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Trump Announces Candidacy for 2016 Presidential Election
On June 16, 2015, Trump declares that he will run for presidential office in 2016, from Trump Tower, in New York City. Many people wonder if this is a publicity stunt, or not.
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The Slogan
In his speech, business mogul Donald Trump announces he will run for the presidency with the platform “Make America Great Again.” Trump is the 12th Republican at the time who has announced he is running for the White House.
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He’s Gonna Be ‘Uge
Merchandise of GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump is viewed for sale at Trump Tower in Manhattan on Sept. 3, 2015 in New York City. Trump held a news conference after he signed a pledge Thursday to support the Republican nominee in the 2016 general election, ruling out a third-party or independent run. Trump made the announcement following a meeting with Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus. Trump stressed repeatedly in the news conference that he is leading in all national polls.
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“You’re Fired”
In the immediate wake of Trump’s comments and allegations on immigrants and their connections to crimes, several companies, including Univision, NBC, Macy’s and NASCAR, cut their ties with The Donald.
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Making America Hate Again
On Sept.16, 2015, protesters gather outside Trump Tower, after Trump’s controversial remarks during his presidential announcement cause a backlash. The Mexican community in New York unites and stages protest against Donald Trump’s comments.
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How’s That Foot Taste?
Donald Trump speaking during The Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa, onJuly 18, 2015. The sponsor, The FAMiLY LEADER, is a “pro-family, pro-marriage, pro-life organization which champions the principle that God is the ultimate leader of the family.” Donald gets into trouble this time by offending senator John McCain, questioning his status as a war hero, and stating, “I like people that weren’t captured…”
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By The Numbers
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He Came, He Saw, He Was Huge
On Aug. 6, in Cleveland, Ohio, republican presidential candidate Donald Trump came under fire by Fox News moderators during the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena. The top 10 GOP candidates were selected to participate in the debate based on their rank in an average of the five most recent political polls.
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“Blood Coming Out Of Her Wherever”
Pictured left, Donald Trump, although the perceived winner of the first debate, got into some hot water for some remarks he made about the moderator, Megyn Kelly, pictured right, after the debate. Later, Trump stated, “I stated nothing wrong whatsoever.” (Right image by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Cosmopolitan Magazine and WME Live)
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Hot In Mobile: The Second Coming
Donald Trump greets supporters after his rally at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on Aug. 21, 2015, in Mobile, Alabama. The rally had to be moved to a larger venue to accommodate a larger than anticipated crowd.
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I Pledge Allegiance…For Now
On Sept. 3, 2015, GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump holds up a pledge at a news conference in Manhattan after he signed the pledge to support the Republican nominee in the 2016 general election, ruling out a third-party or independent run. Trump stressed repeatedly in the news conference that he is leading in all national polls.
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Piñata
A Latino couple walk with a piñata of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Sept. 23, 2015, in downtown Los Angeles. The Latino community still showing no love for Trump, in response to his racist comments towards the Mexican people.
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Fiorina, And Others, Trump Donald
Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina looks on during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, on Sept. 16, 2015. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump stepped into a campaign hornet’s nest as his rivals collectively turned their sights on the billionaire in the party’s second debate of the 2016 presidential race.
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Fiorina Would Get Under His Skin Again, Later
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reacts to Carly Fiorina during the Republican Presidential Debate hosted by Fox Business and The Wall Street Journal November 10, 2015, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Trick, or Treat…Probably Trick
Masks representing U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are pictured in a factory of costumes and masks, on Oct.16, 2015, in Jiutepec, Mexico.
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Live From New York…It’s Donald!
Donald Trump, center, hosts “Saturday Night Live” on Nov. 7, 2015. The Latino community protested NBC for extending the hosting honor to Trump despite his anti-immigrant comments.
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#RacismIsntFunny
Members of Latino organizations march from the Trump Tower to NBC studios during a rally against Trump on Nov. 7, 2015, in New York City. Trump has faced criticism during the campaign for his proposed immigration policies, and protesters objected to NBC inviting him to host “Saturday Night Live.”
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Remember That Pledge? Well, Trump Says: Pledge Shmedge
So let me get this straight: he’s still losing supporters in this situation, right…?
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Fifth Debate in Vegas Doesn’t Suit Trump, nor Other GOP Candidates
With less than two months remaining before the Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses and the Feb. 9 New Hampshire primary, the GOP candidates must stand out and create ground for themselves in this fifth debate at The Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015. However, the candidates were defensive and predictable.
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“The Greatest Abuser of Women”
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton campaigns for his wife, Democratic president candidate Hillary Clinton, at Nashua Community College January 4, 2016 in Nashua, New Hampshire. Bill Clinton has come under attack from Republican front runner Donald Trump in recent days, who was responding to Hillary’s comments declaring Trump “sexist.”
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Clinton and Obama Responsible for Isis
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum on January 2, 2016 in Biloxi, Mississippi. Trump, who has strong support from Southern voters, spoke to thousands in the small Mississippi city on the Gulf of Mexico. Recently, Trump lashed out at Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama blaming them for the rise of ISIS, which he argues was a resultant of removing Hussein from power (an action of the George W. Bush administration).
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Polls Aren’t Everything
These charts point to recent presidential elections and indicate that the president/nominees-to-be in these years actually came from behind, as polls would suggest.
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Last But Not Least: Bald Eagle Named Uncle Sam Attacks Trump
Earlier in the year, Trump posed with a bald eagle, named Uncle Sam, for a TIME magazine shoot when he was in the running for person of the year. Nothing is more satisfyingly ironic and metaphorical as this bald eagle-the symbol of American freedom and might-attacking Trump, who only wants to “Make America Great Again.” Also, Bald jokes? Anybody?
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‘MURICA!!! #NeverForget
Here it is again, because this will never get old.
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Goodnight, Sweet Prince
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump references fellow candidate Jeb Bush at a Pearl Harbor Day Rally at the U.S.S. Yorktown December 7, 2015, in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. The South Carolina Republican primary is scheduled for February 20, 2016.
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