Get to Know Donald Trump, Republican Candidate for President

Everything you need to know about the Republican presidential candidate.

By
ABC NEWS
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 agreement
  • Would dismantle the Dodd-Frank Act
  • Lower taxes for the middle class
  • Would deploy U.S. troops in the fight against ISIS
  • Willing to negotiate with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un to attempt to stop North Korea’s nuclear program
  • In favor of removing “gun-free zones” from schools and military bases
  • Wants 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 fee
  • Calling for individuals to be allowed to deduct health insurance premium payments from their tax returns
  • Proposed building a wall along the Mexico-U.S. border and having Mexico pay for it
  • Suggested 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