Former President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in a historic political reversal, retaking the White House after losing the 2020 election.
President Trump returned to the nation’s highest office four years after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot that occurred as part of efforts to contest the results of the 2020 election that he ultimately lost to President Joe Biden.
President Trump’s return to the White House introduces an unprecedented legal scenario.
He was convicted of 34 felonies related to falsifying business records and faces sentencing in New York this month.
Additionally, President Trump is fighting federal charges in the election destruction case led by Special Counsel Jack Smith.
Throughout his 2024 campaign, Trump has pointed to these criminal charges as evidence that he was unfairly targeted and promised “retaliation” in response.
Mr. Trump, now 78, is the same age Mr. Biden was when he took office, making him the second former president in U.S. history to retake the White House after losing reelection. This was the first feat achieved by Grover Cleveland.
Trump’s re-election just months after surviving two assassination attempts underscores his continued influence on American politics.
Since his first election in 2016, he has reshaped the Republican Party’s image and maintained a stronghold on the party, which at one point seemed poised to make headway after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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