Political positions of Donald Trump
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![Donald Trump speaking at a rally in Fountain Hills, Arizona, on March 19, 2016](/Images/godic/202502/18/Donald_Trump_by_Gage_Skidmore_53327.jpg")
![Trump signs the Republican loyalty pledge: If Trump does not become the Republican Party nominee for the 2016 general election, he pledges to support whomever the nominee may be, and to not run as a third-party candidate.](/Images/godic/202502/18/Donald_Trump_Signs_The_Pledge_253327.jpg")
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Donald Trump is a New York businessman, reality show host and a Republican candidate in the 2016 United States presidential election.
His policies have variously been described as populist, nativist, protectionist, isolationist and authoritarian. Trump has described his political positions in various and often contradictory ways over time. Politico has described his positions as "eclectic, improvisational and often contradictory."