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). 

The West clings to the two-state myth—but Arab leaders are moving on - opinion

Sheikh Wadee al-Jaabari of Hebron's announcement reflects a historic paradigm shift, whether or not it is feasible.

 Palestinians shop at a market ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival, in the West Bank city of Hebron, on June 5, 2025.
Several African leaders, including Liberian President Joseph Boakai, sit with US President Donald Trump on July 9, 2025.

Trump asks Liberian president where he learned English, his country's official language

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump uses a gavel after signing the sweeping spending and tax legislation known as the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act,’ at the White House last week.

Why is Trump hurting red states? - opinion

 Demonstrators take part in a protest to demand the immediate release of all hostages held in Gaza since the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas, near the US Consulate in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 7, 2025.

There is significant progress in hostage talks following new Israeli proposal, source tells 'Post'


From Tehran to terror tunnels: Netanyahu’s pivot back to Gaza - analysis

After the Iran success, Netanyahu's focus seems to be on finishing the war in Gaza with the help of Donald Trump. And their goal is clear.

 IDF soldiers work to seal a Hamas terror tunnel under Khan Yunis's European Hospital, June 2025.

US D-9 bulldozers worth billions of shekels arrive in Israel after Trump admin. releases shipment

Over 100,000 tons of military equipment have arrived in Israel through 870 airlifts and 144 sea shipments since the start of the war.

 US shipment of D9 bulldozers arrive in Israel, July 9, 2025.

UFC confirms plans for event at White House in 2026

Should it come to fruition, it would become the first professional sporting event ever contested on White House grounds.

  U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025.

Amid the chaos: A Palestinian reflection on Trump's strategic opportunity for the Mideast - opinion

This moment, for all its pain, suffering, and uncertainty, offers a narrow but strategic opportunity. But only if it is seized with clarity and courage. 

 U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, April 7, 2025.

Russia launches record 728 drones overnight, Ukraine's air force says

This comes after Trump said on Tuesday he had approved sending US defensive weapons to Ukraine and was considering additional sanctions on Moscow.

 A truck with mounted anti-aircraft cannon, of the of 127th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defence Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, fires towards Russian drones and missiles during an overnight shift, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine July 2, 2025

Former CIA, FBI directors under FBI criminal investigation over Trump-Russia probe conduct

CIA Director John Ratcliffe informed FBI Director Kash Patel of evidence linking Brennan to some wrongdoing for a potential prosecution, the sources said.

 An FBI logo is pictured on an agent's shirt.

Trump’s DOJ shuts down Epstein theories, declares death suicide

The US Justice Department is struggling to answer questions after determining that there was no evidence to support theories surrounding Jeffrey Epstein's death or his client list.

 US financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services' sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019.

Netanyahu and Trump's meeting: a potential game changer for the Middle East - opinion

Netanyahu, Trump, and the Administration leadership to discuss the recent Israel-Iran war, ending the war in Gaza, and the return of the 50 remaining hostages.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a signed hat reading 'Trump was right about everything' from US President Donald Trump

Trump warns pharmaceutical tariffs could reach 200%, gives 'a year to get their act together'

US President Donald Trump plans to implement a 200% tariff rate on pharmaceuticals, while he also announced tariffs on semiconductors and copper.

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump in the Oval Office last Friday: Since Trump’s election as president last November for a second term, the US has no longer been committed to the previous world order in which it had played such a major role in creating and running, the writer maintains.

When less is more: Why Netanyahu's meeting with Trump felt different - analysis

The limited press opportunity and overall lack of ceremony signaled that Netanyahu's meeting with Trump was not for show, but for business.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House, in Washington DC, US, July 8, 2025

Netanyahu holds second White House meeting with Trump, focus on efforts to reach Gaza deal

Meanwhile, US envoy Steve Witkoff said that the points of contention between Israel and Hamas to reach a deal have been reduced from four to one.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House, in Washington DC, US, July 8, 2025