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{{Donald Trump series|expanded=45th and 47th president of the United States}} | {{Donald Trump series|expanded=45th and 47th president of the United States}} | ||
[[Donald Trump]]'s tenure as the [[List of presidents of the United States|45th president of the United States]] began on January 20, 2017, when Trump was [[First inauguration of Donald Trump|inaugurated]] and ended on January{{nbsp}}20, 2021. Trump, a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] from [[New York (state)|New York]], took office following his [[United States Electoral College|electoral college]] victory over | [[Donald Trump]]'s tenure as the [[List of presidents of the United States|45th president of the United States]] began on January 20, 2017, when Trump was [[First inauguration of Donald Trump|inaugurated]] and ended on January{{nbsp}}20, 2021. Trump, a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] from [[New York (state)|New York]], took office following his [[United States Electoral College|electoral college]] victory over Democratic nominee [[Hillary Clinton]] in the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]], in which he lost the popular vote to Clinton by nearly three million votes. Upon his inauguration, he became the first president in American history [[List of presidents of the United States by previous experience|without prior public office or military background]]. Trump made an unprecedented number of [[False or misleading statements by Donald Trump|false or misleading statements]] during his [[Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign|2016 campaign]] and first presidency. His first presidency ended following his defeat in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]] to former Democratic vice president [[Joe Biden]], after his first term in office. | ||
Trump was unsuccessful in his efforts to repeal the [[Affordable Care Act]] but rescinded the [[Individual shared responsibility provision|individual mandate]]. He sought substantial spending cuts to major welfare programs, including [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] and [[Medicaid]]. Trump signed the [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017]] and a [[Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act|partial repeal of the Dodd–Frank Act]]. He appointed [[Neil Gorsuch]], [[Brett Kavanaugh]], and [[Amy Coney Barrett]] to the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]]. Trump reversed numerous [[Environmental policy of the Donald Trump administration|environmental regulations]], [[United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement|withdrew from the Paris Agreement on climate change]], and signed the [[Great American Outdoors Act]] but later issued an Executive Order undercutting its impact. He signed the [[First Step Act]] aimed at reforming [[federal prison]]s. He enacted [[Trump tariffs|tariffs]], triggering retaliatory tariffs from [[China–United States trade war|China]], Canada, Mexico, and the European Union. He withdrew from the [[Trans-Pacific Partnership]] negotiations and signed the [[United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement]], a successor to the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] with modest changes. The [[federal deficit]] significantly increased under Trump due to spending increases and tax cuts. | Trump was unsuccessful in his efforts to repeal the [[Affordable Care Act]] but rescinded the [[Individual shared responsibility provision|individual mandate]]. He sought substantial spending cuts to major welfare programs, including [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] and [[Medicaid]]. Trump signed the [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017]] and a [[Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act|partial repeal of the Dodd–Frank Act]]. He appointed [[Neil Gorsuch]], [[Brett Kavanaugh]], and [[Amy Coney Barrett]] to the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]]. Trump reversed numerous [[Environmental policy of the Donald Trump administration|environmental regulations]], [[United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement|withdrew from the Paris Agreement on climate change]], and signed the [[Great American Outdoors Act]] but later issued an Executive Order undercutting its impact. He signed the [[First Step Act]] aimed at reforming [[federal prison]]s. He enacted [[Trump tariffs|tariffs]], triggering retaliatory tariffs from [[China–United States trade war|China]], Canada, Mexico, and the European Union. He withdrew from the [[Trans-Pacific Partnership]] negotiations and signed the [[United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement]], a successor to the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] with modest changes. The [[federal deficit]] significantly increased under Trump due to spending increases and tax cuts. | ||