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).
Khamenei survived, but he shouldn’t have: why Israel’s Iran campaign remains incomplete - opinion
Given the two missteps Israel made in what was otherwise a golden moment of historic triumph, there is a sense that the job, is not done.
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US-Israel ties: Relations between historic allies enter a new era - analysis
Trump says there could be a Gaza deal next week
He told reporters aboard Air Force One there could be a deal on a Gaza ceasefire by next week but that he had not been briefed on the current state of negotiations.
Khamenei seen in first public appearance since war, Hostage negotiation team to fly to Doha Sunday
Cabinet meets to discuss hostage negotiations • Ben-Gvir decries hostage deal proposal • Hamas requests 'unacceptable' changes to Gaza deal, PMO says
Columbia University’s computer systems shut down by ‘hacktivist’ with political agenda
The outages, which started on June 24, caused a smiling image of US President Donald Trump to appear across monitors on campus.
Voices from the Arab press: When the ceasefire prolongs the war
A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.
Germany's Merz spoke with Trump about buying Patriots for Ukraine
Merz initiated the call with Trump to promote arms deliveries to Ukraine, particularly Patriots, after the Pentagon paused some shipments.
Russia pounds Kyiv with largest drone attack, hours after Trump-Putin call
Trump said that the call with President Putin on Thursday resulted in no progress at all on efforts to end the war.
Trump criticized for using antisemitic 'Shylock' to describe bankers
"Think of that: No death tax. No estate tax. No going to the banks and borrowing from, in some cases, a fine banker - and in some cases, Shylocks and bad people,” Trump said.
Your Taxes: What now? Financing redevelopment with gas - opinion
In the case of Gaza, the economy and homes need rebuilding to improve the welfare of the Gazans, without Hamas. And there is an ace up everyone’s sleeve: Gaza gas.
Turkey signals continued support for Hamas with high-level meeting - analysis
According to Al-Arabiya, “Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin met a senior Hamas leader on Sunday for talks on Gaza’s humanitarian tragedy and efforts to reach a ceasefire."
Can Netanyahu and Trump redraw the map after strikes on Iran?
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Fresh off the Iran campaign, the two leaders aim to lock in gains with a Gaza deal, new regional alliances, and legacy-defining diplomacy.
My Word: Normalizing hatred for Israel
Antisemitism mixed with support for Islamist jihad is making its way around the global village like killer drones – rogue weapons of rogue regimes that can spread death and destruction anywhere.
