5 facts
When Trump won the 2024 presidential election at age 78, he became the oldest person ever elected to the US presidency, surpassing Joe Biden, who had held the record at age 77 in 2020. Remarkably, Trump himself had previously set the record in 2016 by becoming the oldest first-term president at age 70.
In May 2024, a New York jury found Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush money payments made before the 2016 election. He became the first former US president ever convicted of a crime, yet went on to win the presidential election six months later in November 2024.
Trump attempted to purchase the Buffalo Bills NFL franchise in 2014 when the team went up for sale following owner Ralph Wilson's death. He placed a bid but was outbid by Terry Pegula, a billionaire energy magnate who paid $1.4 billion. Trump had previously tried to buy the team in the 1980s as well — both bids were unsuccessful.
Trump has a long history with professional wrestling, hosting WrestleMania IV and V at Trump Plaza in Atlantic City in 1988 and 1989. In 2007, he famously 'shaved' WWE chairman Vince McMahon's head after winning a 'Battle of the Billionaires' match by proxy. For these contributions, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013.
Donald Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives in December 2019 for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, and again in January 2021 for incitement of insurrection following the Capitol riot. He was acquitted by the Senate both times, making him the only president in US history to face two impeachment trials.
