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The incumbent president is Donald Trump, who assumed office on January 20, 2025. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 47 presidencies; the discrepancy arises from two individuals elected to non-consecutive terms: Grover Cleveland is counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, while Donald ...
On May 11, 2017, Trump signed an executive order to establish a commission to conduct an investigation into voter fraud, chaired by Vice President Mike Pence with Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach as vice chair. [303] Kobach and the commission failed to provide evidence for claims of voter fraud by Trump and others on the commission. [304]
On November 8, 2016, Trump won the 2016 United States presidential election, but lost the popular vote to opponent Hillary Clinton by about 2.9 million votes. [4] [20] Trump falsely claimed that he won the popular vote "if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally" and that three to five million people voted illegally in the 2016 election.
As part of their attempts to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Trump and his allies repeatedly falsely claimed there had been massive election fraud and that Trump had won the election. [7] Their effort was characterized by some as an implementation of Hitler's "big lie" propaganda technique. [21]
The image shows Trump casting his vote in New York in the 2016 presidential election. The former president now lives and votes in Florida. Full fact check: Image of Trump peeking at wife's ballot ...
The claim: Trump's name on second page of California ballot is evidence of 'election fraud' An Oct. 31 Instagram post ( direct link , archive link ) shows a screen with presidential and vice ...
The list excludes cases that only name Trump as a legal formality in his capacity as president, such as habeas corpus requests. On August 1, 2023, Trump was indicted by a federal grand jury on four criminal conspiracy and obstruction charges related to attempts to overturn the 2020 election .
President Obama addressed claims of widespread voter fraud in the final White House press conference-- deeming it "fake news." "We are the only country in the advanced world that makes it harder ...