Draft:Donald Trump

Donald Trump
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Name	Donald John Trump
Personal Details
Birth Place	In the Queens borough of New York
Brith Date	June 14

Donald John Trump is an American politician, economist, and businessman who, in the 47th U.S. presidential election on November 5, 2024, with the final count of electoral votes obtaining 277 votes, became the winner of the 2024 presidential election of the America. He previously won the 45th U.S. presidential election on November 8, 2016, with 306 electoral votes against Clinton's 232 votes. Renewal of U.S. trade negotiations with China, his opposition to several free trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, stricter enforcement of U.S. immigration laws and building a wall along the Mexico–United States border, reforms in veterans care, replacing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, tax cuts, and support for non-interventionism in foreign policy are among Trump's political positions. Withdrawal from the JCPOA and imposition of extensive anti-Iranian sanctions, ordering the assassination of Martyr Commander Hajj Qasem Soleimani, and adopting the "Maximum Pressure" policy were part of his dark record against the people of the Iran.

Biography

Donald John Trump was born on June 14, 1946 AD in the Queens borough of New York City.

Education

Trump studied for two years at Fordham University in the Bronx and then transferred to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; because Wharton had one of the only real estate studies faculties in U.S. universities. He graduated in 1968 AD with a Bachelor's degree in Economics.

Personal Life

Trump married Ivana Trump, a model from the Czech Republic, in New York in 1977 AD. They have three children together: Donald Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric. Ivana obtained U.S. citizenship in 1988 AD while Trump was by her side. The couple divorced in 1991. In 1993 AD, two months after the birth of his daughter named Tiffany, Trump married an actress named Marla Maples. They divorced in 1999. In 1998, Trump met Melania Knauss, a fashion model from Slovenia, and they married in 2005 in Palm Beach, Florida. Melania received U.S. citizenship in 2006, and in the same year, she gave birth to Barron, Trump's fifth child.

Activities

Economic activities

He headed the Trump Organization, a real estate development company founded by his paternal grandmother, for 45 years. His activities focused on constructing and renovating commercial towers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. He also undertook several risky side business projects and licensed his company name as a brand on numerous products. From 2004 to 2015, Trump hosted the popular reality show The Apprentice on NBC, and for this, he was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2017, Trump was recognized by Forbes magazine as the 544th wealthiest person in the world with a wealth of $3.5 billion, while his businesses and his three marriages attracted decades of extensive media coverage, and he placed the expensive Trump brand name on numerous products, hotels, towers, goods, and properties. In 2011, Forbes estimated the value of the Trump brand at $200 million, and Trump claimed that he did not accept this valuation, stating that his brand value was around $3 billion.

Political activities

Over time, Trump has described his political leanings and positions in various, sometimes contradictory ways. Politico has described his positions as "opportunistic, outspoken, and often contradictory". Over time, he has described his party affiliation status as Republican, Independence Party, Democrat, and "no preference". He also sought the nomination of the Reform Party. Specifically, he has changed his positions regarding taxation of the wealthy, abortion rights, and healthcare. A report in 2011 showed that over two decades of elections in the US, Trump had financially contributed to the campaigns of candidates from both the Democratic and Republican parties. In February 2012, Trump endorsed Mitt Romney for the US presidency and was among the early supporters of Ronald Reagan for the US presidency.

Participation in elections

On June 16, 2015, Trump announced his candidacy for the Republican Party nomination in the 2016 presidential election from his headquarters at Trump Tower in New York. Trump focused attention in a campaign that heavily relied on the slogan "Make America Great Again." on domestic issues such as illegal immigration to the United States, outsourcing of American jobs, the United States national debt, and Islamic terrorism. Trump runs as a self-proclaimed conservative, which he specifically associates with financial and religious matters. Some political analysts classify Trump as a moderate on social issues such as LGBTQ rights and abortion.

Primaries

This cycle of the Republican Party presidential primaries, which consisted of 17 candidates, was the largest primary election in American history. Trump started his campaign with the official slogan "Let's Make America Great Again" and a promise to be "the best president that God ever created in terms of jobs." On Super Tuesday, Trump won most of the delegates and led throughout the primary election cycle. Support for Trump among Republican primary voters nationwide reached 50% by March 2016, and he became poised to win the Republican Party nomination. After a decisive victory in Indiana on May 3, 2016, which compelled remaining candidates Ted Cruz and John Kasich to suspend their campaigns, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus effectively considered Trump the presumptive Republican Party nominee in the general election.

General election

After effectively becoming the presumptive Republican Party nominee, Trump focused on the general election, telling remaining primary voters to "save their votes for the general election." Trump continued campaigning nationwide and began targeting Hillary Clinton, the Democratic Party frontrunner who was expected to become the Democratic Party nominee. Clinton had solidified her lead over Trump in polls for most of 2016. In early July, Trump tied with Clinton in major polls following the conclusion of the FBI investigation into the Hillary Clinton email controversy. FBI Director James Comey concluded that Clinton was "extremely careless" in handling classified government content and dishonest regarding aspects of the controversy in several instances.

Victory in the 45th presidential election

Trump won on November 8, 2016, securing 306 electoral votes against Clinton's 232 votes. He received fewer popular votes than Clinton and became the fifth person to become president without winning the popular vote. The vote difference nationwide was nearly 3 million votes. Trump's victory was considered a highly unexpected political victory, as almost all national polls showed Clinton slightly ahead of Trump, and state polls showed her slightly ahead in electoral votes.

Impeachment

The US House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump on December 19, 2019. The US House of Representatives charged Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress investigations. These two charges were pursued in the Senate for final approval of his impeachment from the presidency of the United States, and ultimately the Senate acquitted him of both charges; and he remained in his presidential office. Stephanie Grisham, White House spokesperson, announced in a statement after the announcement of the final results of the impeachment charge investigations: Today, the fake impeachment attempt with the collusion of Democrats ended with the full acquittal of President Donald Trump. The day after the impeachment, in a public speech, Trump said: "This should never happen to any president. These pressures were very heavy, and if I hadn't fired James Comey [from the FBI], maybe I wouldn't even be standing here today. We had done nothing wrong and they made hell for us. I want to start by thanking friends because it is in battle and challenge that one finds their friends. I think with everything that came upon us, we have had the most success and achievements. Instead of all this pressure they put on us, we could have worked much better; but they kept pressuring and dragged me into impeachment. They used a phone call that was excellent and had no problems as a pretext and carried out the impeachment; but now it is over and there is a very good word for it: Full Acquittal".

Victory in the 47th presidential election

Donald Trump officially won the 2024 US presidential election in the 47th US presidential election cycle on November 5, 2024, with the final count of electoral votes securing 277 votes, and his opponent Kamala Harris also secured 224 votes

Controversial Positions

Among Trump's political positions were renewing US trade negotiations with China, his opposition to several free trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, stricter enforcement of US immigration laws and building a wall along the US-Mexico border, reforms in veterans' care, replacing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, reducing taxes, and supporting non-interventionism in foreign policy. Furthermore, his statements against Muslims and American immigrants sparked significant controversy during the presidential election campaign.

8 Trump Actions Against the People of Iran

Trump returns to the Oval Office of the White House while the global memory still recalls his evasions of commitment in foreign policy and inhumane policies in various political and economic arenas. Based on this, Europeans, as traditional US allies, are nowadays grappling with a major concern named "Trump's Return"; a figure whom everyone now knows as the "most pact-breaking politician in the world". Withdrawal from agreements such as the JCPOA, the Paris Climate Agreement, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, as well as withdrawing the US from the "World Health Organization", "UNESCO", and the "UN Global Compact for Migration" are only examples of Trump's commitment evasions during his first presidential term. However, among these, a significant portion of hostile actions and violations of international law by him during his first presidential term occurred against the people of Iran; from withdrawing from the JCPOA and imposing extensive anti-Iranian sanctions to issuing the order for the assassination of Martyr Major General Qasem Soleimani and adopting the "Maximum Pressure" policy, part of his black record against the people of Iran has been; hostile actions which, according to US officials and analysts, faced heavy defeat and failed to achieve its depicted goals. In the following, we will address some of Trump's anti-Iranian actions during his first presidential term.

Prohibition of Iranians' Entry to the US

One of the first anti-Iranian actions by Trump in the first months of his start in the first term was issuing immigration orders based on which, the entry of citizens of 8 countries, including Iran, to the US soil was declared prohibited. From the start of his work until Mehr 1396 SH (October 2017), he issued 3 orders in this regard, in all 3 of which the name of Iranian citizens was visible: 9 Bahman 1395 SH (January 28, 2017), 10 Farvardin 1396 SH (March 30, 2017), 26 Mehr 1396 SH (October 18, 2017). According to Trump's order on 26 Mehr 1396 SH (October 18, 2017), citizens of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen faced new restrictions for entry to the US. This order, unlike the previous order in this regard which covered a 90-day period, was "permanent".

CAATSA Law

It was on 11 Mordad 1396 SH (August 2, 2017), that Trump signed the US Congress bill named "Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act", known as "CAATSA"; a law that was approved by the Senate in Khordad of the same year and aimed at imposing new sanctions against Russia, Iran, and North Korea. The sanction targets of the CAATSA law were:

• Iran's ballistic missile program
• Imposing sanctions related to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including the IRGC Quds Force
• Imposing human rights sanctions
• Weapons programs in various fields from armored equipment to helicopters and ships
• Sanctions related to Iran's support for terrorism.

Withdrawal from the JCPOA

One of the most important hostile actions by Trump against Iran in his first presidential term was withdrawing from the JCPOA. The 45th President of the US, who during his election competition had announced "Withdrawal from the JCPOA" as one of his policies in facing the Islamic Republic, on 18 Ordibehesht 1397 SH (May 8, 2018), by signing an order, officially withdrew from the JCPOA which was accompanied by the following actions:

• Issuance of a Treasury Department statement regarding taking immediate actions to implement Trump's decision
• Return of Iran sanctions during 2 time periods of 90 days and 180 days
• Planning for the full effect of sanctions
• Pursuing the intensification of primary and secondary sanctions
• Kickstarting the "Maximum Pressure" policy against Iran

Unprecedented Action Against the IRGC

One of Trump's anti-Iranian actions in his first presidential term was placing the name of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on the alleged list of "Terrorist Organizations". Trump on 19 Farvardin 1398 SH (April 8, 2019), in an unprecedented action, by issuing an official statement, placed the IRGC on the alleged list of "Terrorist Organizations". This action took executive form one week later. It was the first time that the US government introduced a state military unit as a "terrorist group".

Reducing Iran's Oil Exports to Zero

One of the major anti-Iranian goals of Trump in his first presidential term was reducing the oil exports of the Iran to zero; a policy which although failed, was accompanied by extensive actions to realize it, part of which includes:

• 14 Aban 1397 SH (November 5, 2018), new round of oil sanctions against Iran while exempting 8 countries from these sanctions
• Removal of oil import exemptions for Iran for 8 countries on 2 Ordibehesht 1398 SH (April 22, 2019)
• Preventing investment in Iran's gas resources sector
• Using various tools to reduce Iran's oil exports
• Attempting to security-intelligence identify Iran's solutions for circumventing sanctions

Sanctioning Iran; Maximum Pressure Tool

Sanction was one of the main tools and weapons of the US government during Trump's first presidential term which its use in that period increased unprecedentedly and in various fields; to the extent that the list of sanctions in Trump's term reached more than 1500 cases; sanctions which their implementation started from Aban 1397 SH (November 2018). Parts of these sanctions and their types were:

• Identification of more than 1500 sanctions
• Separation of sanction fields into about 165 types
• Buying and selling gold and other precious metals
• Buying and selling banknotes or dollar-based documents
• Opening Rial accounts from outside the borders
• Foreign financing
• Buying, selling, and supplying aircraft parts
• Oil and petrochemical transactions
• Sale of food products produced in the Iran
• Port activities, shipping, and shipbuilding industries
• Automotive industry
• Iran's mining and steelmaking industry
• Aviation, carpet, caviar, and pistachio industries
• Insurance activities and services
• Sanctioning more than 700 individuals, organizations, and companies
• Atomic Energy Organization and related individuals and entities
• Iranian shipping companies
• Sanctioning political figures, including Supreme Leader of the Revolution, Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani, Ali Akbar Velayati, Ebrahim Raisi, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Mohsen Rezaee, Ali Shamkhani
• Iran Air and 65 related aircraft
• Iran Aerospace Organization
• 11 companies affiliated with the Ministry of Petroleum
• Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)
• 27 Iranian banks
• 5 Iranian prisons
• Sharif University of Technology and Shahid Beheshti University
• 2 judges of Iran's courts
• Petrochemical sanctions
• Ministry of Intelligence

State Terrorism

During Donald Trump's presidential term, the Islamic Republic was one of the targets of terrorism by the President of the US. Based on this, on 13 Dey 1398 SH (January 3, 2020), by direct order of Trump, Martyr Haj Qasem Soleimani, commander of the IRGC Quds Force, was martyred in a direct US drone attack on the convoy carrying Martyr Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis at Baghdad airport.

• Assassination happened by direct order of Trump
• Martyr Soleimani was an official guest of the Iraq government
• The Trump administration accepted official responsibility for this state assassination
• US forces violated the sovereignty right of the Iraq government

Unprecedented Continuous Threats Against Iran

Continuous threats against the Iran was one of Trump's prominent approaches in facing the Islamic Republic in his first presidential term; from various economic-political threats to military threats, were among Trump's tools in confrontation with the people and government of Iran, some examples of which are mentioned in the following. "Targeting 52 points in Iran", was among Trump's threats against the Islamic Republic during his presidency which had extensive international repercussions. On 15 Dey 1398 SH (January 5, 2020), he wrote on his Twitter account that if US citizens or interests are threatened, he will target 52 points in Iran, including important cultural points.

See also

• United States
• Mexico
• China

References

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• Result of the 2024 US Presidential Election/ Trump Became President of the United States by Securing the Electoral Vote Threshold, Mizan News Agency, Publication date: 6 November 2024, Access date: 10 November 2024.

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• Anti-Iranian Track Record of the World's Most Promise-Breaking Politician, Hamshahri Online, Publication date: 6 November 2024, Access date: 10 November 2024.