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Donald Trump
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| 45th & 47th President of the United States | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2025 |
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| Vice President | JD Vance |
| Preceded by | Joe Biden |
| In office January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021 |
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| Vice President | Mike Pence |
| Preceded by | Barack Obama |
| Succeeded by | Joe Biden |
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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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| Relatives | Trump family |
| Residence | White House |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS) |
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Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is currently serving as the 47th president of the United States since 2025. He previously served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump was born into a wealthy family in New York City. He took over his family's real estate business in 1971 and renamed it the Trump Organization. He became well-known for building skyscrapers, hotels, and golf courses. From 2004 to 2015, he hosted the reality TV show The Apprentice, which made him even more famous.
Presenting himself as a political outsider, Trump won the 2016 presidential election. After losing the 2020 election, he won again in the 2024 election. He is the second president in U.S. history to serve two terms that were not back-to-back. Many of his comments and actions have been seen as controversial and have caused a lot of debate.
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Early life and education
Donald John Trump was born on June 14, 1946, in Queens, a borough of New York City. He was the fourth of five children of Fred and Mary Anne Trump. His family background is German and Scottish. He grew up in a large house in the Jamaica Estates neighborhood of Queens.
As a child, he was energetic and interested in his father's business. After attending a local school, his parents sent him to the New York Military Academy, a private boarding school. He did well there and graduated in 1964.
After high school, Trump went to Fordham University for two years. He then transferred to the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science in economics.
Trump was not drafted during the Vietnam War. This was due to four college deferments and one medical deferment.
Business and media career
Trump started working for his father's real estate company in 1968. In 1971, he became president of the company and renamed it the Trump Organization. He began to focus on large building projects in Manhattan.
One of his first big projects was renovating the Commodore Hotel, which became the Grand Hyatt Hotel. He is most famous for building Trump Tower, a skyscraper in New York City that became his main home for many years. Over the years, he also bought and built hotels, casinos, and golf courses. Some of his businesses faced financial problems at times.
Besides real estate, Trump licensed his name for many products, like food, clothing, and home goods. He also owned the Miss Universe beauty pageants for many years.
The Apprentice
From 2004 to 2015, Trump hosted the popular reality TV show The Apprentice and its spin-off, The Celebrity Apprentice. On the show, he would give contestants business challenges. Each week, he would eliminate one contestant by saying his famous catchphrase, "You're fired." The show made him a household name across the country and showed him as a powerful businessman.
2016 presidential election
In June 2015, Trump announced he was running for president as a Republican. He presented himself as a successful businessman and a political outsider who could bring change to Washington, D.C.
His campaign promises included:
- Renegotiating trade deals with other countries, like China and Mexico.
- Building a wall on the border between the U.S. and Mexico.
- Enforcing immigration laws more strictly.
- Repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, a healthcare law.
- Cutting taxes for businesses and individuals.
In November 2016, Trump won the election against the Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton. He won by getting more votes in the Electoral College, even though Clinton received more individual votes from people across the country.
First presidency (2017–2021)
Trump was sworn in as the 45th president on January 20, 2017. The day after, large protests, known as the Women's Marches, took place in cities around the world.
Domestic policy
One of Trump's major achievements was signing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. This law lowered taxes for many businesses and individuals. His administration also focused on reducing government regulations, especially those related to the environment.
During his term, Trump appointed three justices to the Supreme Court: Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett. These appointments made the court more conservative.
Immigration
Immigration was a key focus of his presidency. He continued to push for a wall on the U.S.–Mexico border and took steps to increase immigration enforcement.
Soon after taking office, he signed an executive order that temporarily banned people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. This order, often called the "travel ban," faced legal challenges but was eventually allowed by the Supreme Court in a revised form.
His administration also started a "family separation policy" at the border. This policy separated thousands of children from their parents who had crossed the border. The policy caused a lot of public anger and was eventually stopped.
Foreign policy
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Trump's foreign policy was called "America First." He wanted to put American interests ahead of everything else. This led to changes in relationships with longtime allies. He started a trade war with China by placing tariffs (taxes on imported goods) on Chinese products.
He also became the first sitting U.S. president to meet with a leader of North Korea when he met Kim Jong Un three times to discuss their nuclear weapons program. In 2017, he announced that the U.S. would withdraw from the Paris Agreement, an international agreement to fight climate change.
COVID-19 pandemic
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The COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, during the last year of his term. His administration formed the White House Coronavirus Task Force to manage the country's response. In March 2020, he signed the CARES Act, a $2.2 trillion bill to help people and businesses affected by the pandemic. His handling of the pandemic was a major topic of public debate.
Impeachments
During his presidency, Trump was impeached twice by the House of Representatives. Impeachment is a process where Congress can charge a president with serious wrongdoing.
The first impeachment in 2019 was for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The second in 2021 was for incitement of insurrection related to the Capitol attack. In both cases, the Senate voted to acquit him, meaning he was not removed from office.
2020 election and Capitol attack
Trump ran for reelection in 2020 against Democratic candidate Joe Biden. Biden won the election. Trump did not agree with the results and claimed there had been widespread fraud, though these claims were rejected by courts and election officials.
On January 6, 2021, while Congress was meeting to certify the election results, Trump held a rally in Washington, D.C. He encouraged his supporters to march to the U.S. Capitol. A large crowd of his supporters then broke into the Capitol building. This event, known as the January 6 Capitol attack, disrupted Congress and led to his second impeachment.
2024 presidential election
After leaving office, Trump remained a leading figure in the Republican Party. He launched a social media platform called Truth Social.
In November 2022, he announced he would run for president again in the 2024 election. He won the Republican nomination and chose Senator JD Vance as his running mate.
Attempted assassination
Trump was injured in the ear in an assassination attempt while at a campaign rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. After the shooting, Trump raised his fist in the air as he was ushered away by the Secret Service. He was later given medical attention at a local medical facility, where it was announced that he was fine. A rally attendee was struck by gunfire and killed, and two others were left in serious condition. The shooter was also shot and killed by the Secret Service at the scene. Officials announced that the shooting was being investigated as an attempted assassination. The FBI has identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania as the shooter in the assassination attempt.
Second presidency (2025–present)
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In November 2024, Trump won the election against the Democratic candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris. He won both the popular vote and the Electoral College. His victory made him the second president in U.S. history, after Grover Cleveland, to serve two non-consecutive terms.
Trump began his second term on January 20, 2025. He became the oldest person to become president.
In his first weeks, he signed many executive orders to quickly change government policies on the economy, immigration, and the environment. He also made major changes to the federal government's workforce.
In July 2025, he signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. This law made the 2017 tax cuts permanent and changed funding for government programs. His administration has also focused on increasing deportations of immigrants and placing tariffs on goods from other countries to protect American industries.
Wealth
Forbes estimated Trump's net worth dropped by $1.4 billion between 2015 and 2018. In their 2024 billionaires ranking, Trump's net worth was estimated to be $2.3 billion (1,438th in the world).
Personal life
Trump has been married three times. His first wife was Ivana Zelníčková, a Czech model. They had three children: Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric.
After their divorce, he married actress Marla Maples. They have one daughter, Tiffany.
In 2005, he married his current wife, Melania Knauss, a model from Slovenia. They have one son, Barron.
Trump is a nondenominational Christian. He says he has never smoked cigarettes or drunk alcohol. He enjoys playing golf as his main form of exercise.
Health habits
Trump sleeps about four or five hours a night. He considers exercise a waste of energy, because he believes the body is "like a battery, with a finite amount of energy" which is depleted by exercise. In 2015, Trump's campaign released a letter from his longtime personal physician, Harold Bornstein, stating that Trump would "be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency".
See also
In Spanish: Donald Trump para niños
