Donald Trump (R) was the 45th president of the United States. He officially announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election on November 15, 2022. Trump was first elected to the presidency in 2016. He received 304 electoral votes to Hillary Clinton’s 227. Trump was defeated in the 2020 presidential election, receiving 232 electoral votes to Joe Biden’s (D) 306. Trump has framed his campaign as a return to his America First agenda, contrasting his administration against the Biden administration. In his campaign announcement, Trump said, “America’s comeback starts right now. When I left office, the United States stood ready for its golden age. […] Now we are a nation in decline. We are a failing nation. For millions of Americans, the past two years under Joe Biden have been a time of pain, hardship, anxiety, and despair.” Key policy initiatives during Trump’s first term included the United States withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and First Step Act in 2018, reducing the size of the ISIS caliphate, and establishing the Space Force as an independent military branch. Trump made more than 200 federal judicial appointments, including three U.S. Supreme Court justices.

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