Donald J. Trump announced his first political campaign on June 16, 2015
He would eventually become the 45th and 47th President of the United States.
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - On June 16, 2015 real estate entrepreneur Donald J. Trump announced his first political campaign. In a news conference at Trump Tower in Manhattan, he rode down an escalator to announce he would run for the Republican nomination for President of the United States.
Eleven people had already announced they would run for the nation’s highest office at the time of the announcement. Since this was the first time Trump had run for any political office, many analysts believed he had little chance of winning the nomination.
Trump was best known for developing hotels, office buildings, and hosting the reality show “The Celebrity Apprentice” when he announced.
Eventually, he defeated the other Republican candidates to win the party’s nomination. That November, he defeated the Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton to become the 45th President.
After losing the election in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, Trump ran again and won in 2024. His second term made him the 47th President of the United States.
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