Donald Trump went from businessman to the 45th and 47th President of the United States of America. He first won the presidency in 2016, defeating Hillary Clinton in the Electoral College despite losing the popular vote. After winning the 2024 election, he returned to the White House in January 2025. Take a look at some of the 15 interesting Donald Trump facts:
15. Donald Trump is a New York Times Best-Selling Author
With ghostwriter Tony Schwartz, Donald Trump co-authored Trump: The Art of the Deal. The part memoir and part business advice book reached the number 1 position on the New York Times Best Seller list and stayed there for 13 weeks.
The book spent 48 weeks on the list in total and received additional attention during Trump’s 2016 election campaign. Citing the book as one of his proudest achievements, the President has called it his second favorite book. This brings us to his favorite book …
14. Donald Trump Has Called the Bible His Favorite Book
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At an August 2015 rally in Michigan, Donald Trump referred to his book, Trump: The Art of the Deal, as his second favorite book and named the Bible as his first:
“Do you know what my first is? The Bible! Nothing beats the Bible.”
Raised as a Presbyterian, Trump identified himself as a nondenominational Christian in 2020. He had previously said in a 2011 interview on The 700 Club,
“I’m a Protestant, I’m a Presbyterian. And you know I’ve had a good relationship with the church over the years. I think religion is a wonderful thing. I think my religion is a wonderful religion.”
13. Donald Trump was a Registered Democrat
Donald Trump has changed his political affiliation several times. Though he won as a Republican, Trump was once a registered Democrat.
Trump was a registered Democrat from August 2001 to September 2009. He endorsed Republican John McCain for President in 2008, then officially changed his party registration to Republican the following year. He registered with no party affiliation in December 2011 before returning to the Republican Party in April 2012.
12. Donald Trump Inspired the Wealthy Biff in Back to the Future Part II
Believe it or not, the wealthy version of Biff Tannen from the Back to the Future franchise was partly inspired by Donald Trump, according to screenwriter Bob Gale. The resemblance drew fresh attention in October 2015, when Back to the Future Part II became a hot topic again.
When producer and screenwriter Bob Gale was asked about the resemblance, he revealed it was intentional, as the wealthy Biff’s portrayal was based on Trump, who was already well-known in the 1980s due to his real estate work.
11. Donald Trump Abstains from Drinking
Although alcohol has been sold through Donald Trump’s businesses, he has long said that he has never drunk it. He credits his elder brother Fred Jr.’s warnings about alcohol for that decision.
“He was a great guy, a handsome person. He was the life of the party. He was a fantastic guy, but he got stuck on alcohol,”
recalls Trump.
“And it had a profound impact and ultimately [he] became an alcoholic and died of alcoholism. He would tell me, ‘Don’t drink ever’ He understood the problem that he had and that it was a very hard problem.”
10. But Licensed His Name to a Vodka Brand
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While he abstains from alcohol, Donald Trump licensed his name to a brand of vodka. Titled Trump Vodka, it was produced by Drinks Americas under a licensing agreement.
Launched in the United States in October 2006, Trump Vodka failed to meet its distributor’s sales requirements as it proved quite unpopular among the masses and was discontinued in the United States in 2011. It continued to be sold in Israel in the following years.
9. Donald Trump Said He Had Never Used an ATM
Known for shocking, baffling, laughable, and even bizarre comments, Donald Trump never fails to leave a statement that becomes the center of attention, and the same was the case during his interview on Late Night with Conan O’Brien
Despite being anything but financially unstable, the business mogul claimed in a television appearance that he had never used an ATM in his life. Probably because he has his people for that kind of stuff.
8. Donald Trump has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movie cameos, WWE appearances, and hosting NBC reality shows The Apprentice and its spin-off The Celebrity Apprentice, Donald Trump is no stranger to the media.
Trump hosted The Apprentice, including its celebrity editions, for 14 seasons from 2004 to 2015. His first season’s pay was reported as $50,000 per episode. In 2007, Trump received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to television.
7. Donald Trump Has His Own Board Game
Much like the popular board game Monopoly, Donald Trump attempted to reinvent the idea as his very own board game. Called Trump: The Game, it was a bad business step, just like Trump Vodka.
With only 800,000 games sold out of an expected 2 million, it was discontinued, but following the success of Trump’s reality series The Apprentice, the game was re-released in 2004.
6. Donald Trump is in the WWE Hall of Fame
Trump Plaza sponsored WrestleMania IV and WrestleMania V in 1988 and 1989. Both events were promoted under the Trump Plaza name but took place at Atlantic City’s Convention Hall, now known as Boardwalk Hall.
Speaking of WrestleMania, it was WrestleMania 23 in 2007 when Trump engaged in the “Battle of the Billionaires” against then WWE chairman Vince McMahon.
After Trump’s representative Bobby Lashley defeated McMahon’s representative Umaga, Trump helped shave McMahon’s head as part of the storyline. Recognizing his contribution to WWE, the company inducted Trump into its Hall of Fame in 2013, with McMahon giving the induction speech.
5. Donald Trump’s Businesses Filed for Bankruptcy Six Times
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Donald Trump has never filed for personal bankruptcy, but his businesses filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection six times between 1991 and 2009.
The filings involved his hotels and casinos. Trump gave up ownership stakes in several businesses during the restructurings, so they did come at a cost to him.
Trump has defended his businesses’ use of bankruptcy laws, saying,
“Basically I’ve used the laws of the country to my advantage … just as many, many others on top of the business world have.”
4. Donald Trump and His Businesses Had Been Involved in at Least 3,500 Legal Actions by 2016
A June 2016 USA TODAY investigation found that Donald Trump and his businesses had been involved in at least 3,500 legal actions over the preceding 30 years. Trump or one of his companies were plaintiffs in about 1,900 cases, defendants in about 1,450, and involved in bankruptcy, third-party, or other roles in roughly 150.
The cases included contract disputes, defamation claims, personal injury cases, and Trump University litigation.
3. Donald Trump Cashed a Check for 13 Cents
Spy Magazine once sent 13-cent checks to some of the richest people throughout the world as a prank to find out who the cheapest billionaires are.
Among the many recipients, only two people cashed the check. One was Adnan Khashoggi, a Saudi Arabian arms dealer, and the other was, you guessed it, Donald Trump!
2. Donald Trump Married Three Times
Donald Trump’s first marriage was to the Czech model Ivana Zelníčková in 1977. The marriage ended in an uncontested divorce in 1990 following Trump’s publicized affair with model Marla Maples and Ivana’s accusing him of being “cruel and inhuman”. However, in 2015, Ivana said that they “are the best of friends”.
Trump subsequently married Maples, but the couple divorced in 1999. The third time was the charm when the President married Slovene model Melania Knauss in 2005. In a May 2005 interview with Larry King, Trump commented,
“We literally have never had an argument, forget about the word ‘fight’ … We just are very compatible. We get along.”
1. Donald Trump Became the Oldest Person Inaugurated as U.S. President
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Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in the Electoral College in 2016, though she won the popular vote. With vast experience in business but no prior elected office, he entered the White House in January 2017.
Trump was 70 when he first took office in January 2017, passing Ronald Reagan, who was 69 at his first inauguration in 1981. Joe Biden broke that record in 2021 at age 78. At his second inauguration on January 20, 2025, Trump was 78 years and 220 days old, making him the oldest person ever inaugurated as U.S. president. Biden was 82 when he left office and remains the oldest person to have served as president.
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Here is another interesting fact. His original family name is Drumpf and not Trump.