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Donald Trump just launched yet another bid for presidency. Here's his life through the years in photos.


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President Donald Trump.
    • Donald Trump made his long-awaited announcement about his 2024 bid for president.
    • The businessman and hotel mogul became a household name through his reality show, "The Apprentice."
    • The former president faces a litany of lawsuits and investigations into his businesses and role in the Capitol riot.

Former President Donald Trump made his long-awaited announcement that he will run for president in 2024.

After a failed bid for re-election in 2020, which he still falsely claims was "stolen" from him, Trump has teased his 2024 decision for months. Meanwhile, he and his family still face a litany of lawsuits and investigations into his business, his role in the Capitol riot and attempts to overturn the election, and the classified federal documents found at Mar-a-Lago.

While certainly controversial, Trump has lived a unique life. Here is a look at the president's life journey, from the New York Military Academy to the Oval Office and beyond.

Donald John Trump was born to Fred and Mary Anne Trump in Queens, New York on June 14, 1946. He is the second-youngest of five children.

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A photo of US President Donald Trump's late father Fred Trump sits behind him as he gives an interview with Reuters in the Oval Office at the White House.

Read more: Meet Donald Trump's siblings, the oldest of whom just retired as a federal judge

As a teen, the president was enrolled at the New York Military Academy where he briefly served as a captain during his senior year.

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Donald Trump in the New York Military Academy's 1964 yearbook.

Source: Washington Post

He graduated from Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in economics in 1968. He then started his career at his father's real estate development company, E. Trump & Son.

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Donald Trump with his father, Fred, left, at his graduation from the Wharton School of Finance.
As someone who loves the art of negotiation, Trump was able to negotiate New York City to provide a 40-year tax abatement for the Grand Hyatt Hotel — the first ever granted to a commercial property.

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Gov. Hugh Carey, accompanied by Trump, points to an artist's conception of the hotel that will be built on the site of the former Commodore Hotel on June 28, 1978.

Source: The Trump Organization

An early win was when Trump offered to renovate decrepit areas in need, such as a long-closed ice-skating rink, at no profit to himself, after the city's renovation effort went through five years of delays and more than double the original cost estimate.

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Here, Donald Trump poses with New York City's Parks Commissioner, Henry Stern, holding a pair of ice skates that are intended for use at the Wollman Rink in Central Park on August 7, 1986.

Source: AP

Trump's enterprise also stretched out into sports, where he was the original owner of the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League.

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Donald Trump shakes hands with Herschel Walker in New York after an agreement on a four-year contract with the New Jersey Generals USFL football team on March 8, 1984.
Trump owns a fleet of luxury helicopters, and a private plane that was often a backdrop at his 2016 presidential campaign events.

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Donald Trump in front of one of three Sikorsky helicopters at the Port Authority's West 30 Street heliport on March 22, 1988.
Trump also enjoys tennis — he even played a round, wearing his traditional suit, against the legendary Serena Williams.

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Donald Trump talks with his former wife, Ivana Trump, during the men's final at the US Open.
Trump was notorious for befriending supermodels. His first wife, Ivana, a Czech-American, was a member of the social elite.

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Donald Trump and his former wife, Ivana, pose outside the federal courthouse after she was sworn in as a US citizen in May 1988.
Trump had three kids with Ivana: Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric.

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Family portrait of, from left, socialite Ivana Trump, her son Eric Trump, her former husband businessman Donald Trump, and her daughter Ivanka Trump as they sit at a table at the Mar-a-Lago estate, Palm Beach, Florida, 1998.
He divorced Ivana in a public split in 1992, and married Marla Maples in 1993.

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Donald Trump watches as his ex-wife, Marla Maples, gets a kiss from Earl Sinclair of TV's "Dinosaurs" during lunch at the Trump Plaza Hotel on November 2, 1992.
Trump and Marla had one daughter, Tiffany, in 1993.

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Happy parents Marla Maples, left, and Donald Trump greet the press with their newborn daughter, Tiffany, as they leave St. Mary's Hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Thurs., Oct. 14, 1993.
As a self-proclaimed family man, Trump attended many public events and television shows with his family over the years.

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Donald Trump and his daughter, Ivanka, peek over the crowd as they take in a tennis match during the US Open in New York.

Source: Oprah

Trump loved showing off his wealth with lavish spending, and once paid the sultan of Brunei $30 million for a nearly 300-foot yacht.

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Donald Trump waves to reporters with his former wife, Ivana, as they board their luxury yacht, The Trump Princess, in New York City.

Source: AP

Trump first started showing signs of interest for a possible bid for the US presidency with the formation of a presidential exploratory committee ahead of the 2000 election.

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Donald Trump talks with host Larry King after taping a segment of King's CNN talk show in New York.

Source: Reuters

To test the political waters, the potential Reform Party presidential candidate traveled to several areas to address party leaders.

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Donald Trump makes an appearance for the media atop a Beverly Hills, California, hotel on December 6, 1999.

Source: AP

In 2005, Donald Trump married fashion designer and model Melania Trump.

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Donald Trump and Melania Trump leave Hollinger International's annual meeting at the Metropolitan Club in New York on May 22, 2003.

Source: PolitiFact

The two had one son, Barron, in 2006.

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Donald Trump, Barron Trump and Melania Trump leave Trump Towers to attend the 16th Annual Bunny Hop at FAO Schwartz to benefit the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center March 13, 2007 in New York City.
As no stranger to the political process, Trump was even acquainted with members of the judicial branch. Here he is greeting Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the Daytona 500.

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US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, serving as the grand marshal for the Daytona 500, speaks to Donald Trump on the starting grid at the Daytona International Speedway.
He also became the owner of the infamous Miss Universe beauty pageant for many years.

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Donald Trump and Miss Connecticut, Erin Brady, pose onstage after Brady won the 2013 Miss USA pageant.
Trump loves to golf. He owns 17 courses. The president has spent time at one of his golf courses during at least 266 days of his presidency so far.

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Donald Trump takes a swing on the 11th green of the Ocean Trails Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

Read more: 23 celebrities, professional athletes, and politicians Trump has golfed with as president

Source: CNN

His reality TV show "The Apprentice" made Trump a household name. Everyone knew him for his classic catchphrase, "You're fired!" Trump himself was fired as host of "The Celebrity Apprentice" by NBC in 2015 after he made derogatory comments about immigrants during his campaign.

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Donald Trump attends the Universal Studios Hollywood Apprentice Casting Call on March 10, 2006 in Universal City, California.

Source: CBS News

Some of the president's projects, like Trump University, were mired in lawsuits that Trump lost or had to settle. Others he may have made a profit on, but declared bankruptcy, and partners he worked with accused him of not paying them.

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Marita Luna (C) and Miriam Ramos (2nd R) joins other union members from UNITE HERE Local 54 as they rally outside the Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey on October 24, 2014.

Read more: The New York Times rates 61 of Donald Trump's business deals, concludes 40% failed

In June 2015, Trump famously launched his presidential campaign by coming down an escalator in Trump Tower.

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Donald Trump.
As the fog of the political battlefield cleared on the Republican side, Trump prepared to take on presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

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Donald Trump looks out at the construction site of his 92-story tower along the Chicago river during a visit to his Chicago offices on April 10, 2006. Trump acknowledged that because of security concerns after the events of September 11, he abandoned plans for it to be the world's tallest building at 150 stories.
Trump made his final appeal to voters in swing-states as the contentious campaign drew to a close.

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Donald Trump campaigns in New Hampshire.
While Trump won the electoral votes needed to secure the presidency, he lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton by nearly three million votes.

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Donald Trump in New York on election night.

Source: The New York Times

Taking his oath of office on January 20, 2017, Trump officially became the 45th President of the United States.

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Supreme Court Justice John Roberts (2L) administers the oath of office to President Donald Trump (L) as his wife Melania Trump holds the Bible and son Barron Trump looks on, on the West Front of the US Capitol.
Trump signed 90 executive actions during his first 100 days in office. Some of his more controversial orders, like the travel ban, drew hundreds of thousands of people to protest. That action was ultimately held up by the Supreme Court.

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Read more: Trump signed 90 executive actions in his first 100 days — here's what each one does

After taking office, Trump's administration faltered under a series of scandals and missteps. One of these was his firing of FBI director James Comey, who was leading an investigation into Russia's meddling in the US election.

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President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with James Comey, then-director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, during an Inaugural Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Reception in the Blue Room of the White House on January 22, 2017 in Washington, DC.
The special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed to oversee the investigation. Nearly two years later, he closed the probe in May 2019 — after charging several of Trump's associates with crimes, concluding Russia interfered in the 2016 election to benefit Trump, and outlining several instances that the president failed at obstructing justice.

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President Trump and special counsel Robert S. Mueller III.

Read more: Mueller outlines key Trump-Russia contacts and potential instances of obstruction of justice in final report

As a businessman who prides himself as a seasoned dealmaker, Trump has had mixed success interacting with world leaders as president. With some, he's had sparkling relationships. With others, things have been more frosty.

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As the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Trump observed the sacrifices made by US service members on Memorial Day.

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President Donald Trump lays flowers on the grave of Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly's son at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. US Marine Corps Lt. Robert Kelly was killed in 2010 while leading a patrol in Afghanistan.
Trump's first foreign trip as president began in Saudi Arabia and ended in Italy in May 2017. In Riyadh, Trump was photographed with the infamous glowing orb that took social media by storm.

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, Saudi King Salman, and President Donald Trump visit a new Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
At his first presidential college commencement, Trump addressed the graduating class of Liberty University. "What imprint will you leave in the sands of history?" he asked them. "What will future Americans say we did in our brief time right here on earth? Did we take risks? Did we dare to defy expectations? Did we challenge accepted wisdom and take on established systems? I think I did, but we all did and we're all doing it."

Donald Trump Liberty University

Source: TIME

Trump often received criticism during his time in office, like when he threw paper towels into a crowd in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on the region.

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Trump tosses rolls of paper towels like basketballs to victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
Other times in his presidency were more lighthearted. On the White House front lawn, Trump and the first lady presided over the Easter egg roll, one of many holiday traditions.

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President Donald Trump, joined by the Easter Bunny and first lady Melania Trump, speaks from the Truman Balcony of he White House in Washington, Monday, April 2, 2018, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.
In some of the more lighthearted moments, Trump entertained athletic champions at the White House with his favorite items from fast-food restaurants.

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With fast food meals from Domino's, Wendy's, McDonald's, and Burger King, Trump entertains the Clemson Tigers football team after their 2018 playoffs national championship win.
His presidency witnessed multiple mass shootings including ones at the Las Vegas Strip, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Trump has fiercely defended the Second Amendment.

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Thomas Gunderson fights his fresh gunshot wound to the leg to stand and shake Trump's hand.

Source: Business Insider

The Trumps joined the living presidents and first ladies to attend the funeral of former President George H.W. Bush in December 2018.

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U.S. President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and former President Jimmy Carter listen as former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney speaks during a State Funeral at the National Cathedral, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Washington, for former President George H.W. Bush.
From December 2018 through January 2019, the federal government was shut down for a record 35 days when he and lawmakers couldn't get spending bills passed over disputes related to funding for his long-promised border wall.

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Trump gives his first Oval Office address on Day 18 of what would become the longest federal government shutdown in US history.

Source: Business Insider

Trump successfully saw Justice Brett Kavanaugh confirmed to the Supreme Court despite the controversy surrounding his appointment and a heated confirmation hearing in the Senate. The president ushered in three conservative justices, including Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett.

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, before a ceremonial swearing-in in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018.

Source: Business Insider

The president was impeached by the House of Representatives on December 18, 2019, on charges of abusing his power and obstructing Congress. The inquiry was sparked after a whistleblower filed a report over a phone call the president held with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in July 2019. Trump is the third president to be impeached in US history.

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President Donald Trump addresses his impeachment during a Merry Christmas Rally at the Kellogg Arena on December 18, 2019 in Battle Creek, Michigan. While Trump spoke at the rally the House of Representatives voted to impeach the president, making Trump just the third president in U.S. history to be impeached.

Source: Business Insider

Things turned out alright for the president, however, when he was acquitted by the Republican-controlled Senate on February 5 by a vote of 52-48. Utah Sen. Mitt Romney was the only Republican to vote to convict the president.

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President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, in Washington.

Source: Business Insider

The Trump Administration was tasked with handling the COVID-19 pandemic, which first reached the US in January. Some 400,000 Americans died from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus during Trump's time in office. The president received sharp criticism for his administration's handling of the pandemic.

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President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at Honeywell International Inc. in Phoenix.

Source: Associated Press

The president also received criticism for his handling of nationwide protests about racism in US police forces. At a press conference in June, Trump threatened to deploy the military to end nationwide unrest. Meanwhile, a crowd of peaceful protesters was tear-gassed outside of the White House to make way for Trump to walk to a nearby church for a photo-op.

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US President Donald Trump holds a Bible while visiting St. John's Church across from the White House after the area was cleared of people protesting the death of George Floyd June 1, 2020, in Washington, DC.

Source: Business Insider

Trump celebrated his 74th birthday less than five months before the 2020 general election. At the time, the president was planning to resume his campaign rallies, which were paused due to COVID-19.

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President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

Source: Business Insider

Trump returned from a Tulsa rally in which he called for the US to slow its COVID-19 testing when the country had about 2.3 million cases and almost 120,000 deaths.

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington as he returns from a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 21, 2020.
President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington as he returns from a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 21, 2020.

Source: Business Insider

Trump attended his first debate against Joe Biden in September 2020. It was later revealed by Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows that the president tested positive for COVID-19 three days before debating Biden in person.

President Donald Trump holds up his face mask during the first presidential debate with Joe Biden in Cleveland, Ohio on September 29, 2020.
President Donald Trump holds up his face mask during the first presidential debate with Joe Biden in Cleveland, Ohio on September 29, 2020.

Source: Business Insider

Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Coney Barrett was confirmed by the Senate and sworn in just eight days before the 2020 election.

President Donald Trump and Amy Coney Barrett stand on the Blue Room Balcony after Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administered the Constitutional Oath to her on the South Lawn of the White House White House in Washington, Oct. 26, 2020.
President Donald Trump and Amy Coney Barrett stand on the Blue Room Balcony after Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administered the Constitutional Oath to her on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Oct. 26, 2020.

Source: Business Insider

Trump spoke to his supporters on January 6, 2021, repeating his debunked claim that the election was stolen from him. Shortly thereafter, the MAGA mob stormed the Capitol.

In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo with the White House in the background, President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Washington.
In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo with the White House in the background, President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Washington.

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Trump became the only president to be impeached twice following the Capitol insurrection. He was later acquitted by the Senate in a 57-43 vote.

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One upon arrival at Valley International Airport, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Harlingen, Texas, after visiting a section of the border wall with Mexico in Alamo, Texas.
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One upon arrival at Valley International Airport, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Harlingen, Texas, after visiting a section of the border wall with Mexico in Alamo, Texas.

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Trump left the White House early on January 20, 2021, and skipped President Joe Biden's inauguration, breaking a time-honored tradition that had held for 152 years.

President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Trump is en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort.
President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Trump is en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort.

Source: Business Insider

In June 2021, Trump held his first rally since leaving office, reciting many of his debunked claims about election fraud.

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Lorain County Fairgrounds, Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Wellington, Ohio.
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Lorain County Fairgrounds, Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Wellington, Ohio.

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Trump skipped the 9/11 20-year anniversary memorials attended by Presidents Biden, Obama, Bush, and Clinton. Instead, Trump did an unannounced photo-op with New York police and firefighters before going to Florida to give commentary on a boxing match.

Former President Donald Trump salutes cheering fans as he prepares to provide commentary for a boxing event in Hollywood, Florida, on Sept. 11, 2021.
Former President Donald Trump salutes cheering fans as he prepares to provide commentary for a boxing event in Hollywood, Florida, on Sept. 11, 2021.

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Trump endorsed dozens of candidates in the 2022 midterms, many of whom – like Mehmet Oz – later lost their elections.

Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Oz, left, accompanied by former President Donald Trump, speaks at a campaign rally in Greensburg, Pa., Friday, May 6, 2022.
Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Oz, left, accompanied by former President Donald Trump, speaks at a campaign rally in Greensburg, Pa., Friday, May 6, 2022.

Source: Business Insider

Trump attended the funeral of his first wife, Ivana Trump, alongside his family in July 2022.

Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Barron Trump, Jared Kushner, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are seen at the funeral of Ivana Trump on July 20, 2022 in New York City.
Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Barron Trump, Jared Kushner, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are seen at the funeral of Ivana Trump on July 20, 2022 in New York City.

Source: Business Insider

Trump has remained the focus of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack. The committee subpoenaed Trump, whose legal team filed suit to block his testimony.

A January 6 video of Former US President Donald Trump telling his supporters to go home, is seen on screen during a hearing by the House Select Committee to investigate the January 6th attack on the US Capitol in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2022.
A January 6 video of Former President Donald Trump telling his supporters to go home, is seen on screen during a hearing by the House Select Committee to investigate the January 6th attack on the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2022.

Source: Business Insider

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By: [email protected] (David Choi,Kat Tenbarge,Connor Perrett,Katie Balevic)
Title: Donald Trump just launched yet another bid for presidency. Here's his life through the years in photos.
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Published Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2022 14:00:58 +0000

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