$TRUMP Born in New York and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1971, he received control of the company from his father, Fred Trump, which would become The Trump Organization. Throughout his career, he built ventures with his brand around the world and also owned the Miss USA pageant, made brief appearances in movies and television series, and hosted and co-produced the reality show The Apprentice. In June 2015, he announced his candidacy for the presidency as a Republican and, in May 2016, was formally nominated. He won the 2016 election, in a race marked by allegations of Russian interference in favor of his campaign. During his first term, he signed massive tax cuts, attempted to dismantle Obamacare, and also made various revisions to environmental regulations to expand fossil fuel extraction. In foreign policy, he banned the entry of citizens from seven Muslim countries, created the America First agenda, withdrew the country from negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Paris Agreement, and the nuclear deal with Iran. He also imposed tariffs on various imported products, leading to a trade war with China, recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and had three inconclusive meetings with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.

After allegations that he made improper requests to the Ukrainian government, he suffered his first impeachment trial in the House of Representatives but was acquitted by the Senate in February 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he downplayed the threat of the virus, ignored recommendations from experts, and made several false and misleading statements about the disease. After losing the 2020 election to Biden, he refused to concede defeat, made false accusations of electoral fraud, filed lawsuits, and ordered officials in his government not to cooperate with the presidential transition. In January 2021