US News 8 Takeaways From the Whistle-Blower Complaint

Born on June 14, 1946, in New York City, New York, U.S., to real estate developer Frederick Trump and Mary MacLeod, Trump graduated in 1968 from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in economics. He was eligible for the draft lottery during the Vietnam War, but a combination of student and medical deferments disqualified him from service.

Support for impeachment swells to 49 per cent as Americans absorb whistle-blower's bombshell allegations about Donald Trump

A new NPR / Marist poll has support for impeachment at 49 per cent, with 46 per cent against, after Speaker Nancy Pelosi got behind the effort.On a day a whistle-blower's bombshell complaint charging President Trump with abuse of power was declassified, Americans backed impeachment by 49 to 46 per cent, according to an NPR / Marist poll.

Early in his career, Trump invested $70,000 in a Broadway comedy – “Paris Is Out” – which remains his only producer credit for theatricals to date; the play was a flop. His real estate career began when he joined his father’s company, Elizabeth Trump & Son, full time after graduating in 1968.

By 1971, he moved to Manhattan and was handling some of the largest and most profitable building projects in the city. He was given full control of the company later that year.

The future U.S. president spent the '70s networking and making connections with some of New York’s most influential people. Focused on maximizing profits, he involved himself in large-scale building projects in Manhattan and, by 1980, reopened the Commodore Hotel as the Grand Hyatt Hotel. He also secured the Fifth Avenue site that would go on to house Trump Tower.

In 1977, Trump married Ivana Zelníčková, a Czech model. Born on Feb. 20, 1949, Zelníčková was briefly considered for Czechoslovakia’s skiing team at the 1972 Winter Olympics. The couple had two sons – Donald Jr. and Eric, as well as a daughter, Ivanka.

How a Shadow Foreign Policy in Ukraine Prompted an Impeachment Inquiry

Petro O. Poroshenko was still the president of Ukraine earlier this year when his team sought a lifeline. Over several weeks in March, the office of Ukraine’s top prosecutor moved ahead on two investigations of intense interest to Mr. Trump. One was focused on an oligarch — previously cleared of wrongdoing by the same prosecutor — whose company employed former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s son. The other dealt with the release by a separate Ukrainian law enforcement agency to the media of information that hurt Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign.

Trump Tower – an apartment-retail complex designed by Der Scutt - was opened in 1983 and generated considerable national attention. The 58-story structure features a grand atrium, a 60-foot-high (18.3 meters) waterfall, luxurious apartments and retail stores.

Looking to profit off the growing casino market, Trump acquired and rebuilt the Taj Mahal (pictured), a hotel and casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S., for a rumored $1.2 billion. It was relaunched as the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in 1990.

In May 2017, Trump reportedly sold the hotel, which he earlier labeled the "eighth wonder of the world," for $50 million.

He continued to buy new business ventures and diversify his holdings, acquiring Eastern Air Lines Shuttle for $365 million in 1989 and renaming it Trump Shuttle. Three years later, his dream of an uber-expensive airline service ran out of cash and defaulted on its debt.

Following the real estate slump of the late 1980s and early '90s, Trump’s empire took a hit and sustained itself almost wholly on loans. His own valuation of the company was $1.5 billion; Forbes’ valued it at only a third of that figure.

In 1991, Trump divorced Ivana and, two years later, married American actress Marla Maples. The marriage lasted for four years before Trump filed for divorce in 1997. The divorce was finalized in 1999 and Maples received $2 million under the prenuptial agreement. Together, they have a daughter, Tiffany.

Republicans Now Say It’s OK to Enlist Foreign Help in an Election

The senators responsible for protecting national security and the rule of law assert, in the case of Ukraine, that collusion is fine.Two years ago, in the early days of the Russia investigation, many Republican senators said collusion with a foreign government to influence an American election would be a betrayal of the United States. They didn’t believe Donald Trump had solicited campaign help from Russia. But they agreed that if he had, it was illegal and perhaps impeachable.

Trump’s first serious stab at entering politics was in October 1999, when he formed an exploratory committee to decide on seeking the Reform Party’s candidacy for the 2000 U.S. presidential election.

The businessman, who claimed he could achieve universal healthcare and eliminate national debt as president, named popular talk show host and media magnate Oprah Winfrey as his ideal running mate. His campaign never went beyond this phase – he failed to gain support for his bid.

Between 2004 and 2015, Trump hosted and starred in the NBC reality TV series “The Apprentice” (2004-15; pictured), a show on which three of his children – Ivanka, Donald Jr. and Eric – also made appearances. 

In 2005, Trump married Slovenian model-turned-jewelry designer Melania Knauss, with whom he has a son, Barron William.

In 2012, Trump considered entering politics yet again – another run for president. However, his reputation took a hit after he associated himself with the “Birther” movement – a group that believed then-U.S. President Barack Obama wasn’t born in the country.

(Pictured) With Obama during Trump's presidential inauguration in January 2017.

On June 16, 2015, Trump announced a run for the Republican ticket for the 2016 presidential election. One of the more controversial candidates in recent times, he dominated media coverage with outrageous comments about fellow candidates and contentious immigration policies.

On May 26, 2016, Trump received the support of 1,238 delegates and secured the Republican Party’s nomination for the next presidential race. He beat U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (Texas), Marco Rubio (Florida) and Ohio Governor John Kasich, among others, and was confirmed as the Republican Party nominee on July 19, 2016.

A second whistleblower on Trump and Ukraine might be coming forward

The New York Times reported that another official is considering making a whistleblower complaint against the president.A second whistleblower is now considering filing a complaint about President Donald Trump’s conduct regarding Ukraine, the New York Times reported Friday.

Trump faced Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in three debates: on Sept. 26, Oct. 9 and Oct. 20, 2016, as part of the build-up to the election on Nov. 8, 2016.

On Nov. 9, 2016, Trump defeated Clinton to become the 45th U.S. President. In a close battle, the 70-year-old candidate won more than the required number of Electoral College votes but lost the popular vote.

Trump’s presidential inauguration was on Jan. 20, 2017, and, in his first week as U.S. president, he signed six Executive Orders, including the reinforcement of border security and the planning of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

In March 2017, Trump signed Executive Order 13780, titled Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States, which limited travel into the U.S. from certain countries. It also limited the inflow of refugees without valid travel documents.

In September that year, he signed Presidential Proclamation 9645, which expanded on the previous order. It restricted travel from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.

In December, the Supreme Court allowed the ban to go into full effect, pending legal challenges. 

On April 10, 2018, travel restrictions of Chad were removed after it met minimum baseline standards.

Rejecting the scientific consensus on climate change and asserting that the Paris Agreement would do very little to ease global warming, Trump announced the withdrawal of the U.S. from the climate accords in June 2017, making his nation the only one in the world to not ratify the agreement. 

In December, he signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which reduced personal tax brackets, increased child tax credit and cut corporate tax rate to 21 percent, among other reforms. 

In the same month, he also signed Space Policy Directive 1, which marked a change in the nation's space policy. It would now allow an U.S.-led integrated program with partners from the private sector, ensuring another human landing on the Moon, followed by missions to Mars and beyond.

In January 2018, Trump delivered his first State of the Union Address, where he called on all politicians to "summon the unity" necessary to fix the country's infrastructure and flawed immigration systems. 

During his time as a running presidential candidate, Trump said he intended to roll back the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which allowed people who illegally entered or stayed in the U.S. as minors to receive a renewable period of deferred action from deportation (for two years) and also be eligible for a work permit.

In September 2017, the Trump administration announced DACA would be repealed after six months, which led to nationwide protests.

In January 2018, after a number of flip-flops on the decision, the White House finally agreed to release a "legislative framework" outlining a compromise on DACA, provided a considerable amount (around $30 billion) is appropriated for the border wall between United States and Mexico. 

Trump’s foreign policies have grabbed eyeballs (and controversy) across the world. These include working on relations with Cuba and the violence-marred shifting of the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

However, none of these have quite transfixed the world as the North Korea crisis. In July 2017, under the supervision of its leader Kim Jong Un, North Korea tested two intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). The following month, Trump warned Kim that further provocations would be met with “fire and fury like the world has never seen.”

The leaders met in June 2018, easing the hostilities after an escalation of rhetoric from both sides and signed a document promising the "complete denuclearization" of the Korean peninsula. They met for the second time in February 2019 in Vietnam and in a brief statement, Trump said: "Your country has tremendous economic potential – unbelievable, unlimited – and I think that you will have a tremendous future with your country, a great leader. I look forward to watching it happen and helping it to happen – and we will help it to happen.”

In December 2018, Trump told Democrat leaders during a televised altercation that he would be "proud" to shut down the government if he didn't receive roughly $5 billion for a border wall with Mexico. Later that month, a short-term spending bill was cleared by the Senate that would fund the government in the early 2019. It was sent to the House for approval but due to the lack of votes in passing the spending bill, a partial shutdown of the government came into effect on Dec. 22 and lasted 35 days – making it the longest government shutdown in American history. 

In order to avert the shutdown, the House and Senate voted to approve a spending deal that would provide $1.3 billion for border security measures, far short of what Trump demanded.

In late January 2019, Trump signed a bill to end the shutdown without securing money for proposed border wall. In a statement, he said: “If we don’t get a fair deal from Congress, the government will either shut down on February 15 again, or I will use the power afforded to me under the laws and the constitution of the United States to address this emergency. We will have great security.” 

In February 2019, Trump declared a national emergency to access money to build his long-sought border wall, but a federal judge in California blocked him from building sections of the wall with the money secured under the national emergency declaration. 

(Pictured) Trump shakes hands with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi while joined by Vice President Mike Pence before delivering the State of the Union address on Feb. 5, 2019.

Trump's 2016 presidential campaign came under scrutiny over claims of Russian interference to boost his candidacy. In 2017, Robert Mueller was appointed as a special counsel to investigate if Trump's team/associates conspired with Russia to sway the presidential elections. This inquiry has been described by Trump as a "witch hunt" and an "illegal take-down that failed." In March 2019, it was announced via a letter delivered to the Congress that the investigations led by Mueller did not find Trump or any of his aides had colluded with Russia. “While this report does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him,” the letter from U.S. Attorney General William Barr read.

On June 18, 2019, the president kicked off the Trump 2020 campaign by unveiling his slogan. Addressing a rally at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, he stated: "'Make America Great Again' was the best political slogan in history, but it's time for a change. We've made America great again, but how do you give up the number one call it theme, logo, statement, in the history of politics for a new one? You know there is a new one that really works, and that's called 'Keep America Great.' Right? 'Keep America Great.'"  

"I think [Pelosi is] a disgrace. I actually don't think she's a talented person. I've tried to be nice to her because I would have liked to have gotten some deals done. She's incapable of doing deals. She's a nasty, vindictive, horrible person."

Speaking about the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives during an interview when he visited Normandy, France, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, on June 6, 2019.

"Mexico’s Soldiers recently pulled guns on our National Guard Soldiers, probably as a diversionary tactic for drug smugglers on the Border. Better not happen again! We are now sending ARMED SOLDIERS to the Border. Mexico is not doing nearly enough in apprehending & returning!"

Tweeted on April 24, 2019, reportedly referring to a Newsweek story on border confrontation between Mexican troops and two American soldiers, who the former thought to be illegal trespassers. 

"I said it the other day, yes, she is a low-IQ individual, Maxine Waters. I said it the other day. I mean, honestly, she's somewhere in the mid-60s, I believe that."

Questioning the intelligence of the politician during a rally in Montana, U.S., on July 5, 2018. In an October 2017 interview with CNN, Waters had remarked, "I don't think this President should be representing our country...he creates controversy, he cannot get along with our members of Congress, and I'm going to continue my efforts to impeach him."

"We will take that little kit and say, but we have to do it gently. Because we're in the '#MeToo' generation so I have to be very gentle. And we will very gently take that kit and we will slowly toss it, hoping it doesn't hit her and injure her arm even though it only weighs probably two ounces. And we will say, I will give you a million dollars to your favorite charity, paid for by Trump, if you take the test so that it shows you're an Indian."

Mocking the #MeToo movement and talking of tossing an ancestry test to the Massachusetts senator while answering questions about her claims of Native-American heritage, during the rally in Montana on July 5, 2018.

“Robert De Niro, a very Low IQ individual, has received to[o] many shots to the head by real boxers in movies. I watched him last night and truly believe he may be "punch-drunk." I guess he doesn’t realize the economy is the best it’s ever been with employment being at an all time high, and many companies pouring back into our country. Wake up Punchy!”

In a tweet in response to De Niro’s use of the F-word and disapproval of the Trump administration at the Tony Awards held on June 11, 2018.

"I congratulate the leaders of other countries for so crazily being able to make these trade deals that were so good for their country and so bad for the United States."

At a press conference during the Group of 7 summit in Québec, Canada, in June 2018.

“We have people coming in to the country, or trying to come in. You wouldn't believe how bad these people are, these aren't people, these are animals and we're taking them out of the country.”

During a charged discussion about law enforcement and the border wall on May 16, 2018.

“You do have some countries that are in very bad shape and very tough places to live in.”

During Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's visit to the White House on April 30, 2018.

"We have the worst laws."

During an event to talk about his tax-cut plans in West Virginia, U.S., on April 5, 2018.

“Why are we having all these people from s******e countries come here?”

In January 2018, Trump exploded during a discussion in the White House over an immigration deal meant to include protection for people from Haiti and some African nations.

"In the East, it could be the COLDEST New Year’s Eve on record. Perhaps we could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming that our Country, but not other countries, was going to pay TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS to protect against. Bundle up!"

Trump tweeted this statement on Dec. 28, 2017, after the U.S. East Coast was hit by a cold wave.

"Crooked Hillary Clinton is the worst (and biggest) loser of all time. She just can’t stop, which is so good for the Republican Party. Hillary, get on with your life and give it another try in three years!"

On Nov. 18, 2017, he took to Twitter to hit out at Clinton.    

"Why would Kim Jong Un insult me by calling me 'old,' when I would NEVER call him 'short and fat?' Oh well, I try so hard to be his friend - and maybe someday that will happen!"

On Nov. 11, 2017, Trump tweeted a reply to North Korea's insults that described him as a "destroyer."

"What a crowd, what a turnout."

While addressing the victims and survivors of Hurricane Harvey during his trip to Texas, U.S., to survey the damage, on Aug. 29, 2017.

"After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow...Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military. Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming...victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. Thank you."

On July 26, 2017, Trump posted a series of tweets on the transgender military ban.

“Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication...and WOW, Comey is a leaker!”

“I believe the James Comey leaks will be far more prevalent than anyone ever thought possible. Totally illegal? Very 'cowardly!'”

First on June 9, 2017, and then on June 11, Trump took aim at the former FBI Director after his Senate testimony on June 8. Comey revealed he believed he was fired because of the FBI’s Russia investigation. He also said he took extensive memos during his meetings with Trump because he was afraid Trump would lie about the meetings. Comey then asked a friend to give these memos to the press.

“Do you notice we are not having a gun debate right now? That's because they used knives and a truck!”

After the attacks (pictured) where suspects mowed people with a van and then stabbed others, Trump tweeted on June 4, 2017, asking why the administration was not discussing gun control.

“Look at the way I have been treated lately, especially by the media. No politician in history—and I say this with great surety—has been treated worse or more unfairly.”

During a commencement speech at the Coast Guard Academy on May 17, 2017. People were quick to point towards American presidents like Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy, who were assassinated in office, or dissenters in dictatorial regimes who were imprisoned or sent to labor camps.

"I loved my previous life. I had so many things going. This is more work than in my previous life. I thought it would be easier."

During an interview with Reuters on April 27, 2017, about his first 100 days in office.

"But I inherited a mess, I inherited a mess in so many ways. I inherited a mess in the Middle East, and a mess with North Korea, I inherited a mess with jobs, despite the statistics, you know, my statistics are even better, but they are not the real statistics because you have millions of people that can’t get a job, ok. And I inherited a mess on trade. I mean we have many, you can go up and down the ladder. But that’s the story. Hey look, in the mean time, I guess, I can’t be doing so badly, because I’m president, and you’re not. You know. Say hello to everybody OK?"

During an interview with TIME Washington Bureau Chief Michael Scherer on March 22, 2017, for the magazine's cover story about how Trump has dealt with “truth and falsehoods in his career.”

“I never said I was going to repeal and replace in the first 64 days.”

Discussing the Affordable Care Act on a call with the Washington Post's Robert Costa, on March 24, 2017.

On Feb. 10, 2017, he tweeted: "We will immediately repeal and replace ObamaCare - and nobody can do that like me. We will save $'s and have much better healthcare!"

"Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my "wires tapped" in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!"

"Is it legal for a sitting President to be "wire tapping" a race for president prior to an election? Turned down by court earlier. A NEW LOW!"

"I'd bet a good lawyer could make a great case out of the fact that President Obama was tapping my phones in October, just prior to Election!"

"How low has President Obama gone to tapp [sic] my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!"

In a series of four tweets, sent in the early hours of March 4, 2017, Trump accused Obama of wiretapping him in the run-up to the presidential election.

“You look at what’s happening last night in Sweden. Sweden, who would believe this?”

Trump’s comments at a rally in Florida on Feb. 18, 2017, raised eyebrows, since there were no terrorist attacks in the Scandinavian country; there were such instances in Germany and France, two countries he named soon after.

The president later took to Twitter to clarify his words: “My statement as to what's happening in Sweden was in reference to a story that was broadcast on @FoxNews concerning immigrants & Sweden."

"Any negative polls are fake news, just like the CNN, ABC, NBC polls in the election. Sorry, people want border security and extreme vetting."

A tweet sent on Feb. 6, 2017, after polls showed a lack of support for his anti-immigration moves.

"Iran is playing with fire - they don't appreciate how 'kind' President Obama was to them. Not me!"

A tweet on Feb. 3, 2017, sent as part of a diplomatic standoff regarding Iran's ballistic missile test. Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted back, "Iran unmoved by threats as we derive security from our people. Will never initiate war, but we can only rely on our own means of defence."

"Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election! Why didn't these people vote? Celebs hurt cause badly."

Tweeted on Jan. 22, 2017, following a massive turnout for the Women's March on Washington that was held a day after his inauguration.

"As you know, I have a running war with the media. They are among the most dishonest human beings on Earth. They sort of made it sound like I had a 'feud' with the intelligence community. Nonsense, it is exactly the opposite, and they understand that too."

Addressing the press at the CIA headquarters in McLean, Virginia, U.S., on Jan. 21, 2017.

“I’m not going to give you a question. I’m not going to give you a question. You are fake news!”

In a Jan. 11, 2017, press conference, the then president-elect refused to take questions from CNN's Jim Acosta (pictured, R), labeling his channel "fake news."

“There will be plenty of movie and entertainment stars. All the dress shops are sold out in Washington. It’s hard to find a great dress for this inauguration.”

Trump spoke to The New York Times on Jan. 9, 2017, about the excitement his approaching inauguration was generating among the American people.

"Meryl Streep, one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood, doesn't know me but attacked last night at the Golden Globes. She is a Hillary flunky who lost big. For the 100th time, I never 'mocked' a disabled reporter (would never do that) but simply showed him "groveling" when he totally changed a 16 year old story that he had written in order to make me look bad. Just more very dishonest media!"

A tweet sent on Jan. 9, 2017, in response to Streep’s Golden Globe Awards speech. The award-winning actress spoke out against the 2015 mocking of a disabled reporter without naming anyone.

“Happy New Year to all, including to my many enemies and those who have fought me and lost so badly they just don’t know what to do. Love!”

The then president-elect's 2016 New Year's Eve tweet.

“If I win, I am going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation. Because there has never been so many lies.”

A reference to the email controversy surrounding Clinton, made during the second presidential debate on Oct. 9, 2016. When Clinton responded it was good Trump wasn't in charge of the law, he retorted, “Because you’d be in jail.”

“Such a nasty woman.”

During the final presidential debate, held on Oct. 19, 2016, Trump interrupted Clinton with this comment while she was speaking about Trump avoiding tax payments.

“This was locker room banter, a private conversation that took place many years ago. Bill Clinton has said far worse to me on the golf course – not even close. I apologize if anyone was offended.”

An Oct. 7, 2016 statement, in response to a 2005 video released by The Washington Post, in which the U.S. president was seen making objectionable comments about women during a conversation with talk show host Billy Bush.

(Pictured) In this 2005 video capture, Trump prepares for an appearance on the TV show "Days of Our Lives" with actress Arianne Zucker and "Access Hollywood" host Billy Bush.

“The election is absolutely being rigged by the dishonest and distorted media pushing Crooked Hillary — but also at many polling places — SAD.”

A tweet sent on Oct. 16, 2016. 

“Of course there is large scale voter fraud happening on and before election day. Why do Republican leaders deny what is going on? So naive!”

A tweet on Oct. 17, accusing the Republicans of ignoring the “fraud.”

"40 Wall Street actually was the second-tallest building in downtown Manhattan, and it was actually, before the World Trade Center, was the tallest—and then, when they built the World Trade Center, it became known as the second-tallest. And now it’s the tallest.” 

Trump’s response to a question about potential damage to 40, Wall Street, his building, which is located a few blocks from the World Trade Towers site that was attacked in September 2001. He was being interviewed by a radio station on the afternoon of the day of the attack.

“I didn't even apologize to my wife who is sitting right here because I didn't do anything. I didn't know any of these women. I didn't see these women ... It was all lies and it was fiction.”

His response at the Oct. 19, 2016, debate where he said the sexual assault allegation against him brought on by nine women had been started by the Clinton campaign and were false. He called the women fame-seekers. However, in a Fox News interview, Melania Trump revealed that her husband was indeed sorry and they had agreed to move on.

“See, you’re telling the enemy everything you want to do. No wonder you’ve been fighting – no wonder you’ve been fighting ISIS your entire adult life.”

Trump commented that Clinton told ISIS about her plans to fight them by mentioning it on her campaign website during the first presidential debate on Sept. 26, 2016.

“I don’t think anybody knows it was Russia that broke into the DNC. She’s (Clinton) saying Russia, Russia, Russia, but I don’t — maybe it was ... it could be Russia, but it could also be China … It also could be somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds, OK?”

The U.S. government and other Democrats had been accusing Russia of stealing more than 19,000 emails from the Democratic Party’s computers. Trump responded to a question about the hack and cyber security at the Sept. 26, 2016, debate.

"If he says great things about me, I'm gonna say great things about him. I've already said he is really very much of a leader. I mean, the man has very strong control over a country. And that's a very different system and I don't happen to like the system. But certainly in that system he's been a leader, far more than our president has been a leader."

In the campaign season’s first showdown in NBC's "Commander in Chief Forum" on Sept. 7, 2016, Trump was asked how he felt on being complimented by Russian President and former KGB officer Vladimir Putin (pictured).

"I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters."

Commenting on his enthusiastic supporters, Trump said the above in Sioux Center, Iowa, U.S., on Jan. 24, 2016.

"Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on." 

The above statement was released on his campaign site on Dec. 7, 2015. It was later removed. 

"Glad to see that @RondaRousey lost her championship fight last night. Was soundly beaten - not a nice person!"

Taking on MMA fighter Ronda Rousey (L) after her historic defeat to Holly Holm (R), Trump tweeted the above on Nov. 15, 2015. This might have been something to do with Rousey's suggestion that she'd vote for Democrat hopeful Bernie Sanders.                   

"Well I would hate to do it but it's something you're going to have to strongly consider...some of the absolute hatred is coming from these areas...the hatred is incredible. It's embedded. The hatred is beyond belief. The hatred is greater than anybody understands."

Reacting to the terrorist attacks in Paris by the Islamic State on Nov. 13, 2015, Trump suggested during an interview that he would consider shutting down mosques in the U.S.

"You don't have to put on makeup. Look at how beautiful everyone looks. Wouldn't it be easier?" He waved his hand over his face as though it were a burqa and stated, "I’m ready darling, let’s go."

This was Trump trying to defend a burqa during a campaign event in Atkinson, New Hampshire, U.S., on Oct. 28, 2015.

“They could be ISIS. They are all men and they are all strong...If I win, they’re going back.”

On Sept. 30, 2015, during his speech at a campaign rally in Keene, New Hampshire, he said that he would send home all Syrian refugees seeking asylum in the U.S.

"Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next president? I mean, she's a woman, and I'm not supposed to say bad things, but really, folks, come on. Are we serious?"

Trump said to a reporter of the Rolling Stone magazine in September 2015 as fellow Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina appeared on TV during an interview. 

"He's not a war hero. He's a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren't captured, okay? I hate to tell you."

Trump commented this on U.S. Senator John McCain on July 18, 2015, at the Family Leadership Summit in Iowa.

"I will build a great wall – and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me – and I’ll build them very inexpensively. I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will make Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words."

In his Presidential Campaign Announcement Speech on June 16, 2016, Trump proposed to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico.

"Our country is in serious trouble. We don't have victories anymore. We used to have victories, but we don't have them. When was the last time anybody saw us beating, let's say China in a trade deal? I beat China all the time. All the time."

He made the emphatic statement during his June 16 speech. 

"I told you @TIME Magazine would never pick me as person of the year despite being the big favorite. They picked person who is ruining Germany." 

Trump tweeted the above in reaction to German Chancellor Angela Merkel being named as Time magazine's Person of the Year 2015. Trump finished third on the list.

"Stop the EBOLA patients from entering the U.S. Treat them, at the highest level, over there. THE UNITED STATES HAS ENOUGH PROBLEMS!"

In August 2014, a pair of U.S. health workers, physician Kent Brantly and nurse Nancy Writebol, got infected by the Ebola virus while helping at the affected areas in West Africa. They were brought back to U.S. for the treatment, when Trump reached out to twitteratti against it with the above post.

"Healthy young child goes to doctor, gets pumped with massive shot of many vaccines, doesn't feel good and changes - AUTISM. Many such cases!" 

He tweeted the above on March 28, 2014. On Sept. 3 he tweeted on the issue again, saying, "I am being proven right about massive vaccinations--the doctors lied. Save our children & their future. No more massive injections. Tiny children are not horses--one vaccine at a time, over time."

"Sorry losers and haters, but my IQ is one of the highest—and you all know it! Please don’t feel so stupid or insecure, it’s not your fault."

On May 8, 2013, Trump tweeted this to his followers.

"The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive." 

This was his take on global warming, as he tweeted on Nov. 7, 2012. He continued in another tweet, "It’s freezing and snowing in New York—we need global warming!"

"Why is Obama playing basketball today? That is why our country is in trouble!"

On the day of the 2012 U.S. Presidential elections, Trump flooded Twitter with a trail of posts, including the above.

"Robert Pattinson should not take back Kristen Stewart. She cheated on him like a dog & will do it again--just watch. He can do much better!"

When "Twilight" stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart separated, Trump flooded Twitter with seven back-to-back tweets on Oct. 18, 2017. One of his tweets read the above.

"An 'extremely credible source' has called my office and told me that @BarackObama's birth certificate is a fraud."

In August 2012, he published a tweet questioning the then-President Barack Obama's birth certificate. For a very long time he was one of the leading proponent of the 'birther movement' that promoted the false notion that Obama was born outside of the U.S.

"He may have one but there's something on that, maybe religion, maybe it says he is a Muslim. I don't know. Maybe he doesn't want that. Or he may not have one. I will tell you this: if he wasn't born in this country, it's one of the great scams of all time." 

Continuing with his stance on the 'birther' issue, he said the above during an interview on March 30, 2011.

"Democrats want anarchy, they really do, and they don't know who they're playing with, folks."

During a rally in support of Republican senate nominee Matt Rosendale in Montana, U.S., on July 5, 2018.

"Part of the beauty of me is that I am very rich."

During an interview with ABC’s "Good Morning America" on March 17, 2011, Trump said he may run as an independent in the general election if he fails to win the nomination and that he was prepared to toss in $600 million of his own cash to fund a campaign. 

"All the women on 'The Apprentice' flirted with me... consciously or unconsciously. That’s to be expected. A sexual dynamic is always present between people, unless you are asexual."

He wrote the above in his 2004 book "Trump: How to Get Rich."

Phoebe Waller-Bridge poses at the 71st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 22. She won two Emmys in the Leading Actress in a Comedy Series and Writing for a comedy series categories and one for her show "Fleabag," which won the Best Comedy Series award.

Jennifer Lopez walks the runway at the Versace show during the Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2020, on Sept. 20.

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg watches as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with the reporters at the U.N. headquarters, on Sept. 23.

Juan Manuel Cat of Uruguay dives to score his side's third try during the Rugby World Cup 2019 match against Fiji, on Sept. 25.

Hot-air balloons fly up with tourists at sunrise, on Sept. 20.

This photo provided by NASA astronaut Christina Koch shows the launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket, as seen from the space station on Sept. 25.

Giant panda cubs at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, on Sept. 24.

A rainbow stretches over the Hunt Cliff at the Saltburn beach ahead of a rain storm, on Sept. 25.

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel celebrates after winning the Singapore GP, on Sept. 22.

A capybara in its enclosure at Taronga Zoo, on Sept. 26.

The Ukrainian team performs during the 37th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, on Sept. 21.

The Bat signal projected on Senate House Library of the University of London for the 80th anniversary of the Batman franchise, on Sept. 21. The building was used in several Batman films.

Participants join hands while building a human tower or "Castellers," during the La Mercè celebrations in Sant Jaume square on Sept. 24.

A burnt truck is seen on a street, on Sept. 24, where hundreds had demonstrated and burned down a government office and other buildings the day before.

The Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft is seen on the launch pad in the early morning hours ahead of the scheduled launch with Expedition 61 crew members, on Sept. 25.

People inspect a road following an earthquake on the outskirts of the city, on Sept. 24.

Firefighters patrol an area where wildfires have destroyed hectares of forest at Rancho Grande village, on Sept. 24.

Chinese troops take part in the marching drills on the outskirts of the city on Sept. 25, 2019. The country will celebrate 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on Oct. 1.

The site of a fuel truck crash is seen in this aerial shot, on Sept. 24.

Schoolboys jump for a photo at a pier of the Chao Phraya river, on Sept. 25.

Pope Francis is greeted by nuns during the weekly general audience at Saint Peter's Square, on Sept. 25.

Members of Gays Against Guns join the National Rally to end gun violence on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, on Sept. 25.

A model showcases a creation by Jack Irving at the World of WearableArt Preview 2019, on Sept. 25.

A demonstrator representing the Amazon rainforest performs during a global protest on climate change, on Sept. 20, 2019.

Surfers ride a wave in Unstad, on Sept. 24, prior the Lofoten Masters, the northern-most surfing contest in the world.

Portuguese Prime Minister, leader and candidate of the Socialist Party, António Costa waves to supporters during a campaign rally at Carlos Lopes pavilion, on Sept. 24, ahead of the general elections on Oct. 6.

Russia's lock Bogdan Fedotko catches the ball in a line out during the Rugby World Cup match against Samoa, on Sept. 24.

Rory McIlroy plays out of a bunker during previews for the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, on Sept. 24.

Tropical Storm Karen approaches the municipality, on Sept. 24.

The metro station of the city is pictured a few days before the opening of the new Metro Cityring, on Sept.

A man paddles his bicycle while carrying a discarded washing machine as he wades through a waterlogged road during heavy rains, on Sept. 25.

Media preview of the art exhibition titled, "Trevor Paglen: From 'Apple' To 'Anomaly'" at Barbican Centre, on Sept. 25.

Arnold Schwarzenegger conducts an orchestra during the Oktoberfest 2019 at Theresienwiese, on Sept. 22.

A Kemp's ridley sea turtle seen at the Punta Mala National Wildlife Refuge, on Sept. 20.

A worker decorates a pandal or a temporary platform for the upcoming Hindu festival of Durga Puja, on Sept. 24.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces the House of Representatives will launch a formal inquiry into the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump following a closed House Democratic caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol, on Sept. 24.

A man walks in heavy rain on Sept. 24.

Haitians line up to cross the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic to sell Haitian products at a market,  on Sept. 23.