"This American carnage stops right here and stops right now." - Donald Trump, inauguration speech, Jan. 20, 2017.

The American presidency had long fascinated Donald Trump. Ever since attending the 1988 GOP National Convention, Trump had wanted a piece of it - he'd even called Bush that year to ask to be on the ticket. But the idea that a twice divorced, six-times bankrupted Democratic donor could become the Republican president of the United States - that was laughable. Until it happened.

Follow along as Donald Trump develops a personal brand for luxury, rides that brand to the White House, and then spends four years contending with investigations, impeachments, and a global pandemic. When he's voted out of office at the end of those four years, he won't accept it, and his supporters will storm the U.S. capital to try and take the presidency back for him.

Sources

1. Confidence Man - Maggie Haberman
2. CDC - for COVID stats and timelines
3. WHO - for COVID stats and timelines
4. Jan. 6 Committee - for Jan. 6 details and timelines
5. Washington Post & New York Times - for miscellaneous other details on Trump's presidency. 

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