Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Here are some key points about him: Presidency: Trump assumed office on January 20, 2017, succeeding Barack Obama. His vice president was Mike Pence, and he was succeeded by Joe Biden.  Background: Born in Queens, New York City, Trump has been associated with various political parties over the years, including the Republican Party (1987–1999, 2009–2011, 2012–present), Reform Party (1999–2001), Democratic Party (2001–2009), and as an Independent (2011–2012).
Business Career: Trump was also the chairman and president of The Trump Organization from 1971 to 2017. Personal Life: He has been married three times, with his current wife being Melania Knavs. Trump has five children: Donald Jr., Ivanka, Eric, Tiffany, and Barron. ​Legacy and Controversies: His presidency was marked by a range of policies, controversies, and legal affairs. Notable events include the impeachment proceedings, foreign policy decisions, and his active presence on social media.

Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned
Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department effective Friday, according to a court filing. The filing comes amid a legal fight to stop Attorney General Merrick Garland from releasing the special counsel’s report of his investigations into then-President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and the alleged mishandling of classified documents after Trump left office. Smith gave
his final, two-volume report to the attorney general on Tuesday. Garland has indicated he would not release the part of the report regarding the classified documents investigation, but believes it should be public eventually. (CNN 1/12/25) READMORE>>>>>

Vladimir Putin is ready for summit with Donald Trump, says Kremlin
Russia’s president Vladimir Putin is ready to meet Donald Trump but has yet to agree a date, the Kremlin said on Friday, after the US president-elect said the two sides were preparing a possible summit. The comments by Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson, came after Trump answered questions about a possible meeting with Putin by saying “we’re setting it up”, while adding he would prefer to wait until after his inauguration on January 20. “President Putin has repeatedly declared his openness to contacts with international partners, including the US president and Donald Trump”, Peskov told the press, according to the Interfax news agency.​(Financial Times 1/10/25) READMORE>>>>>

Vladimir Putin is ready for summit with Donald Trump, says Kremlin
Russia’s president Vladimir Putin is ready to meet Donald Trump but has yet to agree a date, the Kremlin said on Friday, after the US president-elect said the two sides were preparing a possible summit. The comments by Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson, came after Trump answered questions about a possible meeting with Putin by saying “we’re setting it up”, while adding he would prefer to wait until after his inauguration on January 20. “President Putin has repeatedly declared his openness to contacts with international partners, including the US president and Donald Trump”, Peskov told the press, according to the Interfax news agency.​(Financial Times 1/10/25) READMORE>>>>>

Speaker race, Trump’s second term, Carter funeral: January brings flurry of political events
New Year’s Day ushers in a month of political events and milestones the likes of which Washington hasn’t seen in a while. From the House Speaker election and memorials to former President Carter, to the start of President-elect Trump’s second term and all that brings, January will kick off 2025 with tone-setting votes and significant actions. House and Senate seats will need to be filled, with Trump’s nominations and the election of Ohio Sen. JD Vance as vice president creating vacancies; that process starts in January.(The Hill 1/1/25) READMORE>>>>>

January 2025: John Nichols, The Nation, wrote: The big Lie Donald Trump told after the 2024 election was that he'd won a |powerful mandate" from the American people. He hadn't, and neither had his MAGA movement. The United States is, undoubtedly , a divided nation. But a majority of Americans who cast ballots in the 2024 presidential election actually agreed on once thing: They did not want Trump as their president. With almost all of the votes tabulated, we now know that around 50.2 percent were cast for someone other than Trump. That's a small antio-Trump majority, but it's enough to vex the incoming president, who has been at great pains since election night to foster the fantasy that he has  achieved A"a political victory that our country has never scene before, nothing like this."

January 9, 2025: Letter to the Editor in Columbia Disptach wrote: In a 2024 survey sponsored by the University of Houston, nearly 200 presidential scholars listed Abraham Lincoln as the greatest American president, and Donald Trump as the worst. Joe Biden came in at #14, below Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, but ahead of Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. Biden inherited several disasters from the Trump administration, including the Covid-19 pandemic and its economic consequences, as well as Trump’s negotiated deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan, shutting out the Afghan government and agreeing to the release of several thousand Taliban fighters from prison. The withdrawal from Afghanistan under the terms negotiated by Trump was never going to be clean or easy. Under the Biden administration and the Federal Reserve, inflation following the impact of the pandemic was less than for other industrialized nations, and the control measures put in place allowed a “soft landing” without triggering a recession. The fact is the U.S. economy is stronger now as a result of Biden’s actions than it has been in years.

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