Get to Know Donald Trump, Republican Candidate for President
Everything you need to know about the Republican presidential candidate.
June 9, 2016, 8:19 AM ET
• 3 min read
-- Party: Republican
Age: 69
What He Does Now: Chairman and president of the Trump Organization since 1971
What He Used to Do: Influenced by his father, Trump began his career at his father’s real-estate company. He also was a reality TV star, hosting the show “The Apprentice.”
Declared as a Candidate: June 16, 2015 in New York
Hometown: Queens, New York City
Family Tree: Trump has been married to his wife, Melania, since 2005 and together they have one son, Barron. Trump has three grown children -- Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump -- from his first marriage to Ivana Trump and a daughter, Tiffany, from his second marriage to Marla Maples.
Where He Stands on the Issues
Climate Change:
Would call for a renegotiation of the Paris climate agreementWould dismantle the Dodd-Frank ActLower taxes for the middle classWould deploy U.S. troops in the fight against ISISWilling to negotiate with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un to attempt to stop North Korea’s nuclear programIn favor of removing “gun-free zones” from schools and military basesWants Congress to “immediately” deliver a “full repeal” of the Affordable Care Act and eliminate the individual mandate that every individual must keep minimum coverage or pay a feeCalling for individuals to be allowed to deduct health insurance premium payments from their tax returnsProposed building a wall along the Mexico-U.S. border and having Mexico pay for itSuggested a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslims entering the U.S. until American officials can “figure out what is going on”Believes same-sex marriage should be decided by the states