Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign facts for kids

The Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2020 was when Donald Trump ran for re-election as President of the United States. He had been president since January 20, 2017.

Quick facts for kids Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign
Campaign	United States presidential election, 2020
Candidate	Donald Trump President of the United States (2017–present) Mike Pence Vice President of the United States (2017–present)
Affiliation	Republican Party
Status	Announced: February 17, 2017 (informal) June 18, 2019 (formal)
Headquarters	Trump Tower Manhattan, New York City, New York
Key people	Michael Glassner (campaign committee manager) John Pence (campaign committee deputy executive director) Bradley Crate (campaign treasurer)
Receipts	US$11,947,118
Slogan	Keep America Great Promises made, promises kept

Starting the Campaign

Donald Trump began preparing for the 2020 election very early. He started spending money on his re-election campaign just 16 days after the 2016 election ended. This was on November 24, 2016.

In January 2017, news reports said that Trump would keep his campaign offices open. These offices were in Trump Tower in New York City. This was to get ready for his re-election. On January 18, Trump shared his new campaign slogan. It was "Keep America Great."

Trump started his re-election campaign much earlier than past presidents. Presidents like Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush, and Ronald Reagan all announced their re-election plans in their third year as president. Trump started much sooner.

Election Day Results

On November 7, 2020, Trump returns to the White House after golfing. A crowd is cheering, as it became clear he had lost to Joe Biden.

On November 4, 2020, after the election, Donald Trump said he had won. However, at that time, the final results were not yet clear in several states. These states included Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Georgia.

Many votes were still being counted, especially mail-in ballots and votes from large cities. Experts thought these votes would likely favor Joe Biden.

After the election, there were legal challenges regarding the vote count. For example, a judge in Pennsylvania dismissed a lawsuit that asked to stop counting votes. In Georgia, another judge dismissed a lawsuit about ballots that were supposedly counted late. The judge said there was no proof. In Michigan, a judge also dismissed a lawsuit. The judge noted that vote-counting had already finished there.

By November 6, it became clear that Trump would likely lose the election. On November 7, 2020, Donald Trump lost his re-election bid to former Vice President Joe Biden.

Campaign Rallies

Donald Trump held many rallies across the country during his campaign. These events allowed him to speak directly to his supporters.

The first rally paid for by his campaign was on February 18, 2017. It took place in Melbourne, Florida. About 9,000 people attended this event.

A month later, on March 15, the campaign held its second rally. This was in Nashville, Tennessee. Before the rally, Trump honored Andrew Jackson, a former president, on his 250th birthday. He laid a wreath at Jackson's tomb.

A third rally happened in Louisville on March 20. This was just a few days after Trump made a big change in his administration.

On April 29, Trump held his fourth rally with Vice President Mike Pence. This event was in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It marked Trump's 100th day as president.

In June, Trump started campaigning in Iowa. Iowa is known as a "swing state." This means it can vote for either party in an election.

Trump held his sixth rally on July 25 at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio. His seventh rally was on August 3 at the Mountain Health Arena in Huntington, West Virginia.

On August 22, Trump held his eighth rally. This one was at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Donald Trump held a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This rally was notable because fewer people attended in person than expected. However, it had many viewers online. One news channel reported that it had 6.7 million online views. This made it their highest Saturday night viewership ever.

Images for kids

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  Trump speaking at his first campaign rally in Florida

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  Trump and Pence arrive in Pennsylvania on April 29 for their rally in Harrisburg.

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  Counter-protesters at the Pittsburgh Not Paris Rally

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  Trump in Iowa holding his fifth official rally of the campaign

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  Donald and Melania Trump at the campaign's sixth rally

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  Crowd at the Mother of All Rallies

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  Brad Parscale was chosen as Trump's 2020 campaign manager in February 2018.

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  Trump at a rally in Omaha, Nebraska on October 27

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  Sign with Pence removed after Pence fell out of favor

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  Sign for 2020 updated for 2024

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  Logo of the Trump Make America Great Again Committee