| − | '''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. It is widely believed by a majority of registered voters that he was [[fraud|cheat]]ed out of a second consecutive term by [[Joe Biden]] and the [[Democrat]]s.<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 is 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. |
| − | Trump has openly admitted that he is "not conservative."<ref>March 11, 2024. [https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-admits-he-isnt-conservative-cnbc-squawk-box-1877949 Donald Trump Admits He's Not a Conservative]. ''Newsweek''. Retrieved March 12, 2024.</ref><ref>Hall, Colby (March 11, 2024). [https://www.mediaite.com/tv/trump-admits-im-not-conservative-after-squawk-box-plays-clip-of-gop-mega-donor-reveals-hes-scared-of-a-second-term/ Trump Admits ‘I’m Not Conservative’ After Squawk Box Plays Clip of GOP Mega Donor Revealing He’s Scared of a Second Term]. ''Mediaite''. Retrieved March 12, 2024.</ref> | + | 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. |