Donald J. Trump for President | |
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Campaign |
Republican primaries, 2016 U.S. presidential election, 2016 |
Candidate |
Donald Trump Chairman of The Trump Organization (1971–2017) Mike Pence 50th Governor of Indiana (2013–2017) |
Affiliation | Republican Party |
Status | Announced: June 16, 2015 Presumptive nominee: May 4, 2016 Official nominee: July 19, 2016 Won election: November 9, 2016 |
Headquarters |
Trump Tower Manhattan, New York |
Key people |
Steve Bannon (Chief executive) Kellyanne Conway (Campaign manager) David Bossie (Deputy campaign manager) Jason Miller (Communications director) Katrina Pierson (National spokesperson) Hope Hicks (Press secretary) Michael Glassner (Deputy campaign manager) Daniel Scavino Jr. (Director of social media) Ben Carson (VP Selection Committee Leader) Jeff Sessions (Chairman of National Security Committee) Michael T. Flynn (Military Advisor) Omarosa (Director of African American Outreach) Rudy Giuliani (Senior Advisor) Roger Ailes (Debate Prep Advisor) Mike Pence (White House Transition Chairman) Bill Palatucci (Former White House Transition Coordinator, removed from position November 2016) Michael Cohen (Special Counsel) Arthur Culvahouse (VP Vetter) Rick Gates (Deputy Convention Manager) Steven Cheung (Rapid Response Director) Paul Manafort (Campaign chairman; left campaign on August 19, 2016) Corey Lewandowski (Campaign manager; left campaign on June 20, 2016) Roger Stone (Political adviser; left campaign on August 8, 2015) Sam Nunberg (Political adviser; left campaign on August 3, 2015) Michael Caputo (Head of Communications; left campaign on June 20, 2016) Brad Parscale (Digital director) |
Receipts | US$350,668,435.70 (December 31, 2016) |
Slogan | |
Theme song | |
Chant |
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Website | |
www.donaldjtrump.com |
Trump recorded having extremely lewd conversation about women in 2005, The Washington Post, 12:44, October 8, 2016 | |
Donald Trump apologizes for sexist comments about groping women, Trump campaign video via PBS Newshour, 1:15, October 7, 2016 |
The 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump, an American businessman, television personality, and author, was formally launched on June 16, 2015, at Trump Tower in New York City. Trump was the Republican nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 election, having won the most state primaries, caucuses, and delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. He chose Mike Pence, the sitting Governor of Indiana, as his vice presidential running mate. On November 8, 2016, Trump and Pence were elected president and vice president of the United States.
Trump's populist positions in opposition to illegal immigration and various trade agreements, such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, earned him support especially among voters who were male, white,blue-collar and those without college degrees. Some of his remarks were controversial and helped his campaign garner extensive coverage by the mainstream media, trending topics, and social media.
Trump's campaign rallies attracted large crowds, as well as public controversy. Some of the events were marked by incidents of violence between Trump supporters and protesters, mistreatment of some journalists, and disruption by a large group of protesters who effectively shut down a major rally in Chicago. Trump was accused of inciting violence at his rallies.