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Presidency of Donald Trump
January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021
President Donald Trump
Cabinet See list
Party Republican
Election 2016
Seat White House
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The presidency of Donald Trump began on January 20, 2017. Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States. He took office after Barack Obama. Trump is a member of the Republican Party. His time as president lasted four years.

Winning the 2016 Election

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Trump won the 2016 presidential election against Hillary Clinton. He received 304 electoral votes.

On November 9, 2016, Donald Trump and Mike Pence won the 2016 United States presidential election. They were the Republican candidates. They defeated the Democratic candidates, Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine.

Trump won 304 electoral votes. Clinton won 227 electoral votes. However, Clinton received more individual votes from people across the country. This is called the popular vote. Trump became the fifth president to win the election while losing the popular vote. In the same election, Republicans kept control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

People in the Administration

The Trump Cabinet
Office Name Term
President Donald Trump 2017–present
Vice President Mike Pence 2017–present
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson 2017–2018
Mike Pompeo 2018–present
Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin 2017–present
Secretary of Defense James Mattis 2017–2018
Patrick M. Shanahan (acting) 2019–2019
Mark Esper 2019–present
Attorney General Jeff Sessions 2017–2018
Matthew Whitaker (acting) 2018–2019
William Barr 2019–present
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke 2017–2019
David Bernhardt 2019–present
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue 2017–present
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross 2017–present
Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta 2017–2019
Patrick Pizzella (acting) 2019–present
Secretary of Health and
Human Services
Tom Price 2017–2017
Don J. Wright (acting) 2017–2017
Eric Hargan (acting) 2017–2018
Alex Azar 2018–present
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos 2017–present
Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development
Ben Carson 2017–present
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao 2017–present
Secretary of Energy Rick Perry 2017–present
Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin 2017–2018
Robert Wilkie 2018–present
Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly 2017–2017
Kirstjen Nielsen 2017–2019
Kevin McAleenan (acting) 2019–present
Chief of Staff Reince Priebus 2017–2017
John F. Kelly 2017–2019
Mick Mulvaney (acting) 2019–present
Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency
Scott Pruitt 2017–2018
Andrew Wheeler 2019–present
Director of the Office of
Management and Budget
Mick Mulvaney 2017–present
Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley 2017–2018
Jonathan Cohen (acting) 2019–2019
Kelly Craft 2019–present
United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer 2017–present
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats 2017–2019
Joseph Maguire (acting) 2019–present
Director of the
Central Intelligence Agency
Mike Pompeo 2017–2018
Gina Haspel 2018–present
Administrator of the
Small Business Administration
Linda McMahon 2017–2019
Chris Pilkerton (acting) 2019–present

Many people worked for President Trump. This included his White House staff and cabinet members. A cabinet is a group of advisors to the president. During his time in office, many people in his staff changed roles. By the end of his first year, about a third of his original staff had changed positions.

Elections During Trump's Presidency

Republican seats in Congress
Congress Senate House
115th 52 241
116th 53 200

2018 Mid-Term Elections

Mid-term elections happen in the middle of a president's term. In the 2018 mid-term elections, the Democratic Party gained control of the House of Representatives. The Republican Party increased its majority in the Senate.

2020 Presidential Election

In the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and Mike Pence ran for re-election. They ran against Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. President Trump lost the election. Joe Biden won with 273 electoral college votes. Trump received 214 electoral college votes.

Public Opinion and Media

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Gallup approval polling. This chart shows how many people approved, disapproved, or were unsure about President Trump's job performance.      Disapprove      Unsure      Approve

During his presidency, many opinion polls tracked how people felt about Donald Trump. His approval ratings were often discussed.

President Trump often had a challenging relationship with the news media. He sometimes called certain news reports "fake news." He also used the phrase "enemy of the people" when talking about some media outlets.

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