| − | '''Donald John Trump''' (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 larger than [[Joe Biden]]'s, Trump defeated Biden in [[Election Day]]-voting but millions of votes cast by [[Democrat]] [[ballot harvesting]] and unverified signatures on mail-in ballots (particularly in [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Georgia]]) flipped the reported outcome while many suspected [[election fraud]].<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''' (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 larger than [[Joe Biden]]'s, Trump defeated Biden in [[Election Day]]-voting but millions of votes cast by [[Democrat]] [[ballot harvesting]] and unverified signatures on mail-in ballots (particularly in [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Georgia]]) flipped the reported outcome while many suspected [[election fraud]].<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> |
| | 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. |