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1. Shard Calculation

Query:

Response:

Calculated Shard: 16 (from laksa073)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa016.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg5erqe1dro\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg5erqe1dro\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cvg5erqe1dro","crawl_time":1773822869,"first_indexed_time":1730891558,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,bbc!www,\/news\/articles\/cvg5erqe1dro s443","src_root_hash":"1643509356818581016","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Donald Trump: A remarkable life in pictures","meta_descriptions":["From his childhood in New York to his triumphant 2024 campaign - a look at the 78-year-old's life."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"6 November 2024\nGetty Images\nDonald John Trump was born on 14 June 1946 in the New York borough of Queens.\nAlamy\nThe fourth of five children, he had two brothers - Fred Jr and Robert - and two sisters, Maryanne and Elizabeth. Elizabeth is his only living sibling.\nHis father Fred ran a successful construction company in the outer boroughs of New York. He first joined his business in 1968, but soon struck out on his own in the heart of Manhattan.\nNew York Daily News Archive\/Getty Images\nGetty Images\nGetty Images\nCasinos, condominiums, golf courses and hotels followed, from Atlantic City, Chicago and Las Vegas to India, Turkey and the Philippines.\nDonald Trump's flamboyant style helped him stand out in New York's business world and rise to stardom in the entertainment world with the TV show, The Apprentice.\nGetty Images\nGetty Images\nGetty Images\nTrump has married three times and has five children. He first tied the knot in 1977 with Ivana Zelníčková.\nGetty Images\nGetty Images\nTrump married his third wife Melania Knauss in 2005. When they met seven years earlier, he was 52 and she was 28.\nHis political career started in 2015 when he announced his White House bid during a press conference at Trump Tower surrounded by his family. His motto: “Make America great again”.\nBloomberg\/Getty Images\nGetty Images\nGetty Images\nAfter a bitter campaign marked by controversy, he beat Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States in 2017.\nGetty Images\nBloomberg\/Getty Images\nHis presidency was an uncertain time for US allies, often clashing openly with foreign leaders. He withdrew from major climate and trade agreements and launched a trade war with China.\nGetty Images\nGetty Images\nThe final year of his presidency was dominated by criticism over his handling of the Covid pandemic. Trump was forced to take a break during his 2020 election campaign after being diagnosed with the virus.\nBloomberg\/Getty Images\nTrump lost the 2020 presidential race to Joe Biden but refused to accept the result, claiming the election had been rigged. He rallied supporters in Washington on 6 January urging them to march to Congress.\nThe rally escalated into a riot and his actions on that day are the focus of two criminal cases.\nGetty Images\nReuters\nHis political career had seemed over, but he announced another run for president and quickly became the Republican Party frontrunner.\nTrump began the general election campaign facing 91 felony charges.\nHandout\/Getty Images\nIn May 2024 he was found guilty of 34 counts of fraud related to hush money paid to adult-film actor Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.\nBack on the campaign trail over the summer, a 20-year-old gunman tried to assassinate him at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.\nAP\nBloomberg\/Getty Images\nDays later at the Republican National Convention, he was confirmed as the party’s presidential candidate.\nAfter an eventful, at times frenzied, campaign, Trump has won the 2024 US presidential election. His confirmation as president will make him the country's oldest ever leader. He’ll be 82 by the end of his term.\nGetty Images\nPicture selection by Yazmina Garcia","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to content](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cvg5erqe1dro#main-content)\n\n[Register](https:\/\/session.bbc.com\/session?action=register&userOrigin=BBCS_BBC&ptrt=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2Fcvg5erqe1dro)\n\n[Sign In](https:\/\/session.bbc.com\/session?userOrigin=BBCS_BBC&ptrt=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2Fcvg5erqe1dro)\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/)\n- [News](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news)\n- [Sport](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport)\n- [Business](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/business)\n- [Technology](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/technology)\n- [Health](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/health)\n- [Culture](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/culture)\n- [Arts](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/arts)\n- [Travel](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/travel)\n- [Earth](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future-planet)\n- [Audio](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/audio)\n- [Video](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/video)\n- [Live](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/live)\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/home)\n- [News](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news)\n  - [US & Canada](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/us-canada)\n  - [UK](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk)\n    - [UK Politics](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/politics)\n    - [England](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/england)\n    - [N. 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and two sisters, Maryanne and Elizabeth. Elizabeth is his only living sibling.\n\nHis father Fred ran a successful construction company in the outer boroughs of New York. He first joined his business in 1968, but soon struck out on his own in the heart of Manhattan.\n\n![New York Daily News Archive\/Getty Images A black and white picture of Donald Trump with his father Fred in New York against a backdrop of skyscrapers](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/5487\/live\/59a3a5a0-9121-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.jpg.webp)New York Daily News Archive\/Getty Images\n\n![Getty Images Donald Trump makes a phone call at his Trump Plaza office in Manhattan in 1987. There is a model of a skyscraper development beside him.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/e0a8\/live\/a3bdd4d0-9121-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp)Getty Images\n\n![Getty Images Donald Trump poses in front of slot machines at the opening of the Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/0abb\/live\/d59477c0-9121-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.jpg.webp)Getty Images\n\nCasinos, condominiums, golf courses and hotels followed, from Atlantic City, Chicago and Las Vegas to India, Turkey and the Philippines.\n\nDonald Trump's flamboyant style helped him stand out in New York's business world and rise to stardom in the entertainment world with the TV show, The Apprentice.\n\n![Getty Images Donald Trump, dressed in a red shirt and white blazer, stands in a huge, grand hallway in his mansion.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/0ed7\/live\/39cbae20-9122-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.jpg.webp)Getty Images\n\n![Getty Images Donald Trump reads the newspaper in his helicopter while flying over the Twin Towers in New York .](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/eda8\/live\/84403250-9122-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp)Getty Images\n\n![Getty Images A smiling, seated Donald Trump is flanked by his son Donald Trump Jr. and his daughter Ivanka Trump for a publicity shot for the season 6 finale of The Apprentice.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/7f06\/live\/cb7a9a20-9122-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.jpg.webp)Getty Images\n\nTrump has married three times and has five children. He first tied the knot in 1977 with Ivana Zelníčková.\n\n![Getty Images Donald and Ivana Trump pose beside the golden banister of their staircase.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images\n\n![Getty Images Donald and Melania Trump photographed at the 2005 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Los Angeles, California. She is wearing a sparkly dress and he is in a tuxedo.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images\n\nTrump married his third wife Melania Knauss in 2005. When they met seven years earlier, he was 52 and she was 28.\n\nHis political career started in 2015 when he announced his White House bid during a press conference at Trump Tower surrounded by his family. His motto: “Make America great again”.\n\n![Bloomberg\/Getty Images Trump speaks at Trump Tower in New York beneath a blue banner saying Make America Great Again. He announces he will seek the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, as his family watch from the sidelines.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Bloomberg\/Getty Images\n\n![Getty Images Donald Trump gives a thumbs up to a crowd during an acceptance speech at his election night event in New York .](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images\n\n![Getty Images Hillary Clinton walks off stage as Donald Trump applauds during a debate.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images\n\nAfter a bitter campaign marked by controversy, he beat Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States in 2017.\n\n![Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump walks along a blue carpet watched by many thousands as he arrives for his inauguration ceremony in Washington, DC.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images\n\n![Bloomberg\/Getty Images A smiling Trump sits at his Oval Office desk in the White House in front of cameras and TV crews.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Bloomberg\/Getty Images\n\nHis presidency was an uncertain time for US allies, often clashing openly with foreign leaders. He withdrew from major climate and trade agreements and launched a trade war with China.\n\n![Getty Images The then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel leans over a table to speak to a seated Donald Trump during a G7 summit in 2018 in Canada. They are surrounded by world leaders including Theresa May, UK prime minister, Emmanuel Macron, French president, Shinzo Abe, Japan prime minister, and John Bolton, US national security adviser.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images\n\n![Getty Images Theresa May, dressed in red, holds Trump's hand as they walk by the White House.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images\n\nThe final year of his presidency was dominated by criticism over his handling of the Covid pandemic. Trump was forced to take a break during his 2020 election campaign after being diagnosed with the virus.\n\n![Bloomberg\/Getty Images Donald Trump, in a thick, dark overcoat, removes his protective mask on the White House balcony in Washington in October 2020. Four US flags are draped behind him.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Bloomberg\/Getty Images\n\nTrump lost the 2020 presidential race to Joe Biden but refused to accept the result, claiming the election had been rigged. He rallied supporters in Washington on 6 January urging them to march to Congress.\n\nThe rally escalated into a riot and his actions on that day are the focus of two criminal cases.\n\n![Getty Images Donald Trump raises a gloved fist to greet the crowd at a rally on January 06, 2021, in Washington, DC. One member of the crowd is holding a Stand with Trump placard.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images\n\n![Reuters An explosion caused by a police munition lights up the front of the US Capitol building in Washington on 6 January 2021. Trump supporters are gathered there.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Reuters\n\nHis political career had seemed over, but he announced another run for president and quickly became the Republican Party frontrunner.\n\nTrump began the general election campaign facing 91 felony charges.\n\n![Handout\/Getty Images Donald Trump, in navy blazer and red tie, poses for his booking photo at the Fulton County Jail on 24 August, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. ](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Handout\/Getty Images\n\nIn May 2024 he was found guilty of 34 counts of fraud related to hush money paid to adult-film actor Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.\n\nBack on the campaign trail over the summer, a 20-year-old gunman tried to assassinate him at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.\n\n![AP Trump, with blood smeared across his face, raises his fist as he leaves a campaign stage after being shot at. He is surrounded by US secret service agents. A US flag is flying in the background.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)AP\n\n![Bloomberg\/Getty Images Donald Trump gives a thumbs up to the crowd at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. He has a white bandage on his right ear.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Bloomberg\/Getty Images\n\nDays later at the Republican National Convention, he was confirmed as the party’s presidential candidate.\n\nAfter an eventful, at times frenzied, campaign, Trump has won the 2024 US presidential election. His confirmation as president will make him the country's oldest ever leader. He’ll be 82 by the end of his term.\n\n![Getty Images A smiling Donald and Melania Trump during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center in Florida on 6 November 2024](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images\n\n*Picture selection by Yazmina Garcia*\n\n[US election 2024](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/topics\/cj3ergr8209t)\n\n[Donald Trump](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/topics\/cp7r8vgl2lgt)\n\n***\nWatch\n\n[![Donald Trump and Melania Trump are pictured at Melania's movie premiere.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp) 'She's done a great job' - Donald Trump praises Melania's film US First Lady Melania Trump and her husband President Donald Trump have walked the black carpet at the premier of her new documentary. US & Canada](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/videos\/cvgnqgl57p2o)\n\n[![Nomia on the left, Tom on the right.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp) Watch: Did Trump win the election because of Musk? The BBC’s Nomia Iqbal speaks to voters in Philadelphia, where the tech billionaire campaigned for the president and even gave away a few \\$1m cheques. US & Canada](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/videos\/clyq9jeyzllo)\n\n[![Joe Biden speaks to the BBC in an interview](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp) Biden: Withdrawing from 2024 race earlier 'wouldn't have mattered' The former US president says he has no regrets over his late withdrawal in the contest against Donald Trump. US & Canada](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/videos\/cwy7y7d2v9vo)\n\n[![Barron Trump at his father's first and second inaugurations](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp) Barron Trump: Then and now Aged just 10 when his father first became president, he's now well over six feet tall, and goes to New York University. US & Canada](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/videos\/c62egdkvm63o)\n\n[![Donald Trump looks up from a podium in a close-up.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp) Watch: Trump's 'golden age' speech in 82 seconds The US president spoke about his plans for the second Trump administration, as well as criticising the 'corrupt establishment'. US & Canada](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/videos\/cn015gq57keo)\n\n[![Donald Trump stands with his right hand raised and Melania at his side](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp) 'I Donald John Trump'... 47th US president sworn in Watch the historic moment when the 45th president is returned to power as he takes the oath of office. US & Canada](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/videos\/cy9lvveyyqxo)\n\n[![Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk stand in a row.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp) Tech CEOs, celebs and presidents - who's inside Trump's inauguration Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos were among those invited inside the Capitol for Donald Trump's swearing in.](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/videos\/c07k882md4no)\n\n[![People protesting outside Washington Monument](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp) Thousands protest in Washington DC ahead of Trump inauguration Thousands of people joined in on demonstrations as the United States prepares to inaugurate its new president. US & Canada](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/videos\/c8j80093ez9o)\n\n[![Joe Biden sits at a desk with photos and a US flag behind him and points towards the camera.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp) Biden gives warnings on climate and oligarchy in farewell speech The outgoing US president warned against power in the hands of the wealthy, the threat of the tech industry and climate change. US & Canada](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/videos\/cjw4l1v8498o)\n\n[![](https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/bbcdotcom\/web\/20260309-121341-5f81352518-web-2.41.1-2\/grey-placeholder.png)![Senator Marco Rubio and Pam Bondi look straight ahead from a split screen.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/98cc\/live\/8d081b70-d383-11ef-9fd6-0be88a764111.jpg.webp) Watch key moments from Rubio and Bondi's confirmation hearings Trump's pick for US attorney general was pressed on claims of election fraud and pardons for January 6 rioters.](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/videos\/cdxez2d51rro)\n\n[![](https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/bbcdotcom\/web\/20260309-121341-5f81352518-web-2.41.1-2\/grey-placeholder.png)![Pete Hegseth stares into the camera with several men in suits behind him.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/da45\/live\/c757fa80-d2b5-11ef-94cb-5f844ceb9e30.jpg.webp) Watch key moments from Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing Donald Trump's defence secretary nominee was asked about his stance on women in combat and his alleged excessive drinking. US & Canada](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/videos\/c2l098r9el7o)\n\n[![](https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/bbcdotcom\/web\/20260309-121341-5f81352518-web-2.41.1-2\/grey-placeholder.png)![Harris certifies the election.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/1e20\/live\/52682400-cc63-11ef-9fd6-0be88a764111.jpg.webp) Watch moment Kamala Harris certifies US election result Harris, who Trump defeated in the 2024 election, presided over the event as required by the US Constitution. 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All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. [**Read about our approach to external linking.**](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/editorialguidelines\/guidance\/feeds-and-links)","attrs_readable_markdown":"6 November 2024\n\n![Getty Images Donald Trump speaking on a cream telephone pictured against a blue background](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/856d\/live\/1bd2de40-9120-11ef-b3c2-754b6219680e.jpg.webp)Getty Images\n\nDonald John Trump was born on 14 June 1946 in the New York borough of Queens.\n\n![Alamy Donald Trump aged 3 holding his hands together](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/13c1\/live\/84ec6920-9128-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.jpg.webp)Alamy\n\nThe fourth of five children, he had two brothers - Fred Jr and Robert - and two sisters, Maryanne and Elizabeth. Elizabeth is his only living sibling.\n\nHis father Fred ran a successful construction company in the outer boroughs of New York. He first joined his business in 1968, but soon struck out on his own in the heart of Manhattan.\n\n![New York Daily News Archive\/Getty Images A black and white picture of Donald Trump with his father Fred in New York against a backdrop of skyscrapers](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/5487\/live\/59a3a5a0-9121-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.jpg.webp)New York Daily News Archive\/Getty Images\n\n![Getty Images Donald Trump makes a phone call at his Trump Plaza office in Manhattan in 1987. There is a model of a skyscraper development beside him.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/e0a8\/live\/a3bdd4d0-9121-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp)Getty Images\n\n![Getty Images Donald Trump poses in front of slot machines at the opening of the Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/0abb\/live\/d59477c0-9121-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.jpg.webp)Getty Images\n\nCasinos, condominiums, golf courses and hotels followed, from Atlantic City, Chicago and Las Vegas to India, Turkey and the Philippines.\n\nDonald Trump's flamboyant style helped him stand out in New York's business world and rise to stardom in the entertainment world with the TV show, The Apprentice.\n\n![Getty Images Donald Trump, dressed in a red shirt and white blazer, stands in a huge, grand hallway in his mansion.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/0ed7\/live\/39cbae20-9122-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.jpg.webp)Getty Images\n\n![Getty Images Donald Trump reads the newspaper in his helicopter while flying over the Twin Towers in New York .](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/eda8\/live\/84403250-9122-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp)Getty Images\n\n![Getty Images A smiling, seated Donald Trump is flanked by his son Donald Trump Jr. and his daughter Ivanka Trump for a publicity shot for the season 6 finale of The Apprentice.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/7f06\/live\/cb7a9a20-9122-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.jpg.webp)Getty Images\n\nTrump has married three times and has five children. He first tied the knot in 1977 with Ivana Zelníčková.\n\n![Getty Images Donald and Ivana Trump pose beside the golden banister of their staircase.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images\n\n![Getty Images Donald and Melania Trump photographed at the 2005 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Los Angeles, California. She is wearing a sparkly dress and he is in a tuxedo.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images\n\nTrump married his third wife Melania Knauss in 2005. When they met seven years earlier, he was 52 and she was 28.\n\nHis political career started in 2015 when he announced his White House bid during a press conference at Trump Tower surrounded by his family. His motto: “Make America great again”.\n\n![Bloomberg\/Getty Images Trump speaks at Trump Tower in New York beneath a blue banner saying Make America Great Again. He announces he will seek the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, as his family watch from the sidelines.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Bloomberg\/Getty Images\n\n![Getty Images Donald Trump gives a thumbs up to a crowd during an acceptance speech at his election night event in New York .](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images\n\n![Getty Images Hillary Clinton walks off stage as Donald Trump applauds during a debate.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images\n\nAfter a bitter campaign marked by controversy, he beat Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States in 2017.\n\n![Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump walks along a blue carpet watched by many thousands as he arrives for his inauguration ceremony in Washington, DC.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images\n\n![Bloomberg\/Getty Images A smiling Trump sits at his Oval Office desk in the White House in front of cameras and TV crews.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Bloomberg\/Getty Images\n\nHis presidency was an uncertain time for US allies, often clashing openly with foreign leaders. He withdrew from major climate and trade agreements and launched a trade war with China.\n\n![Getty Images The then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel leans over a table to speak to a seated Donald Trump during a G7 summit in 2018 in Canada. They are surrounded by world leaders including Theresa May, UK prime minister, Emmanuel Macron, French president, Shinzo Abe, Japan prime minister, and John Bolton, US national security adviser.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images\n\n![Getty Images Theresa May, dressed in red, holds Trump's hand as they walk by the White House.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images\n\nThe final year of his presidency was dominated by criticism over his handling of the Covid pandemic. Trump was forced to take a break during his 2020 election campaign after being diagnosed with the virus.\n\n![Bloomberg\/Getty Images Donald Trump, in a thick, dark overcoat, removes his protective mask on the White House balcony in Washington in October 2020. Four US flags are draped behind him.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Bloomberg\/Getty Images\n\nTrump lost the 2020 presidential race to Joe Biden but refused to accept the result, claiming the election had been rigged. He rallied supporters in Washington on 6 January urging them to march to Congress.\n\nThe rally escalated into a riot and his actions on that day are the focus of two criminal cases.\n\n![Getty Images Donald Trump raises a gloved fist to greet the crowd at a rally on January 06, 2021, in Washington, DC. 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Trump supporters are gathered there.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Reuters\n\nHis political career had seemed over, but he announced another run for president and quickly became the Republican Party frontrunner.\n\nTrump began the general election campaign facing 91 felony charges.\n\n![Handout\/Getty Images Donald Trump, in navy blazer and red tie, poses for his booking photo at the Fulton County Jail on 24 August, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. ](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x1024\/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Handout\/Getty Images\n\nIn May 2024 he was found guilty of 34 counts of fraud related to hush money paid to adult-film actor Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.\n\nBack on the campaign trail over the summer, a 20-year-old gunman tried to assassinate him at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.\n\n![AP Trump, with blood smeared across his face, raises his fist as he leaves a campaign stage after being shot at. 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Boilerpipe Text	6 November 2024 Getty Images Donald John Trump was born on 14 June 1946 in the New York borough of Queens. Alamy The fourth of five children, he had two brothers - Fred Jr and Robert - and two sisters, Maryanne and Elizabeth. Elizabeth is his only living sibling. His father Fred ran a successful construction company in the outer boroughs of New York. He first joined his business in 1968, but soon struck out on his own in the heart of Manhattan. New York Daily News Archive/Getty Images Getty Images Getty Images Casinos, condominiums, golf courses and hotels followed, from Atlantic City, Chicago and Las Vegas to India, Turkey and the Philippines. Donald Trump's flamboyant style helped him stand out in New York's business world and rise to stardom in the entertainment world with the TV show, The Apprentice. Getty Images Getty Images Getty Images Trump has married three times and has five children. He first tied the knot in 1977 with Ivana Zelníčková. Getty Images Getty Images Trump married his third wife Melania Knauss in 2005. When they met seven years earlier, he was 52 and she was 28. His political career started in 2015 when he announced his White House bid during a press conference at Trump Tower surrounded by his family. His motto: “Make America great again”. Bloomberg/Getty Images Getty Images Getty Images After a bitter campaign marked by controversy, he beat Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States in 2017. Getty Images Bloomberg/Getty Images His presidency was an uncertain time for US allies, often clashing openly with foreign leaders. He withdrew from major climate and trade agreements and launched a trade war with China. Getty Images Getty Images The final year of his presidency was dominated by criticism over his handling of the Covid pandemic. Trump was forced to take a break during his 2020 election campaign after being diagnosed with the virus. Bloomberg/Getty Images Trump lost the 2020 presidential race to Joe Biden but refused to accept the result, claiming the election had been rigged. He rallied supporters in Washington on 6 January urging them to march to Congress. The rally escalated into a riot and his actions on that day are the focus of two criminal cases. Getty Images Reuters His political career had seemed over, but he announced another run for president and quickly became the Republican Party frontrunner. Trump began the general election campaign facing 91 felony charges. Handout/Getty Images In May 2024 he was found guilty of 34 counts of fraud related to hush money paid to adult-film actor Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. Back on the campaign trail over the summer, a 20-year-old gunman tried to assassinate him at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. AP Bloomberg/Getty Images Days later at the Republican National Convention, he was confirmed as the party’s presidential candidate. After an eventful, at times frenzied, campaign, Trump has won the 2024 US presidential election. His confirmation as president will make him the country's oldest ever leader. He’ll be 82 by the end of his term. Getty Images Picture selection by Yazmina Garcia
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Elizabeth is his only living sibling. His father Fred ran a successful construction company in the outer boroughs of New York. He first joined his business in 1968, but soon struck out on his own in the heart of Manhattan. ![New York Daily News Archive/Getty Images A black and white picture of Donald Trump with his father Fred in New York against a backdrop of skyscrapers](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/5487/live/59a3a5a0-9121-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.jpg.webp)New York Daily News Archive/Getty Images ![Getty Images Donald Trump makes a phone call at his Trump Plaza office in Manhattan in 1987. There is a model of a skyscraper development beside him.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/e0a8/live/a3bdd4d0-9121-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp)Getty Images ![Getty Images Donald Trump poses in front of slot machines at the opening of the Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/0abb/live/d59477c0-9121-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.jpg.webp)Getty Images Casinos, condominiums, golf courses and hotels followed, from Atlantic City, Chicago and Las Vegas to India, Turkey and the Philippines. Donald Trump's flamboyant style helped him stand out in New York's business world and rise to stardom in the entertainment world with the TV show, The Apprentice. ![Getty Images Donald Trump, dressed in a red shirt and white blazer, stands in a huge, grand hallway in his mansion.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/0ed7/live/39cbae20-9122-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.jpg.webp)Getty Images ![Getty Images Donald Trump reads the newspaper in his helicopter while flying over the Twin Towers in New York .](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/eda8/live/84403250-9122-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp)Getty Images ![Getty Images A smiling, seated Donald Trump is flanked by his son Donald Trump Jr. and his daughter Ivanka Trump for a publicity shot for the season 6 finale of The Apprentice.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/7f06/live/cb7a9a20-9122-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.jpg.webp)Getty Images Trump has married three times and has five children. He first tied the knot in 1977 with Ivana Zelníčková. ![Getty Images Donald and Ivana Trump pose beside the golden banister of their staircase.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images ![Getty Images Donald and Melania Trump photographed at the 2005 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Los Angeles, California. She is wearing a sparkly dress and he is in a tuxedo.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images Trump married his third wife Melania Knauss in 2005. When they met seven years earlier, he was 52 and she was 28. His political career started in 2015 when he announced his White House bid during a press conference at Trump Tower surrounded by his family. His motto: “Make America great again”. ![Bloomberg/Getty Images Trump speaks at Trump Tower in New York beneath a blue banner saying Make America Great Again. He announces he will seek the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, as his family watch from the sidelines.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Bloomberg/Getty Images ![Getty Images Donald Trump gives a thumbs up to a crowd during an acceptance speech at his election night event in New York .](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images ![Getty Images Hillary Clinton walks off stage as Donald Trump applauds during a debate.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images After a bitter campaign marked by controversy, he beat Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States in 2017. ![Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump walks along a blue carpet watched by many thousands as he arrives for his inauguration ceremony in Washington, DC.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images ![Bloomberg/Getty Images A smiling Trump sits at his Oval Office desk in the White House in front of cameras and TV crews.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Bloomberg/Getty Images His presidency was an uncertain time for US allies, often clashing openly with foreign leaders. He withdrew from major climate and trade agreements and launched a trade war with China. ![Getty Images The then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel leans over a table to speak to a seated Donald Trump during a G7 summit in 2018 in Canada. They are surrounded by world leaders including Theresa May, UK prime minister, Emmanuel Macron, French president, Shinzo Abe, Japan prime minister, and John Bolton, US national security adviser.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images ![Getty Images Theresa May, dressed in red, holds Trump's hand as they walk by the White House.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images The final year of his presidency was dominated by criticism over his handling of the Covid pandemic. Trump was forced to take a break during his 2020 election campaign after being diagnosed with the virus. ![Bloomberg/Getty Images Donald Trump, in a thick, dark overcoat, removes his protective mask on the White House balcony in Washington in October 2020. Four US flags are draped behind him.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Bloomberg/Getty Images Trump lost the 2020 presidential race to Joe Biden but refused to accept the result, claiming the election had been rigged. He rallied supporters in Washington on 6 January urging them to march to Congress. The rally escalated into a riot and his actions on that day are the focus of two criminal cases. ![Getty Images Donald Trump raises a gloved fist to greet the crowd at a rally on January 06, 2021, in Washington, DC. One member of the crowd is holding a Stand with Trump placard.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images ![Reuters An explosion caused by a police munition lights up the front of the US Capitol building in Washington on 6 January 2021. Trump supporters are gathered there.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Reuters His political career had seemed over, but he announced another run for president and quickly became the Republican Party frontrunner. Trump began the general election campaign facing 91 felony charges. ![Handout/Getty Images Donald Trump, in navy blazer and red tie, poses for his booking photo at the Fulton County Jail on 24 August, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Handout/Getty Images In May 2024 he was found guilty of 34 counts of fraud related to hush money paid to adult-film actor Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. Back on the campaign trail over the summer, a 20-year-old gunman tried to assassinate him at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. ![AP Trump, with blood smeared across his face, raises his fist as he leaves a campaign stage after being shot at. He is surrounded by US secret service agents. A US flag is flying in the background.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)AP ![Bloomberg/Getty Images Donald Trump gives a thumbs up to the crowd at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. He has a white bandage on his right ear.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Bloomberg/Getty Images Days later at the Republican National Convention, he was confirmed as the party’s presidential candidate. After an eventful, at times frenzied, campaign, Trump has won the 2024 US presidential election. His confirmation as president will make him the country's oldest ever leader. 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Readable Markdown	6 November 2024 ![Getty Images Donald Trump speaking on a cream telephone pictured against a blue background](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/856d/live/1bd2de40-9120-11ef-b3c2-754b6219680e.jpg.webp)Getty Images Donald John Trump was born on 14 June 1946 in the New York borough of Queens. ![Alamy Donald Trump aged 3 holding his hands together](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/13c1/live/84ec6920-9128-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.jpg.webp)Alamy The fourth of five children, he had two brothers - Fred Jr and Robert - and two sisters, Maryanne and Elizabeth. Elizabeth is his only living sibling. His father Fred ran a successful construction company in the outer boroughs of New York. He first joined his business in 1968, but soon struck out on his own in the heart of Manhattan. ![New York Daily News Archive/Getty Images A black and white picture of Donald Trump with his father Fred in New York against a backdrop of skyscrapers](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/5487/live/59a3a5a0-9121-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.jpg.webp)New York Daily News Archive/Getty Images ![Getty Images Donald Trump makes a phone call at his Trump Plaza office in Manhattan in 1987. There is a model of a skyscraper development beside him.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/e0a8/live/a3bdd4d0-9121-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp)Getty Images ![Getty Images Donald Trump poses in front of slot machines at the opening of the Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/0abb/live/d59477c0-9121-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.jpg.webp)Getty Images Casinos, condominiums, golf courses and hotels followed, from Atlantic City, Chicago and Las Vegas to India, Turkey and the Philippines. Donald Trump's flamboyant style helped him stand out in New York's business world and rise to stardom in the entertainment world with the TV show, The Apprentice. ![Getty Images Donald Trump, dressed in a red shirt and white blazer, stands in a huge, grand hallway in his mansion.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/0ed7/live/39cbae20-9122-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.jpg.webp)Getty Images ![Getty Images Donald Trump reads the newspaper in his helicopter while flying over the Twin Towers in New York .](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/eda8/live/84403250-9122-11ef-8e6d-e3e64e16c628.jpg.webp)Getty Images ![Getty Images A smiling, seated Donald Trump is flanked by his son Donald Trump Jr. and his daughter Ivanka Trump for a publicity shot for the season 6 finale of The Apprentice.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/7f06/live/cb7a9a20-9122-11ef-89ae-5575c76d98e6.jpg.webp)Getty Images Trump has married three times and has five children. He first tied the knot in 1977 with Ivana Zelníčková. ![Getty Images Donald and Ivana Trump pose beside the golden banister of their staircase.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images ![Getty Images Donald and Melania Trump photographed at the 2005 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Los Angeles, California. She is wearing a sparkly dress and he is in a tuxedo.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images Trump married his third wife Melania Knauss in 2005. When they met seven years earlier, he was 52 and she was 28. His political career started in 2015 when he announced his White House bid during a press conference at Trump Tower surrounded by his family. His motto: “Make America great again”. ![Bloomberg/Getty Images Trump speaks at Trump Tower in New York beneath a blue banner saying Make America Great Again. He announces he will seek the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, as his family watch from the sidelines.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Bloomberg/Getty Images ![Getty Images Donald Trump gives a thumbs up to a crowd during an acceptance speech at his election night event in New York .](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images ![Getty Images Hillary Clinton walks off stage as Donald Trump applauds during a debate.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images After a bitter campaign marked by controversy, he beat Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States in 2017. ![Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump walks along a blue carpet watched by many thousands as he arrives for his inauguration ceremony in Washington, DC.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images ![Bloomberg/Getty Images A smiling Trump sits at his Oval Office desk in the White House in front of cameras and TV crews.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Bloomberg/Getty Images His presidency was an uncertain time for US allies, often clashing openly with foreign leaders. He withdrew from major climate and trade agreements and launched a trade war with China. ![Getty Images The then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel leans over a table to speak to a seated Donald Trump during a G7 summit in 2018 in Canada. They are surrounded by world leaders including Theresa May, UK prime minister, Emmanuel Macron, French president, Shinzo Abe, Japan prime minister, and John Bolton, US national security adviser.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images ![Getty Images Theresa May, dressed in red, holds Trump's hand as they walk by the White House.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images The final year of his presidency was dominated by criticism over his handling of the Covid pandemic. Trump was forced to take a break during his 2020 election campaign after being diagnosed with the virus. ![Bloomberg/Getty Images Donald Trump, in a thick, dark overcoat, removes his protective mask on the White House balcony in Washington in October 2020. Four US flags are draped behind him.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Bloomberg/Getty Images Trump lost the 2020 presidential race to Joe Biden but refused to accept the result, claiming the election had been rigged. He rallied supporters in Washington on 6 January urging them to march to Congress. The rally escalated into a riot and his actions on that day are the focus of two criminal cases. ![Getty Images Donald Trump raises a gloved fist to greet the crowd at a rally on January 06, 2021, in Washington, DC. One member of the crowd is holding a Stand with Trump placard.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images ![Reuters An explosion caused by a police munition lights up the front of the US Capitol building in Washington on 6 January 2021. Trump supporters are gathered there.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Reuters His political career had seemed over, but he announced another run for president and quickly became the Republican Party frontrunner. Trump began the general election campaign facing 91 felony charges. ![Handout/Getty Images Donald Trump, in navy blazer and red tie, poses for his booking photo at the Fulton County Jail on 24 August, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Handout/Getty Images In May 2024 he was found guilty of 34 counts of fraud related to hush money paid to adult-film actor Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. Back on the campaign trail over the summer, a 20-year-old gunman tried to assassinate him at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. ![AP Trump, with blood smeared across his face, raises his fist as he leaves a campaign stage after being shot at. He is surrounded by US secret service agents. A US flag is flying in the background.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)AP ![Bloomberg/Getty Images Donald Trump gives a thumbs up to the crowd at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. He has a white bandage on his right ear.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Bloomberg/Getty Images Days later at the Republican National Convention, he was confirmed as the party’s presidential candidate. After an eventful, at times frenzied, campaign, Trump has won the 2024 US presidential election. His confirmation as president will make him the country's oldest ever leader. He’ll be 82 by the end of his term. ![Getty Images A smiling Donald and Melania Trump during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center in Florida on 6 November 2024](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1024x1024/p0hq72jn.png.webp)Getty Images Picture selection by Yazmina Garcia ***
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