In pictures: Rise and fall of Donald Trump
As the world witnesses the historic second impeachment for US president Donald Trump, The Business Standard revisits his rise to power and fall through pictures
Donald J Trump, 45th President of the United States, is all set to end his term in Oval office within a week, however the end came with a historic blow.
First with the unprecedented rampage that took place at the US Capitol Hill by the Trump supporters and finally with the historic second impeachment, as the first president in US history.
As the world witnesses the historic second impeachment for US president Donald Trump, The Business Standard revisits his rise to power and fall through pictures.
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Donald Trump announces his bid for the presidency in the 2016 presidential race during an event at Trump Tower in New York, June 16, 2015. Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images
Trump -- flanked by US Sens. Marco Rubio, left, and Ted Cruz -- speaks during a CNN debate in March 2016. Trump dominated the GOP primaries and emerged as the presumptive nominee in May of that year. Photo: Rhona Wise/AFP/Getty Images
Republican Presidential candidate, Donald Trump, speaking at an election campaign in January 2016. Photo: Getty Images
Donald Trump and his family take the stage at the conclusion of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016, in Cleveland. Photo: Christopher Morris/ TIME
Trump announced that Pence, the governor of Indiana, would be his running mate July 16, 2016. Photo: John Sommers Ii/Reuters
Trump listens to Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St Louis. Photo: Paul J Richards/AFP/Getty Images
President-elect Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech during his Election Night event at the New York Hilton Midtown in the early morning hours of November 9, 2016. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Speaking at the Make America Great Again inauguration concert - held at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC on19 January 2017 - Trump vowed to "unify our country," saying "we're going to make America great for all of our people. Everybody, everybody, throughout all of our country. That includes the inner cities." The concert was open to the public and filled with his supporters (including actor John Voight). He reminded them how sceptical people were of his success prior to the election, saying "they forgot about a lot of us, on the campaign, I called it the forgotten man and the forgotten woman. Well, you're not forgotten anymore." Photo: Getty Images
Trump arrives for his inauguration ceremony in January 2017.Scott Olson/Getty Images
Trump is joined by his wife and his five children as he takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts. Melania is holding a family Bible and a Bible that belonged to former President Abraham Lincoln. Next to Melania, from left, are Trump's children Barron, Donald Jr., Ivanka, Tiffany and Eric. Photo: Mary Calvert for CNN
President and Michelle Obama welcome President-elect Donald Trump and wife Melania to the White House (AFP photo /Jim Watson)
Donald Trump grabbed prime minister Theresa May’s hand as they walked along The Colonnade of the West Wing during her visit to the White House on 27 January 2017. PhotoGetty / Christopher Furlong / Staff
President Donald Trump congratulates House Republicans after they passed legislation aimed at repealing and replacing ObamaCare on May 4, 2017. Photo: Mark Wilson / Getty Images
Donald Trump, his First Lady Melania Trump, Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman place their hand on a glowing globe at the opening of the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 21 May 2017. Photo: Getty / Anadolu Agency / Contributor
Pope Francis met Donald Trump and US First Lady Melania Trump during a private audience at the Vatican on his first trip outside the US since becoming president on 24 May 2017. Photo: EVAN VUCCI/AFP/Getty Images
Trump touches the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, while in Jerusalem in May 2017. Trump became the first sitting US President to visit the wall.Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
Trump gestures during his State of the Union address in January 2018. Trump declared that the "state of our union is strong because our people are strong. Together, we are building a safe, strong and proud America."Win McNamee/Getty Images
In this photo provided by the German Government Press Office, German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with a seated Trump as they are surrounded by other leaders at the G7 summit in Charlevoix, Quebec, in June 2018. According to two senior diplomatic sources, the photo was taken when there was a difficult conversation taking place regarding the G7's communique and several issues the United States had leading up to it. Photo: Jesco Denzel/Bundesregierung via Getty Images
Trump sits with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their historic summit in Singapore in June 2018. It was the first meeting ever between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader. At the end of the summit, they signed a document in which they agreed "to work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula." In exchange, Trump agreed to "provide security guarantees" to North Korea. Photo: Kevin Lim/The Strait Times/Handout/Getty Images
Trump and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II inspect a guard of honor during Trump's visit to Windsor Castle in July 2018.Matt Dunham/WPA Pool/Getty Images
Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of their summit in Helsinki, Finland, in July 2018. Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
Pelosi and Pence clap during Trump's State of the Union address in February 2019. Because of the record-long government shutdown, Trump's speech came a week later than originally planned. Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times/Pool/Getty Images
Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as the two meet at the Korean Demilitarized Zone in June 2019. Trump briefly stepped over into North Korean territory, becoming the first sitting US leader to set foot in the nation. Trump said he invited Kim to the White House, and both leaders agreed to restart talks after nuclear negotiations stalled. Photo: Shealah Craighead/The White House
Melania Trump greets Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with a kiss on the cheek prior to a group photo at the G-7 summit in August 2019. The photo quickly circulated on social media. Photo: Carlos Barria/Reuters
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg watches Trump as he enters the United Nations to speak with reporters in September 2019. Thunberg, 16, didn't mince words as she spoke to world leaders during the UN Climate Action Summit. She accused them of not doing enough to mitigate climate change: "For more than 30 years, the science has been crystal clear. How dare you continue to look away?" Trump later mocked Thunberg on Twitter. Photo: Andrew Hofstetter/Reuters
File Photo: Trump holds up a newspaper at the National Prayer Breakfast in February 2020. It was a day after he was acquitted in his impeachment trial. Photo: Oliver Contreras/Pool/Abaca Press/Reuters
Trump looks at a coronavirus model while touring the National Institutes of Health in March 2020. Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times/Redux
Dr Anthony Fauci looks down as Trump speaks in the White House Rose Garden in May 2020. Trump was unveiling Operation Warp Speed, a program aimed at developing a coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year. Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
Trump holds a Bible outside St. John's Episcopal Church during a photo op in Washington, DC, in June 2020. Part of the church was set on fire during protests the night before. Before Trump's photo op, police cleared out peaceful protesters with rubber bullets, tear gas and flash bangs. Photo: Patrick Semansky/AP
Trump officially launched his re-election campaign with a rally in Orlando in June 2019. Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
Trump signs executive orders extending coronavirus economic relief in August 2020. It came after Democrats and the White House were unable to reach an agreement on a stimulus bill. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in September 2020. Photo: Evan Vucci/AP
Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden take part in the first presidential debate in September 2020. At center is moderator Chris Wallace, who had his hands full as the debate often devolved into shouting, rancor and cross talk that sometimes made it impossible to follow what either candidate was talking about. photo: Olivier Douliery/Pool/Getty Images
Trump briefly left the hospital to wave to his supporters from the back of an SUV. A Secret Service agent is seen in the front seat wearing a full medical gown, a respirator mask and a face shield. photo: Alex Edelman/AFP/Getty Images
Despite his doctors saying he was "not out of the woods yet," Trump removes his mask for a photo-op upon returning to the White House. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times/Redux
Trump plays golf in Sterling, Virginia, in November 2020. He was at the course when Joe Biden was projected as the winner of the presidential election. Photo: Joshua Roberts/Reuters
Trump arrives to speak to supporters at a rally in Washington, DC, in January 2021. His speech included calls for his vice president to step outside his constitutional bounds and overturn the results of the election. A short time later, Trump supporters breached the US Capitol while Congress was meeting to certify the Electoral College's votes for president and vice president. The Capitol was put on lockdown and the certification vote was paused after the rioters stormed the building. Five people died during the stunning display of insurrection. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP
A photo illustration shows the suspended Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump on a smartphone and the White House in Washington, U.S., January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/Illustration/File Photo
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