Trump sexually assaulted her in the mid-1990s.[57] At the time, Trump released a statement saying, "I’ve never met this person in my life. She is trying to sell a new book - that should indicate her motivation. It should be sold in the fiction section."[57]
Carroll initiated the lawsuit in November 2022. The complaint said, "When Carroll’s account was published, Trump lashed out with a series of false statements. He denied the rape. Trump made additional false claims about Carroll in 2022. [...] Trump’s underlying sexual assault severely injured Carroll, causing significant pain and suffering, lasting psychological harms, loss of dignity, and invasion of her privacy. His recent defamatory statement has only added to the harm that Carroll had already suffered."[58] The suit was brought under New York's Adult Survivors Act, a 2022 law that created a one-year window for adults who experienced a sexual offense before 2019, when the state extended the statute of limitations for civil lawsuits about certain sexual offenses, to file claims in civil court.[59]
Criminal indictment by New York grand jury (2023)
- See also: Noteworthy criminal misconduct in American politics (2023-2024) and New York prosecution of Donald Trump, 2023-2024
On March 30, 2023, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) announced a grand jury had indicted former President Donald Trump (R) on criminal charges.[60] The indictment was unsealed on April 4, showing that the grand jury had voted to charge Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.[61] The trial began on April 15, 2024.[62][63][64][65]
Judge Juan Merchan presided over the grand jury, and is presiding over the case.[66] This was the first time in United States history that a former U.S. president was charged with a criminal offense after leaving office.[67][68]
In his statement announcing the indictment, Bragg said, "This evening we contacted Mr. Trump's attorney to coordinate his surrender to the Manhattan D.A.'s Office for arraignment on a Supreme Court indictment."[60]
Trump issued a statement in response, saying in part, "This is Political Persecution and Election Interference at the highest level in history."[69]
Subpoena from the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol (2022)
On October 21, 2022, the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol formally issued a subpoena to Trump.[70] The committee voted unanimously to subpoena Trump during a public hearing on October 13. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) offered the resolution, saying, "Our duty today is to our country, and our children, and our Constitution. We are obligated to seek answers directly from the man who set this all in motion. And every American is entitled to those answers so we can act now to protect our republic. [...] I am offering this resolution: that the committee direct the chairman to issue a subpoena for relevant documents and testimony under oath from Donald John Trump in connection with the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol."[71]
On October 13, Trump responded to the subpoena on social media, saying, "Why didn’t the Unselect Committee ask me to testify months ago? Why did they wait until the very end, the final moments of their last meeting? Because the Committee is a total 'BUST' that has only served to further divide our Country" and "The Unselect Committee knowingly failed to examine the massive voter fraud which took place during the 2020 Presidential Election - The reason for what took place on January 6th."[72][73]
Impeachment (2021)
- See also: Impeachment of Donald Trump, 2021
On February 13, 2021, former President Donald Trump (R) was acquitted of incitement of insurrection. Fifty-seven senators voted to convict and 43 voted to acquit. Conviction requires a two-thirds vote of senators present.[74]
On January 13, 2021, the House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump by a vote of 232-197 for incitement of insurrection. The resolution followed the January 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol, which disrupted a joint session of Congress convened to count the electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election. Ten Republicans supported the impeachment.[75][76]
The resolution alleged that Trump attempted to subvert and obstruct the certification of the election results and incited a crowd to breach the Capitol, leading to vandalism, threats to members of the government and congressional personnel, the death of law enforcement, and other seditious acts.[75] Click here to read the resolution.
On January 12, 2021, Trump called the impeachment resolution the "continuation of the greatest witch hunt in the history of politics." He added, "For Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer to continue on this path, I think it's causing tremendous danger to our country and it's causing tremendous anger."[77]
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On October 2, 2020, Trump announced on Twitter that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for coronavirus.[78] Trump was released from the hospital on October 5, 2020.[79]
Impeachment and acquittal (2019-2020)
- See also: Impeachment of Donald Trump, 2019-2020
On February 5, 2020, President Donald Trump (R) was acquitted of abuse of power by a vote of 52-48 and obstruction of Congress by a vote of 53-47.[8]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) first announced the House would pursue an inquiry into Trump on September 24, 2019, following allegations that Trump requested the Ukrainian government investigate former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and his son, Hunter Biden, in exchange for aid.[80]
Trump denied the allegations and called the inquiry "the worst witch hunt in political history."[81][82]
Following weeks of public hearings, the House voted to impeach Trump on December 18, 2019, charging him with abuse of power by a vote of 230-197 and obstruction of Congress by a vote of 229-198.[83] For a breakdown of the U.S. House votes by representative and party, click here.[84]
Sexual misconduct allegations
During and after the 2016 presidential election, at least 25 women accused Trump of sexual misconduct in alleged incidents dating back to the 1970s. Allegations included ogling, groping, harassment, and rape.[85]
Most allegations were made public following the release of a 2005 segment from Access Hollywood where Trump spoke about grabbing women's genitals without their consent.[86] Trump apologized in a video statement on October 8, 2016, saying, "Anyone who knows me knows these words don't reflect who I am. I said it, I was wrong and I apologize."[87]
During the second presidential debate, on October 9, 2016, moderator Anderson Cooper asked Trump whether his comments in 2005 described sexual assault. Trump responded, "No, I didn’t say that at all. I don’t think you understood what was — this was locker room talk. I’m not proud of it. I apologize to my family. I apologize to the American people. Certainly I’m not proud of it. But this is locker room talk."[88]
In December 2017, Trump again denied the allegations and said he was being politically targeted. He tweeted, "Despite thousands of hours wasted and many millions of dollars spent, the Democrats have been unable to show any collusion with Russia — so now they are moving on to the false accusations and fabricated stories of women who I don’t know and/or have never met. FAKE NEWS!"[89]
Personal
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As of August 2020, Trump had five children and ten grandchildren.[90] Trump married his first wife, Ivana, a former model and Olympic skier from Czechoslovakia, in 1977. The couple had three children: Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric. Ivana Trump was vice president of interior design for the Trump Organization and responsible for the interior design of the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Trump Tower, and the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. The couple separated and divorced in 1990.[91]
Tiffany Trump is the daughter of Donald Trump and Marla Maples. Trump and Maples, then an aspiring actress, married in 1993 and divorced in 1999.[92]
Trump married his third wife, Melania, a Slovenian-born model, in 2005. The couple has one son, Barron Trump.[93] They resided in Trump Tower in Manhattan before moving to the White House in 2017.[94] Trump also has numerous apartments in Manhattan and estates in Palm Beach, Florida; Bedford, New York; Beverly Hills, California; and rural Virginia.[95]
Recent news
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See also
- Donald Trump presidential Cabinet
- Policy issues under the Trump administration
- Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2020
- Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016
- Presidential election, 2020
- Presidential election, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ The New York Times, "Trump, ignoring the midterms’ verdict on him, announces a 2024 run,' November 15, 2022
- ↑ Newsday, "Trump's top 10 successes of 2018," January 2, 2019
- ↑ Business Insider, "Trump's biggest accomplishments and failures as president as he heads into a reelection year after impeachment," December 31, 2019
- ↑ Gallup, "Presidential Approval Ratings -- Donald Trump," accessed July 10, 2023
- ↑ CNN, "President Trump has been impeached," December 18, 2019
- ↑ CNN, "Trump acquitted at impeachment trial," February 5, 2020
- ↑ Donald J.Trump for President, "About Donald J. Trump," archived June 11, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 CNN.com, "Donald Trump Fast Facts," July 17, 2019 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "CNN" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Business Insider, "What Donald Trump and 24 other successful people were doing right out of college," November 15, 2016
- ↑ Time, “Donald Trump’s 16 Biggest Business Failures and Successes,” August 7, 2015
- ↑ NBCNews.com, "NBC Cuts Business Ties with Donald Trump Over Immigration Remarks," June 30, 2015
- ↑ NPR.org, "5 Things You Should Know About Donald Trump," June 16, 2015
- ↑ Washington Times, "Donald Trump changed political parties at least five times: report," June 16, 2015
- ↑ Biography.com, "Donald Trump," accessed August 13, 2020
- ↑ Rolling Stone, "Donald Trump’s Life and Career: A Timeline," September 9, 2015
- ↑ Britannica, "Donald Trump," accessed August 13, 2020
- ↑ Associated Press, "Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trial," May 7, 2024
- ↑ Reuters, "Judge fines Trump again in criminal trial, warns of jail time," May 6, 2024
- ↑ National Review, "Trump Continues Fundraising Blitz in Miami, Lexington, Vegas," April 23, 2024
- ↑ Trump's campaign website, "Readout of the 2024 RNC Spring Meeting," May 4, 2024
- ↑ The State Journal-Register, "Former Illinois Democratic governor backs Trump during Mar-a-Lago visit," May 9, 2024
- ↑ ABC News, "3 big takeaways from Day 11 of Trump's hush money trial," May 3, 2024
- ↑ Refers to the difference between average approval and average disapproval. A positive spread means average approval was higher than average disapproval and a negative spread means average disapproval was higher.
- ↑ NPR, “Most of Donald Trump's Political Money Went To Democrats — Until 5 Years Ago,” July 28, 2015
- ↑ CNN.com, "Donald Trump Fast Facts," July 17, 2019
- ↑ NPR.org, "5 Things You Should Know About Donald Trump," June 16, 2015
- ↑ Reuters, "Donald Trump must pay $354.9 million, barred from NY business for 3 years, judge rules," February 16, 2024
- ↑ The New York Times, "What We Know About New York’s Fraud Case Against Donald Trump," October 2, 2023
- ↑ New York Courts, "Decision and Order," accessed February 16, 2024
- ↑ Trump's campaign website, "Statement from President Donald J. Trump on Crooked Joe Biden-directed New York AG Witch Hunt," February 16, 2024
- ↑ Associated Press, "Donald Trump appeals $454 million judgment in New York civil fraud case," accessed February 26, 2024
- ↑ CNBC, "Trump New York fraud bond cut to $175 million in appeal from $454 million," March 25, 2024
- ↑ Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, "Order," accessed March 25, 2024
- ↑ The Wall Street Journal, "Donald Trump Obtains $175 Million Bond in Civil Fraud Case," April 1, 2024
- ↑ NPR, "Trump pleads not guilty to Georgia election interference charges," August 31, 2023
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 Fulton County Superior Court, "Order of Defendants' Special Demurrers," March 13, 2024
- ↑ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Trump, 18 others indicted for trying to overthrow 2020 Georgia election," August 14, 2023
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 Fulton Superior Court, "Indictment," accessed August 15, 2023
- ↑ Truth Social, "Trump on August 14, 2023," accessed August 15, 2023
- ↑ 11 Alive, "Re-Watch | Fulton County DA Fani Willis holds press conference after Trump Georgia indictment," August 14, 2023
- ↑ Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Trump special grand jury probe in Georgia," accessed August 15, 2023
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