Presidency of Donald Trump facts for kids
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Presidency of Donald Trump
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| President | Donald Trump |
| Cabinet | See list |
| Party | Republican |
| Election | 2016 |
| Seat | White House |
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← Barack Obama • Joe Biden →
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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.
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Winning the 2016 Election
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
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
| Congress | Senate | House |
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| 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
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.
Images for kids
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Outgoing President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office on November 10, 2016
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Donald Trump's official portrait before his swearing in ceremony.
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Inauguration swearing-in ceremony
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Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett and her family with Trump on September 26, 2020
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Fact-checkers from The Washington Post, (orange) the Toronto Star, and CNN (blue) compiled data on "false or misleading claims" and "false claims," respectively. The peaks in late 2018 correspond to the midterm elections, in late 2019 to his impeachment inquiry, and in late 2020 to the presidential election. The Post reported 30,573 false or misleading claims in 4 years, an average of more than 20.9 per day.
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Trump talks to the press in the Oval Office on March 21, 2017, before signing S.422 (the NASA Transition Authorization Act)
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Trump speaks to reporters on the White House South Lawn in June 2019
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During a joint news conference, Trump said he was "very proud" to hear Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro use the term "fake news."
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Twitter activity of Donald Trump from his first tweet in May 2009 to September 2017. Retweets are not included.
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Trump signs an Executive Order promoting Agriculture and Rural Prosperity in America on April 25, 2017
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Trump signs the Hurricane Harvey relief bill at Camp David, September 8, 2017
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Trump and Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg at the 787-10 Dreamliner rollout ceremony
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Trump signs the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) alongside Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 30, 2018
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Trump and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visit Saint Andrew's Catholic School in Orlando, Florida, March 3, 2017
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April 2017 Trump rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Official portrait of Scott Pruitt as EPA Administrator
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Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson, first day on the job
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June 2018 protest against the Trump administration family separation policy, in Chicago, Illinois
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Trump signs Executive Order 13769 at the Pentagon. Vice President Mike Pence (left) and Secretary of Defense James Mattis look on, January 27, 2017.
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Trump returns to the White House after posing for a photo op at St. John's Episcopal Church, June 2020
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Vice President Mike Pence, Second Lady Karen Pence and President Donald Trump watch the Crew Dragon Demo-2 Falcon 9 rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center
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Anti-Trump protest in Greensboro by the anti-fascist groups Democratic Socialists of America and Industrial Workers of the World
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Trump and North Korea's Communist Party leader Kim Jong-un shake hands at the Korean Demilitarized Zone, June 30, 2019
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Trump and Vice President Mike Pence at the welcoming ceremony for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley (left) on September 30, 2019. Outgoing chairman General Joseph Dunford (right) and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (center-right) are present.
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Trump with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the Oval Office, November 13, 2019
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Trump with Prince Mohammad bin Salman, Washington, D.C., March 14, 2017
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Robert Mueller in the Oval Office c. 2012
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Tayyip Erdoğan, then the prime minister of Turkey, attended the opening of the Trump Towers Istanbul AVM in 2012.
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Open hearing testimony of Fiona Hill and David Holmes on November 21, 2019
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See also
In Spanish: Presidencia de Donald Trump para niños
