Donald John Trump, born June 14, 1946, in Queens, New York, to real estate developer Fred Trump and Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, is an American businessman and politician serving as the 45th and 47th President of the United States.[1][3][6] After graduating from the New York Military Academy and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1968, he joined his father's company, becoming president in 1971 and renaming it the Trump Organization.[4][5][6] Trump expanded it into luxury properties like Trump Tower (1983), hotels, casinos such as the Trump Taj Mahal (1990), resorts, and golf courses, authoring the bestseller *The Art of the Deal*.[2][5][6] Entering politics without prior public office, Trump announced his presidential candidacy on June 16, 2015, secured the Republican nomination in 2016, and won the election against Hillary Clinton, prevailing in the Electoral College (304-227) despite losing the popular vote.[1][2][3] Inaugurated as the 45th president on January 20, 2017, his first term featured tax cuts, deregulation, replacing NAFTA with the USMCA, energy independence, launching the Space Force, defeating ISIS, Middle East peace deals, criminal justice reform, appointing three Supreme Court justices and over 250 judges, military rebuilding, and border security measures.[2][4][7] He was impeached twice—first in 2019 over Ukraine-related charges (acquitted 2020)—and lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden.[3] Trump announced his 2024 candidacy in November 2022, defeating Kamala Harris with 312 electoral votes and 49.9% of the popular vote, becoming the second president with nonconsecutive terms after Grover Cleveland.[3][4] Inaugurated on January 20, 2025, as the 47th president, his campaign emphasized immigration, tariffs, tax reform, and reducing regulations.[4][6][7] In July 2024, he survived an assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.[6] As of early 2026, Trump remains a pivotal figure in U.S. politics, embodying entrepreneurial success and partisan division.[2][3]