Donald Trump

Donald John Trump (b. June 14, 1946, in Queens, New York) is the 47th and 45th president of the United States. Trump served his first term from January 20, 2017, to January 20, 2021, and began his second term on January 20, 2025. Before holding public office, Trump owned the Trump Organization, a conglomerate dealing in real estate and other industries, and hosted The Apprentice on NBC.

Trump defeated Hillary Clinton (D) in the 2016 presidential election, and was then defeated by Joe Biden (D) in the 2020 presidential election. Trump won election to a second term in the 2024 presidential election, making him the second president in U.S. history to serve for non-consecutive terms.1 Trump became the Republican nominee after winning a majority of delegates at the Republican National Convention on July 15, 2024. Trump selected U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as his vice presidential running mate on July 15, 2024.2 Click here to read more about his presidential campaign.

Key policy initiatives during Trump's first term 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.34 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. Trump issued ten vetoes during his first term in office, one of which was overridden by Congress. Click here to read about more policy issues under the Trump administration.