Donald J. Trump epitomizes the American success story. All his life, he has continued to raise the bar of business and entrepreneurial excellence, particularly in the fields of real estate, sports, and entertainment. Mr. Trump built on his success in private life when he entered into politics and public service. He amazingly won the Presidency the first time he ever ran for any political office.
A graduate of the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania, Mr. Trump followed his father into real estate development, leaving his mark on New York City. There, the Trump name soon became synonymous with the most prestigious of addresses in Manhattan and, thereafter, throughout the world.
Mr. Trump is also an avid writer. He has written nearly fourteen best-selling books to date. The Art of the Deal, his first book, is considered a classic in the business world.
On June 16, 2015, Mr. Trump announced that he was a candidate for the presidency. He won a majority in the Republican primary against 17 other candidates and then accepted, in July of 2016, the Republican nomination to become President of the United States.
On November 8, 2016, Mr. Trump was elected president in the biggest Electoral College victory for a Republican in 28 years. No president since Ronald Reagan in 1984 has carried as many counties as Mr. Trump: more than 2,600 counties in total. In addition, more than 62 million Americans voted for him-a record number for a Republican contender.
President Trump has delivered historic results during his first term in office, from the partisan gridlock of the Nation’s Capital, from the resistance of special interests, and from the Washington Establishment.
He passed record-setting tax cuts and cuts in regulations, achieved energy independence, replaced NAFTA with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, invested $2 trillion to totally rebuild the Military, launched the Space Force, obliterated the ISIS Caliphate, achieved a historic breakthrough for peace in the Middle East, passed the most significant Veterans Affairs reforms in half a century, confirmed over 250 federal judges, including two Supreme Court Justices, signed bipartisan Criminal Justice.
President Trump marshaled the full strength of the federal government and organized the largest national mobilization since World War II to confront America’s once-in-a-century pandemic. The Trump Administration mounted an unrivaled financial response, constructed the world’s most advanced testing system, produced millions of life-saving medical treatments, and launched Operation Warp Speed to defeat the virus in record time and reoxygenate the economy.
Barron is the son of President Trump and his wife, Melania. Mr. Trump also has ten grandchildren and four adult children: Don Jr., Ivanka, Eric, and Tiffany.
