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In 2009 after [[Barack Obama]] took office, Trump changed his voter registration from Democrat back to Republican.<ref name="five"/> He seriously considered running for president as a Republican in 2012 and led in an April 2011 [[Rasmussen Reports]] survey.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/national_gop_primary_poll_trump_19_romney_17_huckabee_15|title=National GOP Primary Poll: Trump 19% Romney 17% Huckabee 15% -|date=April 28, 2011|work=Rasmussen Reports|accessdate=October 6, 2015}}</ref> While considering a run, Trump emphasized China's currency manipulation and criticized the trade policies of the Obama administration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-president-2011-1|title=Donald Trump Spells Out What Obama Is Doing Wrong And Why He Should Be The Next President|last=Grove|first=Lloyd|date=January 11, 2011|work=[[Business Insider]]|accessdate=October 6, 2015}}</ref> Additionally, he questioned the [[Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|legitimacy of Obama's citizenship and birth certificate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/10/trump-rides-issue-of-presidents-birth/?page=all|title=Trump rides issue of Obama's birth certificate|last=Eldridge|first=David|date=April 10, 2011|work=[[The Washington Times]]|accessdate=October 6, 2015}}</ref> He decided not to run in May 2011,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2011-05-16-Trump-election-2012-GOP_n.htm | work=USA Today | first=Jackie | last=Kucinich | title=Donald Trump will sit out 2012 race | date=May 17, 2011}}</ref> but proclaimed "I maintain the strong conviction that if I were to run, I would be able to win the primary and, ultimately, the general election."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/may/16/donald-trump-us-presidential-race|title=Donald Trump bows out of 2012 US presidential election race|last=MacAskill|first=Ewen|date=May 16, 2011|work=The Guardian|accessdate=October 6, 2015}}</ref> After reports that a group in Texas was attempting to create the "Make America Great Again Party" with the intention of running Trump as a candidate,<ref name="great">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.star-telegram.com/politex/2012/01/report-actvists-have-filed-paperwork-for-donald-trump-third-party-run-in-texas.html|title=Report: Activists have filed paperwork in Texas for a Donald Trump third-party run for president|last=Batheja|first=Aman|date=January 1, 2012|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|accessdate=October 6, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203140007/http://blogs.star-telegram.com/politex/2012/01/report-actvists-have-filed-paperwork-for-donald-trump-third-party-run-in-texas.html|archivedate=February 3, 2016}}</ref> Trump briefly considered a 2012 Independent bid and changed his voter registration from Republican to "I do not wish to enroll in a party."<ref name="five"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/02/donald-trump-independent-2012-iowa-caucus_n_1179803.html|title=Donald Trump Talks Possible Independent Run, Iowa Caucus 2012|last=Johnson|first=Luke|date=January 2, 2012|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|accessdate=October 6, 2015}}</ref> Trump said he would run if the Republicans selected the "wrong candidate."<ref name="great"/> Ultimately, he again decided against running. Trump re-registered as a Republican in 2012<ref name="five"/> and publicly endorsed Republican presidential nominee [[Mitt Romney]] for president.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57370443-503544/trump-endorses-mitt-romney-for-president/ | title=Trump endorses Mitt Romney for president | accessdate=June 4, 2012 | work=CBS News | date=February 2, 2012}}</ref>

After much speculation, Trump officially [[Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign|decided to run for president as a Republican]] for the 2016 election, using the motto "Make America Great Again." In his announcement speech in June 2015, Trump took a tough stance against illegal immigration and promised to build a [[Mexico–United States barrier|wall on the U.S.–Mexico border]] if elected president.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/06/16/watch-highlights-donald-trumps-2016-announcement-ill-build-border-wall-and-mexico-will|title='I'll Build a Wall and Mexico Will Pay for It': Watch Highlights of Trump's 2016 Address|date=June 16, 2015|work=[[Fox News Channel]]|accessdate=October 6, 2015}}</ref> After announcing, Trump became the front-runner for the nomination, taking the lead in nearly every national poll, ahead of his rivals for the Republican nomination including [[Jeb Bush]], retired neurosurgeon [[Ben Carson]], Senator [[Ted Cruz]] of Texas, and Senator [[Marco Rubio]] of Florida.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/10/politics/donald-trump-ben-carson-cnn-poll/|title=Donald Trump Tops 30% in CNN/ORC poll|last=Agiesta|first=Jennifer|date=September 10, 2015|work=[[CNN]]|accessdate=October 6, 2015}}</ref> Trump styled himself as the candidate of anti-establishment Republicans and received praise from former rival Pat Buchanan, who compared Trump's run to Buchanan's [[1992 United States presidential election|1992]] and [[1996 United States presidential election|1996]] campaigns.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2015/07/28/pat_buchanan_is_bullish_on_the_donald_right_wing_pundit_predicts_trump_will_go_the_distance/|title=Pat Buchanan is bullish on The Donald: Right-wing pundit predicts Trump will go the distance|last=Tesfaye|first=Sophia|date=July 28, 2015|work=[[Salon (website)|Salon]]|accessdate=October 6, 2015}}</ref> His attacks on the Republican establishment included a slight against the war hero status of John McCain, whom Trump complimented during his 2000 campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/18/politics/donald-trump-john-mccain-war-hero/|title=Defiant Donald Trump refuses to apologize to John McCain|last=Scott|first=Eugene|author2=Mark Preston|author3=Eric Bradner|date=July 20, 2015|work=[[CNN]]|accessdate=October 12, 2015}}</ref> Republican voters favored the purported honesty of Trump's message and his abrasive approach,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2015/09/14/republicans-think-donald-trump-is-trustworthy-empathetic-and-well-suited-to-presidency/ |title=Republicans think Donald Trump is trustworthy, empathetic, and well suited to presidency |last=Sargent |first=Greg |accessdate=2017-02-18}}</ref> which eschewed [[political correctness]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/donald-trump-politically-correct-crap-213988|title=Donald Trump 2016: Tired of Political correctness|last=Gass|first=Nick|date=September 23, 2015|work=[[Politico]]|accessdate=October 6, 2015}}</ref> Roger Stone, who headed Trump's 2000 presidential committee, served as an adviser for the 2016 campaign until a much publicized split in August 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/08/08/trump-ends-relationship-with-longtime-political-adviser-roger-stone/|title=Trump ends relationship with longtime political adviser Roger Stone|last=Costa|first=Robert|date=August 8, 2015|work=[[The Washington Post]]|accessdate=October 7, 2015}}</ref> The campaign generated major media attention and attracted large crowds to campaign events. Trump won multiple Republican primaries, receiving more votes than any previous Republican candidate, and earned the party's presidential nomination at the [[2016 Republican National Convention]]. In the general election, Trump defeated Democratic presidential nominee [[Hillary Clinton]] to be elected the 45th President of the United States. In 2020, former Vice President [[Joe Biden]] defeated Trump denying him of ain secondhis termbid asfor presidentre-election.

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