Presidential candidate Donald Trump

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Republican presidential candidate

Running as the Republican nominee for United States president is incumbent Donald Trump.

Trump was born in Queens, New York in 1946. He attended Fordham University in the Bronx before transferring to the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1968.

Following his graduation, Trump joined his family real estate business and was involved in a variety of both real estate and other ventures in the following years.

These ventures included hosting “The Apprentice” on NBC from 2004 to 2015, owning the Miss Universe organization and writing his business-focused book entitled “The Art of the Deal.”

According to Ballotpedia, the encyclopedia of American politics, Trump ran as a Reform Party presidential candidate in 1999 but withdrew in February 2000.

According to its website, the Reform Party seeks to build a political infrastructure that can “match the Democrats and Republicans in voters, in donations and in offices held without succumbing to the special interests and self-serving behavior that have corrupted America’s government.”

In April 2012, Trump registered as a Republican and declared his candidacy for the 2016 presidential election.

He was nominated on July 19, 2016 by the Republican National Convention, elected president on Nov. 8, 2016 and was sworn into office on Jan. 20, 2017.

Trump’s policies have included building a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico, issuing tax cuts to the American population and creating a new branch of the U.S. military for space-based operations. A full list of his policies can be found on his campaign website.

Votesmart has a database of Trump’s past speeches, funding and votes on bills. These also include the vetoes he has declared during his time in office.

More information about Donald Trump can be found at donaldjtrump.com