Donald Trump

Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946 (age 79), in Queens , New York , U.S.), who graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics, is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 and was elected the 47th president in 2024 after defeating Democratic nominee Kamala Harris , becoming only the second president elected to non-consecutive terms after Grover Cleveland ; he remains the only one to enter the presidency without prior military or government experience.

Trump was born on June 14, 1946, in Queens , New York City , and grew up in a wealthy family with a real estate background. He attended the New York Military Academy and earned a Bachelor of Science in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. In 1971, he assumed control of the family business, renaming it the Trump Organization , and expanded operations into Manhattan luxury real estate, including the construction of Trump Tower in 1983. His ventures extended to Atlantic City casinos and other enterprises, though several faced bankruptcy in the 1990s. Trump enhanced his public profile through branding, licensing his name to various products, authoring books, and starring as host and executive producer of the NBC reality television series The Apprentice from 2004 to 2015, which popularized his catchphrase "You're fired!" and positioned him as a celebrity with political potential.

Trump won the Republican nomination and the 2016 United States presidential election against Hillary Clinton , taking office as the 45th president in January 2017. His first term emphasized "America First" policies, including the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, widespread deregulation, withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement and the Iran nuclear deal , imposition of tariffs on China , renegotiation of NAFTA into the USMCA , and the brokering of the Abraham Accords . He appointed three justices to the Supreme Court of the United_States , resulting in a conservative majority on the Court. His presidency saw two House impeachments—the first in 2019 related to Ukraine and the second in 2021 following the January 6 Capitol attack —both resulting in Senate acquittals. Trump lost reelection in 2020 to Joe Biden .

Trump's post-presidency period (2021–2025) was marked by significant legal controversies and criminal indictments. In 2023, he faced four indictments: in New York for falsifying business records related to hush money payments (the only case to reach trial), in Georgia for racketeering related to communications with state officials over the 2020 election results (dismissed in November 2025), and two federal cases—one involving improper retention of classified documents (dismissed on constitutional grounds regarding the special counsel appointment) and the other involving challenges to the certification of the 2020 election results (dismissed following the Supreme Court immunity ruling and DOJ policy on sitting presidents). On May 30, 2024, a New York jury convicted him on all 34 felony counts in the hush-money case (the only one to reach trial; he received an unconditional discharge with no prison time and continues to appeal), making him the first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes. The federal cases were dismissed following his 2024 election victory, and the Georgia state case was dismissed in November 2025.

Trump secured a comeback victory in the 2024 United States presidential election over Kamala Harris and was inaugurated for his second, non-consecutive term as the 47th president in January 2025.