He lies so often, and on so many subjects, that fact-checkers have had a hard time keeping up.
With his trademark wispy, unruly blond hair and his impeccable suits, he both fascinates and horrifies. He travels in his private, gilded Boeing 757, which was in the background at his airport rallies around the country. Trump lives in a palatial three-story penthouse - a veritable mini-Versailles - atop Trump Tower in New York. His adult children Ivanka, Don Jr, Eric and Tiffany all took part in his unlikely campaign. He insulted women, Muslims and Hispanics on the campaign trail, while alienating black voters.Įver the provocateur, he had refused to say that he would recognize the result of the presidential election no matter what.īut he also lives what for many of his supporters would be a dream, a life of luxury with a glamorous family: his wife Melania, a former model, now 46, is raising their 10-year-old son Barron far from the spotlights. In their eyes, Trump - who spent more than $50 million of his own money on his campaign - seems incorruptible, particularly when compared to Clinton, whose close Wall Street ties have earned their hatred. Trump is arrogant, charismatic, abrupt and sometimes funny.Įven when he contradicted himself and was not entirely conversant with every policy issue, his supporters still believed in him. To prevent attacks on American soil, he said he would ban from the United States immigrants from countries with "a proven history of terrorism," after first saying he would ban all Muslims.
He vowed to expel the 11 million undocumented immigrants believed to be living in America.Īnd he insisted he could bring jobs back to America by renegotiating international trade deals. He has decried a "rigged" system, denounces political officials as "corrupt" and says "the media poisons the mind of the American voter."ĭuring the campaign, he offered simple solutions for the most complex of problems - he said he would build a wall along the Mexican border, paid for by Mexico, to stop illegal immigration. Trump is not afraid to say anything - really anything at all. In the final days of the campaign, Trump repeatedly pledged to "drain the swamp" in Washington of its corrupt political elites and put "America first."
But he has also shown himself to be a formidable political animal, and an unlikely populist hero with his promise to "Make America Great Again."
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Delivering corrosive speeches that played to the frustrations and insecurities of Americans in an evolving world, the Manhattan real estate mogul has nevertheless become the voice of change for millions of them.Īnd he has blown up a Republican Party still struggling to understand his supporters - and still baffled by how, or whether, to dance with Tornado Trump.īefore launching his campaign in June 2015, Trump was known mainly for his immense fortune for the luxury hotels, golf courses and casinos bearing his name for the tabloid-worthy details of his divorces and for being the star host of the reality TV show "The Apprentice."Īll of this made his a familiar face in American households.
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