Donald J. Trump is the 47th president of the United States, having assumed office on January 20, 2025, following a landslide victory in the 2024 election.123 He is the first U.S. president to be convicted of a felony—found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records in 2024—and the first to serve two non-consecutive terms. Trump, born June 14, 1946, in Queens, New York, previously served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.1

During his second term, Trump has pursued a highly interventionist foreign policy, including military actions in Venezuela, where he claimed the U.S. captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a nighttime operation. He has also asserted U.S. interest in Greenland, stating the country would be taken “the easy way or the hard way,” and declared, “I don’t need international law,” citing his “own morality” as the only limit on his power.45

Domestically, his administration has implemented sweeping executive actions, including mass layoffs of federal workers, imposing the highest tariffs since the Great Depression, and initiating legal challenges to programs like Minnesota’s food stamp funding. His administration has also faced over 550 lawsuits, with critics labeling his actions as authoritarian and contributing to democratic backsliding.1

Trump remains a dominant figure in Republican politics and media, maintaining a large social media presence through Truth Social and other platforms. He is also a controlling shareholder of Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT).