Donald Trump

Donald John Trump (1946-?) was the 45th President of the United States of America, serving from January 20, 2017, to the same date in 2021 after defeating Hillary Clinton of the Democrats in the 2016 general election.

Trump's presidency was notable for reneging on prior international commitments, upending diplomatic relationships and protocol, engaging in brinkmanship with adversaries, use of social media such as Twitter to attack and embarrass critics, and a harsh policy against immigration. There was also a concerted attempt by the president and his appointed officials to demonize and damage domestic federal agencies such as the EPA and the U.S. Geological Survey and agencies involved in financial oversight, census-taking, and weather monitoring.

Trump unsuccessfully ran for a second term in 2020, losing to the Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, in the Nov. 2020 general election. Trump may have lost, at least in part, because of his failures in managing the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, in which he failed to take any substantive actions himself and then attempted to punish states for taking necessary public safety measures into their own hands.

Trump vigorously contested the 2020 election results in a social media campaign called "Stop the Steal", though with no actual evidence (as determined by numerous lost lawsuits). Trump had to leave office when his term expired on January 20, 2021 after ending on a sour note with the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot, a violent assault by Trump supporters which Trump himself arguably incited and planned. The attack is widely regarded as an insurrection or attempted coup d'etat because it was intended to prevent the historically peaceful transfer of power between presidents. Per the "January 6th Report" later issued by Congress, the riot was the last of multiple futile attempts by Trump to get the 2020 election results overturned, as he also intimidated or commanded various state and federal officials to take illegal actions which might invalidate election results, all with no actual evidence of widespread fraud.

Trump is the only president in U.S. history to have been impeached twice.