Donald Trump

A quick guide to Donald Trump

The Republican makes an historic return to the White House - here's what you need to know about him.

Analysis

Why Trump's tariffs aren't really reciprocal. Video, 00:01:41
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US & Canada
Posted
3 April
How were Donald Trump's tariffs calculated?
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BBC Verify
Posted
3 April
The influencers who want the world to have more babies - and say the White House is on their side
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BBC InDepth
Posted
2 April
Ros Atkins on... Trump's plan for Greenland. Video, 00:02:27
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US & Canada
Posted
27 March

Trump's team

Trump names podcaster Dan Bongino as deputy FBI director
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US & Canada
Posted
24 February
Who is Elon Musk?
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Business
Posted
23 April
The chosen ones - 10 people trusted to deliver for Trump
A quick guide to JD Vance
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US & Canada
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23 January
RFK Jr sworn in as US Health and Human Services chief
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US & Canada
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14 February

Melania Trump

Melania Trump, enigmatic first lady who might do it differently this time
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US & Canada
Posted
9 January
Decoding Melania Trump's new official portrait
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US & Canada
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28 January
What lies ahead for Trump family now?
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US & Canada
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17 January
Melania Trump launches her own cryptocurrency
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Business
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20 January

In video

Tracking President Trump's love for charts over the years. Video, 00:01:39
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US & Canada
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4 April
The UK and US fallout from Trump's tariffs... in 70secs. Video, 00:01:10
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3 April
What is a tariff? Video, 00:01:21
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Business
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3 April
How the US tariffs will affect you. Video, 00:01:12
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US & Canada
Posted
5 March

Trump tariffs

What tariffs has Trump announced and why?
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World
Posted
12 May
Worst week for US stocks since Covid crash as China hits back on tariffs
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Business
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4 April
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The British winners and losers from Trump tariffs
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Business
Posted
4 April
How does it affect me if share prices fall?
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Business
Posted
7 April
What Trump has done - and why it matters
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US & Canada
Posted
3 April

Executive orders

Trump says he is 'just getting started' in speech to US Congress
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US & Canada
Posted
5 March
Has Trump kept his day one promises?
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US & Canada
Posted
23 February
19 things Trump and his team did this week
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US & Canada
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22 February
Six executive orders to watch
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US & Canada
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22 January
Trump declares border emergency and seeks to end US birthright citizenship
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US & Canada
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21 January

Latest news

The Bitcoin hum that is unsettling Trump's MAGA heartlands
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BBC InDepth
Posted
10 hours ago
Is there a genocide of white South Africans as Trump claims?
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World
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11 hours ago
Trump administration ends Harvard's ability to enrol international students
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US & Canada
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11 hours ago
Fact-checking Trump's Oval Office confrontation with Ramaphosa
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Africa
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13 hours ago
US House passes Trump's 'big, beautiful' tax and spending bill
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US & Canada
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18 hours ago
Trump ambushes S African leader with claim of Afrikaners being 'persecuted'
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World
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1 day ago
Ramaphosa keeps cool during Trump's choreographed onslaught
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World
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1 day ago
How Trump-Ramaphosa confrontation went down in South Africa
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World
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1 day ago
'Turn the lights down' - Trump confronts Ramaphosa with video. Video, 00:01:56
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World
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1 day ago
Carney says Canada in talks to join Trump's Golden Dome defence system
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US & Canada
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1 day ago
Trump meets Republican hard-liners in hopes of moving tax bill forward
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US & Canada
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1 day ago
Four sticking points in Trump's 'big, beautiful' tax bill
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US & Canada
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1 day ago
Trump ambushes Ramaphosa with discredited claims. Video, 00:01:19
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World
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1 day ago
US accepts Qatari plane into Air Force One fleet
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World
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1 day ago
Watch moment Trump ambushes Ramaphosa with video. Video, 00:01:22
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World
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1 day ago
Trump administration to scrap police reform measures in some US cities
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US & Canada
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1 day ago
Can Mandela's former negotiator fix fractious relations with Trump?
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World
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1 day ago
Judge warns US deportations to South Sudan may breach court order
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World
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2 days ago
US congresswoman charged with assault outside immigration centre
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US & Canada
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2 days ago
Trump pressures Republicans to back his 'big beautiful' tax bill
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US & Canada
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2 days ago
Zelensky accuses Russia of 'buying time' to stall truce talks
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Europe
Posted
2 days ago
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US Supreme Court lets Trump end deportation protections for 350,000 Venezuelans
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World
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3 days ago
Sesame Street heads to Netflix after Trump pulled funding
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Business
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3 days ago
Homeland Security says 64 people 'self-deported' on US flight
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World
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3 days ago