Donald J Trump
Republican Party
Donald J Trump was the 45th president of the United States (2017–2021) and is the Republican nominee for the 2024 presidential election.
Trump is also a real estate developer and businessman, having owned, managed, or licensed his name to various properties, including hotels, casinos, golf courses, resorts, and residential buildings both in the New York City area and internationally.
On May 30, 2024, Trump became the first former president to be convicted of a crime, when a New York jury found him guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a 2016 hush-money payment to adult-film star Stormy Daniels.
Trump is also known for being the third US president to be impeached by the House of Representatives, after Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1998, and the only president to be impeached twice.
He takes charge at his father's real estate company - Elizabeth Trump & Son - and later re-christens it the Trump Organization.
Trump completes construction of Trump Tower, which is now his business headquarters and also the headquarters of his Presidential campaign.
He publishes his book Art of The Deal, which spends 51 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. He is the author of several other books, the most recent of which is Save America (2024).
The real estate magnate first shows interest in the US presidency by seeking a presidential nomination from the little-known Reform Party, but drops out of the race after winning two primaries.
His show, The Apprentice - which he co-produced and anchored - premieres.
Trump announces his bid for the Republican Presidential nomination.
Donald won the Republican nomination after a bitterly-fought primary, during which he made a number of highly controversial comments about other primary candidates, and election issues such as immigration and foreign policy. He famously promised to build a wall between the US and Mexico to check illegal immigration, and proposed a ban on all Muslims from entering the US. He chooses Mike Pence as his running mate.
Trump holds historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore. It was the first-ever meeting between leaders of North Korea and US.
House of Representatives impeaches President Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Trump would be later acquitted by the Senate.
Trump wins Republican presidential primary and paves way for his bid for reelection.
Donald Trump became the first former US president to be convicted of a crime when a New York state jury found him guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The charges were related to a hush-money payment made in 2016 to adult-film star Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, who alleged that she had an affair with Trump in 2006.
