Presidency of Donald Trump
The presidency of Donald Trump began at noon EST on January 20, 2017. Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States. He succeeded Barack Obama as a member of the Republican Party.
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Presidency of Donald Trump | |
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| January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Cabinet | See list |
| Party | Republican |
| Election | 2016 |
| Seat | White House |
← Barack Obama • Joe Biden → | |
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| Seal of the President | |
| Official website | |
2016 presidential election
On November 9, 2016, Republicans Donald Trump of New York and Governor Mike Pence of Indiana won the 2016 election, defeating Democratic former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of New York and Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia. Trump won 304 electoral votes compared to Clinton's 227, although Clinton won the popular vote, receiving nearly 2.9 million more votes than Trump. Trump then became the fifth person to win the presidency while losing the popular vote.[1] In the congressional elections, Republicans maintained majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Personnel
The Trump administration has had record turnover, particularly among White House staff. By the end of his first year in office, 34 percent of Trump's original staff had resigned, been fired, or been reassigned.[2] As of March 2018[update], 43 percent of senior White House positions had turned over.[3]
On September 5, 2018, The New York Times published an article entitled "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration",[4] written by an anonymous senior official in the Trump administration. The author asserted that "many of the senior officials in his own administration are working diligently from within to frustrate parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations."
Elections during the Trump presidency
| Congress | Senate | House |
|---|---|---|
| 115th[1] | 52 | 241 |
| 116th | 53 | 200 |
2018 mid-term elections
In the 2018 mid-term elections, Democrats won control of the House of Representatives, while Republicans expanded their majority in the Senate.[5]
2020 presidential elections
In the 2020 presidential elections, Republicans Donald Trump and vice-president Mike Pence ran against Democratic former vice-president Joe Biden and senator Kamala Harris of California. The president lost by 59 votes with his 214 electoral college votes and the opposition's 273 votes.
Historical evaluations and public opinion
By the end of Trump's first year in office, opinion polls showed him as the least popular United States president since 1945.[6] He said many false and misleading things in his campaign and presidency. Those things were documented by fact-checkers.[7]
Early in his presidency, the Trump administration developed a controversial relationship with mass media. He repeatedly said it was the "fake news".[8] In general, news outlets have made false facts before.
Trump's most repeated false statements were each repeated over 100 times during his presidency. They included that the "Trump wall" was already being built, that a U.S. trade deficit would be a "loss" for the country, and that the American economy was the strongest ever during his administration.
Presidency Of Donald Trump Media
Outgoing President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office on November 10, 2016
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Donald Trump's official portrait before his swearing in ceremony
Inauguration swearing-in ceremony
Cabinet meeting, March 2017
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett and her family with Trump on September 26, 2020
Fact-checkers from The Washington Post, (orange) the Toronto Star, and CNN (blue) compiled data on "false or misleading claims" and "false claims," respectively. The peaks in late 2018 correspond to the midterm elections, in late 2019 to his impeachment inquiry, and in late 2020 to the presidential election.
Trump talks to the press in the Oval Office on March 21, 2017, before signing S.422 (the NASA Transition Authorization Act).
Trump speaks to reporters on the White House South Lawn in June 2019.
During a joint news conference, Trump said he was "very proud" to hear Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro use the term "fake news."
Trump's statement during the U.S. Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. The video was originally posted on Twitter and shared on other social media before being removed from all platforms for violating various policies.
President Trump's farewell address on January 19, 2021
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References
- ↑ Trump's victory another example of how Electoral College wins are bigger than popular vote ones. Pew Research Center. December 20, 2016. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/12/20/why-electoral-college-landslides-are-easier-to-win-than-popular-vote-ones/.
- ↑ Trimble, Megan (December 28, 2017). "Trump White House Has Highest Turnover in 40 Years". U.S. News. https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-12-28/trumps-white-house-has-highest-turnover-rate-in-40-years. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ↑ Keith, Tamara. "White House Staff Turnover Was Already Record-Setting. Then More Advisers Left". NPR. https://www.npr.org/2018/03/07/591372397/white-house-staff-turnover-was-already-record-setting-then-more-advisers-left. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ↑ Opinion - I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration. September 5, 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/05/opinion/trump-white-house-anonymous-resistance.html. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ↑ Cillizza, Chris (November 10, 2018). 2018 was a WAY better election for Democrats than most people seem to think. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/09/politics/2018-democrats-midterms/index.html. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ↑ How Trump Ranks . Five Thirty Eight. Report.
- ↑ It's True: Trump is Lying More, and He's Doing it on Purpose. New Yorker. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ↑ Trump Keeps Saying 'Enemy of the People'. The Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-president-trumps-phrase-an-enemy-of-the-people-2017-2. Retrieved February 20, 2019.