Donald Trump President Of United States Of America
Americas Future
Donald Trump has announced he will run for the White House in the 2016 election.
Mr Trump, a Republican, has never run for the party's nomination before, but has often talked about it.
"I am officially running for president of the United States and we are going to make our country great again," he told supporters at New York's Trump Towers on Fifth Avenue.
He said his fortune would allow him to be an effective president.
"Our country is in serious trouble. We don't have victories anymore," he said.
"When was the last time anyone saw us beating, let's say, China in a trade deal?
"They kill us. I beat China all the time."
Declared presidential candidates
Democrat
Hillary Clinton, former First Lady and Secretary of State
Martin O'Malley, former governor of Maryland and mayor of Baltimore
Bernie Sanders, independent senator from Vermont, caucuses with the Democrats
Lincoln Chafee, former senator and governor of Rhode Island
Republican
Jeb Bush, former Florida Governor
Ted Cruz, Texas senator and conservative firebrand
Rick Santorum, Christian conservative from Pennsylvania
Marco Rubio, Florida senator since 2011
George Pataki, former three-term governor of New York
Ben Carson, author and neurosurgeon
Carly Fiorina, former boss of Hewlett Packard
Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas
Rand Paul, libertarian conservative Kentucky senator
Lindsey Graham, South Carolina senator since 2003
Rick Perry, former Texas governor
property mogul Donald Trump
Americas Future
Donald Trump has announced he will run for the White House in the 2016 election.
Mr Trump, a Republican, has never run for the party's nomination before, but has often talked about it.
"I am officially running for president of the United States and we are going to make our country great again," he told supporters at New York's Trump Towers on Fifth Avenue.
He said his fortune would allow him to be an effective president.
"Our country is in serious trouble. We don't have victories anymore," he said.
"When was the last time anyone saw us beating, let's say, China in a trade deal?
"They kill us. I beat China all the time."
Declared presidential candidates
Democrat
Hillary Clinton, former First Lady and Secretary of State
Martin O'Malley, former governor of Maryland and mayor of Baltimore
Bernie Sanders, independent senator from Vermont, caucuses with the Democrats
Lincoln Chafee, former senator and governor of Rhode Island
Republican
Jeb Bush, former Florida Governor
Ted Cruz, Texas senator and conservative firebrand
Rick Santorum, Christian conservative from Pennsylvania
Marco Rubio, Florida senator since 2011
George Pataki, former three-term governor of New York
Ben Carson, author and neurosurgeon
Carly Fiorina, former boss of Hewlett Packard
Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas
Rand Paul, libertarian conservative Kentucky senator
Lindsey Graham, South Carolina senator since 2003
Rick Perry, former Texas governor
property mogul Donald Trump
