The 78 year old Republican is returning to the White House after winning the 2024 US presidential election against Kamala Harris.
He is only the second president in history to serve two non-consecutive terms. The first was Grover Cleveland, who served from 1885-1889 and then again from 1893-1897.
Trump graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. He became president of the Trump family real estate business in 1971 and focused on luxury accommodations. After a series of business bankruptcies in the 1990s, he launched several side ventures. From 2004 to 2015, he hosted and coproduced the reality television series The Apprentice.
Trump won the 2016 presidential election as the Republican nominee. His immigration policy included a travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries and expanding the U.S.–Mexico border wall; he also briefly implemented a family separation policy. He rolled back more than 100 environmental policies and regulations, signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, initiated a trade war with China in 2018, and withdrew the U.S. from international agreements on climate, trade, and the nuclear program of Iran. Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un without progress on denuclearization. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, he downplayed its severity, contradicted guidance from international public health bodies, and signed the CARES Act economic stimulus. He was impeached in 2019 for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, and in 2021 for incitement of insurrection; the Senate acquitted him in both cases.
He lost the 2020 presidential election but did not concede, falsely claiming widespread electoral fraud and attempting to overturn the results, including through his involvement in the January 6 Capitol attack.
In civil proceedings, he was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation in 2023, and financial fraud in 2024. He was found guilty of falsifying business records in May 2024 and sentenced to unconditional discharge in January 2025, making him the first U.S. president to be convicted of a crime. Two felony indictments related to his interference in the 2020 election and his handling of classified documents were dismissed without prejudice due to his election.
Winning the election also rid Trump of two federal indictments.
He assumes office alongside his vice President ,James Vance ,American politician, attorney, author, and Marine Corps veteran
