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Donald John Trump is an American businessman and politician who served as the 45th President of the United States from January 20, 2017, to January 20, 2021. Below is a brief overview of his life and career: ### 1. **Early Life and Education**: - **Date of Birth**: June 14, 1946, in New York City. - Trump grew up in Queens, New York, as the son of Fred Trump, a prominent real estate developer. - He attended Kew-Forest School and the New York Military Academy. - He graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 with a degree in economics. ### 2. **Business Career**: - After graduating, Trump became involved in real estate, inheriting and expanding his father's business into large projects like luxury residential towers, hotels, resorts, and casinos. - He became a media personality, particularly through his reality TV show “The Apprentice,“ which debuted in 2004. ### 3. **Political Life**: - Trump had no prior political experience before entering the presidential race. - **2015**: Trump announced his candidacy for president as a Republican. - **2016**: He won the Republican nomination and defeated Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, becoming the 45th President of the United States. ### 4. **Presidency (2017-2021)**: - Trump assumed office on January 20, 2017. - His presidency focused on economic policies such as tax cuts, deregulation, and renegotiating trade deals. - His tenure was marked by controversial policies like strict immigration laws, including a travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries and the construction of a border wall with Mexico. - His presidency saw significant political and international tensions, including investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election. - **2020**: Trump lost the presidential election to Joe Biden amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and economic turmoil. ### 5. **Impeachments**: - **2019**: Trump became the third president in U.S. history to be impeached by the House of Representatives on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress but was acquitted by the Senate. - **2021**: After the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, he was impeached for the second time by the House on charges of incitement of insurrection but was again acquitted by the Senate. ### 6. **Post-Presidency**: #history #europeanhistory #vietnamwar - After leaving office in January 2021, Trump remained a prominent figure within the Republican Party. - In November 2022, Trump announced his intention to run for president again in the 2024 election. ### 7. **Personal Life**: - Trump has been married to Melania Trump since 2005 and has five children from different marriages.
