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President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.
More on Wikipedia ↗President Donald Trump has disputed that he asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping if he wanted to buy weapons from the United States.
Donald Trump's comments pointed to a clear emphasis on rapid AI development, US leadership over China and limited government intervention.
US Ambassador David Perdue said Trump told Xi that the US sells arms globally and even asked if China wanted to buy US weapons, amid a pending Washington arms sale to Taiwan.