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| | :''For his achievements as U.S. President, see [[Donald Trump achievements]].'' | | :''For his achievements as U.S. President, see [[Donald Trump achievements]].'' |
| − | :''Donald Trump was [[Conservative of the Year]] in [[Conservative of the Year 2017|2017]] and [[Conservative of the Year 2018|2018]].'' | + | :''Trump was [[Conservative of the Year]] in [[Conservative of the Year 2017|2017]] & [[Conservative of the Year 2018|2018]].'' |
| | '''Donald John Trump, Sr.''' (b. [[Queens]], [[New York]], on [[Donald Trump's age|June 14, 1946]]), nicknamed "'''The Donald'''," is an American politician, businessman, media personality and statesman who served as the 45th [[President of the United States of America]], as a result of winning the [[2016 presidential election]] as the [[Republican Party]] nominee, and is the GOP nominee for the [[2024 presidential election]]. Drawing crowds 100 times as large as [[Joe Biden]]'s, many feel that Trump was [[election fraud|cheat]]ed out of a second consecutive term by [[election fraud]] perpetrated by the [[Democrat]] political machine that uses [[ballot harvesting]] and refuses to allow independent verification of signatures on mail-in ballots.<ref>[https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/may_2022/election_integrity_most_voters_still_suspect_cheating Election Integrity: Most Voters Still Suspect Cheating], Rassmussen Reports, May 25, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/washington-secrets/biden-2020-win-tainted-56-say-it-was-a-cheaters-paradise Biden 2020 win ‘tainted,’ 56% say it was a cheater’s paradise], by Paul Bedard, Washington Secrets Columnist, October 11, 2021.</ref> A strong social [[conservative]], Trump [[Donald Trump achievements|achieved much during his presidency]] and advanced many conservative priorities. He greatly benefited the US energy sector by reducing the energy dependence of the US in the Middle East, helping gasoline prices go down, and encouraging projects such as the Keystone Pipeline. Despite this, he received more criticism than any U.S. president in history, almost all of which was purely politically motivated. | | '''Donald John Trump, Sr.''' (b. [[Queens]], [[New York]], on [[Donald Trump's age|June 14, 1946]]), nicknamed "'''The Donald'''," is an American politician, businessman, media personality and statesman who served as the 45th [[President of the United States of America]], as a result of winning the [[2016 presidential election]] as the [[Republican Party]] nominee, and is the GOP nominee for the [[2024 presidential election]]. Drawing crowds 100 times as large as [[Joe Biden]]'s, many feel that Trump was [[election fraud|cheat]]ed out of a second consecutive term by [[election fraud]] perpetrated by the [[Democrat]] political machine that uses [[ballot harvesting]] and refuses to allow independent verification of signatures on mail-in ballots.<ref>[https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/may_2022/election_integrity_most_voters_still_suspect_cheating Election Integrity: Most Voters Still Suspect Cheating], Rassmussen Reports, May 25, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/washington-secrets/biden-2020-win-tainted-56-say-it-was-a-cheaters-paradise Biden 2020 win ‘tainted,’ 56% say it was a cheater’s paradise], by Paul Bedard, Washington Secrets Columnist, October 11, 2021.</ref> A strong social [[conservative]], Trump [[Donald Trump achievements|achieved much during his presidency]] and advanced many conservative priorities. He greatly benefited the US energy sector by reducing the energy dependence of the US in the Middle East, helping gasoline prices go down, and encouraging projects such as the Keystone Pipeline. Despite this, he received more criticism than any U.S. president in history, almost all of which was purely politically motivated. |
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| | Trump's [[conservative populism]] has attracted many millions of new voters to the [[Republican Party]]. In the [[United States presidential election, 2020|2020 presidential election]], Trump received at least a record-smashing 74+ million lawful votes, many in the key [[swing states]]. This confirmed him as the leader of the [[Republican Party]], indeed the entire nation, for the foreseeable future. | | Trump's [[conservative populism]] has attracted many millions of new voters to the [[Republican Party]]. In the [[United States presidential election, 2020|2020 presidential election]], Trump received at least a record-smashing 74+ million lawful votes, many in the key [[swing states]]. This confirmed him as the leader of the [[Republican Party]], indeed the entire nation, for the foreseeable future. |
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| − | *[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/519282-president-trump-melania-trump-test-positive-for-covid-19 President Trump, Melania Trump test positive for COVID-19]
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| − | *[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2020/10/02/breaking-president-trump-and-first-lady-test-positive-for-wuhancoronavirus-n2577338 BREAKING: President Trump and First Lady Test Positive for Wuhan Coronavirus]
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| − | *[https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-first-lady-test-positive-covid-19-n1241769 Trump, first lady test positive for Covid-19]</ref> The mainstream media have started mocking him, some believing he deserved his positive COVID-19 test; Pence is also vulnerable, since many of his workers have contracted the [[Wuhan coronavirus]]. [[Leftists]] and the [[MSM]] attempted to downplay Trump's experiences with the virus, claiming that the average American would not have received similar medication. Trump's strong leadership against the coronavirus even after falling ill to it himself shocked many.
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| − | In Oct 2020, the [[Iran]]ians [[Islam]]ists were posing as ‘Proud Boys’ members meddling in U.S. election. Emails warned Democrats to vote for Trump, indictment.
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| − | <ref>Chris Strohm, [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-18/doj-charges-iranian-hackers-who-posed-as-pro-trump-proud-boys California Residents Cast Ballots For 2020 U.S. Presidential Election]. ''Bloomberg'', November 18, 2021</ref>
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| | Donald Trump began his career at [[Trump Organization]]. In his college years, he helped revitalize one of his father's failing real estate ventures. Trump began opening hotels and casinos, which provided him with the cash flow to engage in other ventures. He owns the world-famous [[Trump Tower]] and is the founder of the publicly traded Trump Hotel Casinos & Resorts. Trump also owns the Trump brand, which sells a variety of items, such as bottled water, steak, and even mortgages. Trump has authored a number of books and weathered changing business fortunes, but despite the challenges that he has encountered, he has continued to be a successful businessman and entrepreneur. | | Donald Trump began his career at [[Trump Organization]]. In his college years, he helped revitalize one of his father's failing real estate ventures. Trump began opening hotels and casinos, which provided him with the cash flow to engage in other ventures. He owns the world-famous [[Trump Tower]] and is the founder of the publicly traded Trump Hotel Casinos & Resorts. Trump also owns the Trump brand, which sells a variety of items, such as bottled water, steak, and even mortgages. Trump has authored a number of books and weathered changing business fortunes, but despite the challenges that he has encountered, he has continued to be a successful businessman and entrepreneur. |
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| − | Trump [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2000|ran unsuccessfully]] for the nomination of the [[Reform Party]] in 2000. Trump considered [[presidential election 2012|running for president in 2012]] as a [[Republican]]. He, among others, questioned the citizenship of [[Barack Obama]], citing his failure to produce his birth certificate. After Obama produced his birth certificate, Trump and the other [[birther]]s continue to doubt its authenticity. Obama's approval ratings were around 40% during the peak of the controversy. Trump later exited the race, and gave the customary endorsement to [[Mitt Romney]] as the other [[Republican]] contenders did. | + | Trump [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2000|ran unsuccessfully]] for the nomination of the [[Reform Party]] in 2000. Trump considered [[presidential election 2012|running for president in 2012]] as a [[Republican]]. He, among others, questioned the citizenship of [[Barack Obama]], citing his failure to produce his birth certificate. After Obama bizarrely produced a short-form birth certificate, Trump and many other [[birther|experts]] continues to doubt its authenticity. Obama's approval ratings dropped to only 40% during the peak of the controversy. Trump later exited the race, and gave the customary endorsement to [[Mitt Romney]] as the other [[Republican]] contenders did. |
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| | ==2024 presidential campaign== | | ==2024 presidential campaign== |
| | {{See also|2024 Donald Trump presidential campaign}} | | {{See also|2024 Donald Trump presidential campaign}} |
| − | In a November 2023 CNN Poll: Trump was narrowly leading Biden in hypothetical rematch.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/07/politics/cnn-poll-trump-biden-matchup/index.htmlCNN Poll: Trump narrowly leads Biden in hypothetical rematch], ''CNN'', Nov 8, 2023</ref> | + | In a November 2023 CNN Poll: Trump was narrowly leading Biden in hypothetical rematch.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/07/politics/cnn-poll-trump-biden-matchup/index.htmlCNN Poll: Trump narrowly leads Biden in hypothetical rematch], ''CNN'', Nov 8, 2023</ref> |
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| | In November 2023, the [[Minnesota]] Supreme Court blocked a bid to remove Trump from the primary ballot in a 14th Amendment challenge.<ref>Marshall Cohen, [https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/08/politics/minnesota-14th-amendment-trump/index.html Minnesota Supreme Court blocks bid to remove Trump from primary ballot in 14th Amendment challenge], ''CNN'', November 8, 2023</ref> | | In November 2023, the [[Minnesota]] Supreme Court blocked a bid to remove Trump from the primary ballot in a 14th Amendment challenge.<ref>Marshall Cohen, [https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/08/politics/minnesota-14th-amendment-trump/index.html Minnesota Supreme Court blocks bid to remove Trump from primary ballot in 14th Amendment challenge], ''CNN'', November 8, 2023</ref> |
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| | President Trump deferred heavily to [[Hillary Clinton]]-supporter Anthony Fauci, a [[Deep State]] bureaucrat in the [[National Institutes of Health]], in responding to the [[coronavirus]] pandemic in early 2020. Trump rejected the advice of [[White House]] official [[Peter Navarro]] to take early action cutting off travel from [[China]], and to make [[hydroxychloroquine]] widely available. | | President Trump deferred heavily to [[Hillary Clinton]]-supporter Anthony Fauci, a [[Deep State]] bureaucrat in the [[National Institutes of Health]], in responding to the [[coronavirus]] pandemic in early 2020. Trump rejected the advice of [[White House]] official [[Peter Navarro]] to take early action cutting off travel from [[China]], and to make [[hydroxychloroquine]] widely available. |
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| − | Trump's polls numbers plummeted largely because of his deference to Fauci and unwillingness to take the advice of Navarro. John Fleming, an adviser to Chief of Staff [[Mark Meadows]], also misled Trump by denying the benefits of widespread access to hydroxychloroquine, as other countries have done to defeat [[COVID-19]]. | + | Trump's polls numbers declined largely because of his deference to Fauci and unwillingness to take the advice of Navarro. John Fleming, an adviser to Chief of Staff [[Mark Meadows]], also misled Trump by denying the benefits of widespread access to hydroxychloroquine, as other countries have done to defeat [[COVID-19]]. |
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| | + | *[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/01/president-donald-trump-first-lady-melania-trump-test-positive-for-coronavirus/ President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump Test Positive for Coronavirus] |
| | + | *[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/519282-president-trump-melania-trump-test-positive-for-covid-19 President Trump, Melania Trump test positive for COVID-19] |
| | + | *[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2020/10/02/breaking-president-trump-and-first-lady-test-positive-for-wuhancoronavirus-n2577338 BREAKING: President Trump and First Lady Test Positive for Wuhan Coronavirus] |
| | + | *[https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-first-lady-test-positive-covid-19-n1241769 Trump, first lady test positive for Covid-19]</ref> The mainstream media have started mocking him, some believing he deserved his positive COVID-19 test; Pence is also vulnerable, since many of his workers have contracted the [[Wuhan coronavirus]]. [[Leftists]] and the [[MSM]] attempted to downplay Trump's experiences with the virus, claiming that the average American would not have received similar medication. Trump's strong leadership against the coronavirus even after falling ill to it himself shocked many. |
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