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Trump defeated Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, winning 312 electoral votes and the popular vote, and became the second president to win non-consecutive terms.
A gunman opened fire at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, grazing Trump's ear. One rally attendee was killed and two were injured; the shooter was killed by the Secret Service.
Trump announced his third presidential campaign at Mar-a-Lago, one week after the 2022 midterm elections.
Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, winning 306 pledged electoral votes while losing the popular vote.
Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination at Trump Tower in New York, opening with remarks on trade and immigration that set the themes of the campaign.
Why it matters: The launch of the political career this archive documents.