Donald Trump
Donald Trump served as the 45th president of the United States between January 2017-January 2021. He was preceded by Barack Obama and followed by Joe Biden, who took office in January 2021. After winning the 2024 US presidential election, Trump is set to become the 47th president.
Trump ran in the 2016 presidential race as the Republican candidate against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Despite losing the popular vote by almost three million votes, Trump received 306 electoral college votes in comparison to Clinton's 232 and became the fifth person in US history to be elected president while losing the popular vote.
The first US president to be elected without any prior military or government service, Trump was a well-known media personality and businessman before his arrival on the political scene.
His presidency was highly divisive and was characterized by many controversial policies including a travel ban on citizens from several Muslim-majority countries, his plan to build a wall across the US-Mexico border, and his leadership during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, to name a few.
Following the 2020 presidential elections, Trump refused to concede to Biden, claiming that there had been widespread electoral fraud despite several recounts contradicting him. On January 6, 2021, Trump urged his supports to protest the presidential transition by marching to the Capitol, resulting in multiple deaths. On January 13, the House of Representatives impeached Trump for incitement of insurrection, although he was acquitted by the Senate on February 13 after he had already left office.
In 2024, Trump emerged victorious in a campaign against Vice President Kamala Harris. This marks the second time in US history that a president would serve non-consecutive terms, preceded only by Grover Cleaveland (1885-1889 and 1893-1897).
'Turn ceasefire into lasting peace': UK's Starmer to lay out plan for Palestinian state recognition
Starmer will introduce the plan to the US and Arab states within the next week, the Telegraph reported, adding that it will focus on steps to “turn a ceasefire into lasting peace.”
UK threatens Palestinian state recognition, IDF intercepts missile from Yemen
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Trump warns US could bomb Iran's nuclear sites again if program resumes
Trump issued the threat as he held talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at his Turnberry golf resort on the western coast of Scotland.
Trump sets new deadline of 10 or 12 days for Russia to act on Ukraine
"I'm going to make a new deadline of about ... 10 or 12 days from today," Trump told reporters during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Trump: We know where some hostages are, some of them will die if we go in
Starmer said Hamas can play no part in any future government of a Palestinian state, as he discussed the need for a ceasefire in Gaza with Trump during a meeting in Scotland.
Trump, Starmer to meet in Scotland, with trade and Gaza on agenda
The British leader on Friday said his country would recognize a Palestinian state only as part of a negotiated peace deal.
Rubio says US officials are in Malaysia to help in Cambodia-Thailand talks
"We want this conflict to end as soon as possible," Rubio said. "State Department officials are on the ground in Malaysia to assist these peace efforts."
Israel will do to Gaza 'what we did to Tokyo and Berlin,' Lindsey Graham says
“Hamas is a terrorist organization that is chartered to destroy the state of Israel," Senator Lindsey Graham told NBC. "They're religious Nazis."
US considers deal for all the hostages, end of war, sources tell ‘Post’
Trump underscored the importance of securing the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, adding that he did not know what would happen.
WATCH: Man shouts 'Allahu Akbar' on UK easyJet flight, 'wanted to send message to Trump'
The easyJet flight from London Luton, was forced to undergo an emergency landing at Glasgow Airport, where police boarded the plane and arrested the suspected terrorist.
Ceasefires and frustrations: Trump's foreign war doctrine reaches sternest test in Gaza - analysis
Trump's efforts for a Gaza ceasefire face resistance as the conflict endures, leaving his peace doctrine in question.
Donald Trump and Mike Huckabee view and approach Middle East very differently - opinion
Unlike Huckabee, Trump sees the Middle East in highly transactional terms and is set on using economically driven frameworks to broker further peace deals in the region.
Rubio stresses commitment to Gaza ceasefire, returning hostages in meeting with families
The US and Israeli negotiating teams departed Qatar on Thursday to continue consultations in their respective countries.