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The biography for President Trump and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association.

Donald John Trump was born in Queens, New York, on June 14, 1946. His father, Fred Trump was a successful real estate developer. Trump was educated at the New York Military Academy and the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania.

In 1971, he took over his fathers real estate company, renaming it the Trump Organization. The business soon became involved in variety of projects, including hotels, resorts, residential and commercial building, casinos, and golf courses. His first of many books wasThe Art of the Deal, published in 1987. In 2004, he launched the reality television showThe Apprentice.

In 2005, Donald Trump married Melania Knauss. They have one son, Barron. Trump also has four adult children from previous marriages: Donald Jr., Ivanka, Eric, and Tiffany.

During the 2016 primary, Trump defeated more than a dozen rivals to win the Republican nomination. While he lost the popular vote, Trump defeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the general election by winning a majority of Electoral College votes. His campaign slogan was Make America Great Again.

Without previous elected political experience, President Trump used unconventional methods to communicate his priorities. Most notably, he used the social media platform Twitter as a primary mechanism for direct communication with the American public, other politicians, and the press corps.

As president, he signed a major tax reform bill into law and oversaw a reduction of federal regulations. His protectionist trade policies included tariffs in foreign aluminum, steel, and other products. The Trump administration also renegotiated trade agreements with Mexico, Canada, China, Japan, and South Korea. Other domestic priorities included Supreme Court and federal judiciary appointments, increased military budgets, aggressive border and immigration control, criminal justice reform, and the reduction of prescription drug prices.

In foreign policy, the Trump administration moved the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and brokered normalization agreements between Israel and a number of countries. In 2018, President Trump attended a summit with Kim Jong Un, marking the first time a sitting president met with a North Korean leader.

In 2018, there was a partial government shutdown as Trump disagreed with Congress over funding for a border wall between the United States and Mexico. The funding lapse lasted thirty-five days before it was resolved.

In 2019, a federal whistleblower filed a complaint that Trump had pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Bidens son Hunter, who had served on the board of Bursima Holdings, a natural gas company in Ukraine. Later that year, the House of Representatives impeached President Trump based upon allegations of obstruction of Congress and abuse of power. In 2020, the Senate acquitted Trump on both articles of impeachment.

The first confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported in the United States on January 20, 2020. The remainder of Trumps presidency was consumed with the coronavirus pandemic. Critics argued that Trumps response to the pandemic was delayed and did not sufficiently encourage public health practices to reduce the spread of the virus. However, the Trump administrations program Operation Warp Speed assisted in the private sector development of two approved vaccines. Nonetheless, by the time Trump left office, more than 400,000 Americans had died of COVID-19.

Trump lost reelection to Democratic candidate Joe Biden, but publicly claimed widespread voter fraud had affected the outcome. Supporters of President Trump traveled to Washington, D.C. for a Save America rally on January 6, 2021. Trump spoke to the large crowd on the Ellipse near the White House and encouraged attendees to protest the counting of the Electoral College votes in Congress. The rally turned violent when the presidents supporters overwhelmed law enforcement, breaching the United States Capitol and disrupting the vote count. Five people died as a result of the violence, and the Capitol complex suffered millions of dollars in damage.

On January 13, 2021, Trumps actions resulted in the House of Representatives approving another article of impeachment: the incitement of insurrection. He is the only president in American history to be impeached twice by Congress.

Learn more about Donald Trumps spouse, Melania Trump.

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Former President Donald Trump wanted reporters to cover a private event he was hosting.

Advisers then had to explain why he could no longer call on a press pool for his events.

Advisers found reporters who happened to be working near the area for his event, the Washington Post reported.

Aides and advisers to former President Donald Trump said he had a difficult time transitioning from the White House to life as a private citizen, according to a new report from the Washington Post.

According to the Post, one example of this was when Trump wanted his team to call on a press pool reporters who travel with presidents for an event at Mar-a-Lago. Advisers had to break the news to Trump that this was no longer a possibility.

"We had to explain to him that he didn't have a group standing around waiting for him anymore," an unnamed former aide told the Washington Post.

The advisers ended up pulling reporters who were near Mar-a-Lago for other reasons, two sources told the Post.

Once Trump left office, he was frustrated at his downsized life, which included a smaller number of Secret Service, no access to Air Force One, and little press coverage compared to when he was president, four unnamed advisers to Trump told the Post.

Trump has spent most of his post-presidency in isolation at Mar-a-Lago, playing golf six days a week and using dinner at the club as an opportunity to revel in the attention of admiring fans who applaud his entrances and exits from the dining room.

The praise he receives from guests at his Palm Beach, Florida, and Bedminster, New Jersey, clubs is how he gets the attention he became used to as president, an aide told the Post.

"The appetite for attention hasn't waned, but that's where he gets it now," an unnamed Trump confidant told the Washington Post."The networks don't carry his rallies. He doesn't get interviews anymore. He can't stand under the wing of Air Force One and gaggle [with reporters] for an hour."

He has also spent less time being challenged by aides and listening to opposition from political opponents, colleagues, and independent journalists, the Post reported.

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Trump is now seeking a second term in theWhite House. On November 24, he announced his bid for president in 2024. Meanwhile, he continues to face mounting legal and political challenges.

The January 6 committee investigating Trump's role during the 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol is expected to recommend at least three criminal charges insurrection, obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy to defraud the US government against the former president to the Department of Justice.

Although the recommendations hold nolegal weight, the committee hopes the action will influence Attorney General Merrick Garland to take action against the former president, Politico reported.

Trump is also still facing an investigation from the Department of Justice after the FBI, executing a search warrant, found classified documents that the former president took with him from the White House to his Mar-a-Lago home.

A representative for Trump did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

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1. Donald Trump: Pence is 'innocent' after classified records discovery  Business Insider
2. How Pence's classified documents storm could be good news for Biden and Trump  CNN
3. Bidens Handling of Secret Documents Complicates the Case Against Trump  The New York Times

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OPINION:

Since former President Donald Trump boldly announced his campaign for the next presidential election in 2024 just two months ago at Mar-a-Lago, the media and the establishment havent known exactly what to do.

There have been the usual smears and phony scandals, there have been predictable attempts by the Republican establishment to blame the GOPs midterm disappointments on Mr. Trump, and there has been plenty of wishful thinking in the media on how he cant win again.

This is all nonsense. Mr. Trump has the strongest record of anyone running for president in 2024, the best chance of any Republican in the general election, and a serious and impressive agenda for his second term on America First policies.

Mr. Trump has a solid record of delivering on his promises. During his presidency, the economy boomed, the stock market soared, and unemployment fell to a 50-year low. Mr. Trump kept us out of foreign wars and fought every day to build the wall and enforce our immigration law. He also reshaped the judiciary and named three Supreme Court justices who handed power back to the states and the people, all while fighting the fake news attacks and hoax investigations every step of the way. He is, without a doubt, the most effective conservative leader in a generation.

President Bidens administration is working hard and fast to undo all the good that Mr. Trump accomplished. The stock market closed out with the worst year since the Great Recession of 2008. The border is wide open, inflation is crushing Americans, and the United States is once again sending billions overseas while our veterans are forgotten and left behind. Sixty-three percent of Americans think this country is on the wrong track, and so do I.

As impressive as Mr. Trumps first term was, hes not just running on that for 2024. Only two months into his campaign, the former president has already outlined several ambitious proposals for a second term.

Mr. Trump understands, above all else, the massive threat that Mr. Bidens open border poses to America and is focused on permanently fixing Americas immigration policy. A second Trump term means no amnesty ever, finishing the wall, and it means a serious look at our legal immigration policies.

He has also announced a bold plan to support free speech and fight Big Tech censorship, perhaps one of the most significant issues of our time. Mr. Trump plans to pass a digital bill of rights to protect your free speech online, to fire any federal bureaucrat who has engaged in censorship, and to revise Section 230.

Its possible that the 2020 election could have gone very differently if not for the suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story just before the election. Free speech online is crucial to conservative victory now and in the future, and Mr. Trump understands more than anyone the importance of it.

The effort to effectively staff the next Trump administration with conservatives who agree with Mr. Trumps ideas is already underway. Moreover, Mr. Trump will clean house of the deep state federal employees who threaten to stall his America First priorities. Personnel is policy, and Mr. Trump knows this better than ever. This administration will put America first, not the D.C. swamp.

A second Trump administration will accomplish many important conservative goals. There is no better Republican candidate, not electorally, not on the issues, and not on governance. Thats why every RealClearPolitics poll shows Mr. Trump leading the primary field because Republican voters know who they want and trust to deliver them victory.

Mr. Trump is the best hope for American greatness in 2024.

Rep. Troy E. Nehls, a Republican, represents Texas 22nd Congressional District. From 2013 to 2021, he served as the sheriff of Fort Bend County, Texas.

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1. Trump responds to Biden classified document discovery, asks when FBI will raid his many homes  The Hill
2. With Donald Trump's prosecution possible, should Joe Biden run for president?  The Columbus Dispatch
3. DoJ seeks to question Trump team that found more classified documents  The Guardian US

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Trump responds to Biden classified document discovery, asks when FBI will raid his many homes - The Hill