Donald J. Trump
REPUBLICAN
Donald J. Trump is running for US President.
Political background
Donald J. Trump was previously the president of the United States from 2016 to 2020. He ran for United States president in 2020 and did not win. He ran in 1999 as a Reform Party presidential candidate but withdrew.
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Professional background
Donald is currently the owner of Trump Organization, where he has been since 1971. Trump Organization is a multi-industry company involved in real estate, investing, brokerage, and property management. He previously worked as an executive producer on NBC and was the host of the reality show The Apprentice.
Personal background
Donald is from New York City, New York. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Melania, have one child. He has four other adult children.
Candidates (3)
These are the candidates running for this office.
Education
Opposes education on race, racism, and gender identity and said he would "cut federal funding for any school pushing critical race theory [and] radical gender ideology."
Wants school principals to be elected by parents.
Wants to cut the number of school administrators and adopt "merit pay" for teachers.
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Healthcare
Supports price transparency and reducing the cost of prescription drugs and health insurance premiums.
Opposes a federal ban on abortion and believes it should be decided by each state.
Called Florida's 6-week abortion ban too strict, but voted against a ballot amendment to allow abortion up to 22-24 weeks after conception.
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Public Safety
Opposes the participation of transgender women in "women's sports."
Wants to impose the death penalty for drug smugglers and traffickers.
Promises to increase funding to hire and retain police officers and strengthen qualified immunity, which prevents local and state government officials from being sued in civil court.
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Foreign Policy and Immigration
Wants to "carry out the largest deportation operation in American history."
Acknowledged Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
As president, he withdrew the US from the Iran Nuclear Deal, which mandated that Iran dismantle its nuclear operations and allow international inspections in exchange for sanctions relief.
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Environment
Hopes to make the US the top energy producer in the world.
As president, withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Accord and approved the construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines.
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Ethics & Conduct
In December 2019, Trump was impeached on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of congress by the US House. The charges claim he used his position to solicit the government of Ukraine into investigating Joe Biden. He was acquitted by the US Senate.
In January 2021, Trump was impeached for encouraging the insurrection of the US Capitol. He was acquitted by the US Senate.
In May 2023, Trump was found liable in 2 civil cases brought by E. Jean Carroll for battery and defamation. The jury concluded he sexually assaulted Carroll.
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Economy
Supports tax cuts for workers and opposes taxes on tips.
As president, oversaw the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which reduced taxes for most Americans for 2018 and 2025, with the highest portion of tax cuts being granted to those in the 95th - 99th percentile of income.
As president, reduced the federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. If reelected, he would further reduce the rate to 15%.
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Voting & Elections
Plans to impose term limits on congress members.
As president, created a ban on lobbying by former congress members and cabinet members, which he later reversed.
Said, “We will pass a bold range of critical election integrity measures that include banning unsecure drop boxes and ballot harvesting.”
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