On November 5, 2024, Trump triumphed. His election as the 47th president of the United States surprised and shocked the world more than his first victory in 2016 because he was again underestimated.

When Trump announced his candidacy in 2016, most people didn’t think he could pass the primary stage or win the general election, but he proved everyone wrong. He campaigned with his heart and connected with the people he called “the forgotten men and women” of the country, who ultimately pushed him beyond the fish line.

Fast forward to 2020, he lost the election to Joe Biden, mainly because the country wanted a change in leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Trump’s view, however, he couldn’t lose to a man he called “Sleepy Joe” throughout the campaign. He believed the election was “rigged” and “stolen” from him. He tried to overturn the results in his favor and organized a big protest that turned deadly on January 6, 2021, but that didn’t work. Ultimately, he left the White House for his beautiful Palm Beach estate, “Mar-a-largo.”

After leaving office, Trump didn’t waste any time and quickly announced that he would run again in 2024. He restarted holding campaign rallies nationwide even before campaign season started. Despite the negative press, he believed his core voters and the American people who shared his vision would turn out for him, and they did. He made history by winning again, becoming the second president to win two non-consecutive terms in American history, after Grover Cleveland was the first to do it.