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.
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.
The Saudis are back and need to underline their role in the region by creating a conducive environment to make the wars in Gaza and Lebanon the last wars in the Middle East.
The region's peaceful elections and strategic Berbera port might influence the recognition of the breakaway state.
McMahon, who had been in the running for commerce secretary, headed up the Small Business Administration in Trump's first administration.
A strong US-Israel relationship benefits not only the Middle East but the world, and that will come when our enemies know messing with us is not worth the trouble.
Trump’s return marks a new chapter: a rejection of appeasement and commitment to peace through strength.
Following military successes against Hamas, Hezbollah, Tehran he may be more ready to roll dice with Trump
Over the past year, the billionaire investor has become one of the most prominent voices in a donor revolt born of dissatisfaction with how elite universities have responded to campus antisemitism.
Four years later, as Trump prepares to reenter the White House, some of that cast of characters is back while others have dropped off the stage.
Strategists say gold's "bullish outlook remains intact” in spite of the post-election dip. Fundamentals are still there & gold is an important stabilizer. Buy the dip.
The Jerusalem Post Summit Miami 2024 discusses Trump's new cabinet and shifting global politics, from Iran's silence to Middle East security.
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