Barack Obama and Donald Trump

Barack Obama's term dates

2009-2017

Donald Trump's term dates

2017-

Also in 2004, he gained national attention when he delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention.

Barack Obama

He became one of four U.S. presidents to win the Nobel Peace Prize when he received the award in 2009.

Barack Obama

He began his time in office facing and economic crisis. He passed a $700 billion relief program for the major banks and some auto industries, and an $800 billion economic stimulus package to help the economy recover.

Barack Obama

He inherited the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan when he took office. He worked on withdrawing American troops from those areas while still battling al-Qaida and its affiliates.

Barack Obama

He instantly made history by winning the 2008 presidential election, becoming the first African-American president of the United States.

Barack Obama

He married Michelle Robinson in 1992. He and Michelle have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.

Barack Obama

He said, "If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of out democracy, tonight is your answer."

Barack Obama

He scored a major military victory in 2011 when he ordered an attack by a team of Navy SEALs that resulted in the death of al-Qaida leader, Osama bin Laden.

Barack Obama

He studied at Occidental College and Columbia University, then worked as a community organizer in Chicago before attending Harvard Law School.

Barack Obama

He tried but failed to push gun control measures through Congress after a series of gun violence tragedies that took place during his time in office. He supported legislation calling for universal background checks on all gun purchases as well as a ban on sales of assault weapons.

Barack Obama

He was born in Hawaii to a white mother form Kansas and a black father from Kenya. His father left when he was 2 years old and died in Kenya when he was 21.

Barack Obama

He was mostly raised by his maternal grandparents in Hawaii, but also spent a few years in Indonesia with his mother and Indonesian stepfather when he was a child.

Barack Obama

He worked as a lawyer before winning a seat in the Illinois state Senate, and in 2004 he won an election to represent Illinois in the United States Senate.

Barack Obama

He worked to reform American health care, and after much effort managed to pass the Affordable Care Act through Congress despite much Republican resistance.

Barack Obama

Who was the 44th President of the United States?

Barack Obama

After college, including graduation form prestigious business college Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, he joined the family business and eventually took it over. His work made him one of the most recognizable figures in New York City, and eventually due to his work on Fifth Avenue with Trump Tower and with casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey, he achieved a more national profile.

Donald Trump

Despite derogatory comments about women throughout his campaign, a lawsuit settlement involving his venture Trump University, and alleged ties to Russia, he won the electoral college vote, though he lost the popular vote to Clinton, and became the 45th President of the United States.

Donald Trump

He considered running for president before the 2016 election, even campaigning as a member of the Reform Party in 2000, but used his fame to comment on political matters instead of running for office.

Donald Trump

He emerged from a crowded field of Republican candidates to win the nomination and face former first lady, U.S. senator and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton.

Donald Trump

He grew up in Queens, New York, the son of a real estate developer.

Donald Trump

He is currently married to Melania Trump. She is the current First Lady. They have 5 children, Donald, Jr., Ivanka, Eric, Tiffany, and Barron.

Donald Trump

He quickly issued executive orders once in office that included starting the wall along the Mexican border, repealing the ACA, and banning travel ban to the U.S. from seven- then six- Muslim- majority countries.

Donald Trump

He ran for president with the campaign slogan "Make America Great Again." He promised to build a wall along the Mexican border that he said he would get Mexico to pay for, to keep Mexican immigrants form coming into the country; repeal the Affordable Care Act; and follow a policy of "Americanism, not globalism."

Donald Trump

He said, "In America, we understand that a nation is only living as long as it is striving. We will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action, constantly complaining but never doing anything about it. The time for empty talk is over. Now arrives the hour of action."

Donald Trump

He spent his first few months in office building his Cabinet. Many of his nominees drew criticism from Democrats before being passed through the Republican- controlled Congress.

Donald Trump

He used his popularity form the show, as well as his position as an outspoken critic of President Obama, to launch a campaign for the 2016 presidential election.

Donald Trump

In 2004, he produced and starred in "The Apprentice," an NBC reality series where candidates competed for a chance to work for The Trump Organization.

Donald Trump

Who is the 45th President of the United States?

Donald Trump