Age: 69
Background: Donald J. Trump, a self-proclaimed American success story, is the president and chairman of Trump Organization with businesses in sports, entertainment, and real estate. The bestselling author and Emmy-nominated presidential candidate hails from Queens, New York City. He's also a graduate of University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Finance, and is married to a designer and former model Melania Trump. His current worth? $9 billion.
Stance on hot topics: When it comes to immigration, his proposal is to deport nearly 11 million undocumented immigrants and to build a wall on the US/Mexico border. After the San Bernardino, CA, terrorist attack, Trump called for a ban on Muslims entering the United States, including 100,000 Syrian refugees seeking asylum. On the economy, he vows to solve the national debt problems and reform the tax code by imposing a tax increase on hedge fund managers that in turn will lower the burden on the middle class.
Memorable quote: "When Mexico send its people, they're not sending their best. They're sending people that have lots of problems and they're bringing those problems with us," he said during his presidential announcement speech. "They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're bringing rapists, and some, I assume, are good people."
Standout moment from 2016 election — so far: At the December debate, Trump said he would kill the family members of terrorists; when Jeb Bush suggested that the idea was ridiculous, the two got into an argument, with Trump saying, "Am I talking right now, or are you?"
— Reporting by Elona Voytovych
