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He was the 2016 Republican nominee for president of the United States. He declared his candidacy on June 16, 2015, and officially received the nomination of the Republican Party on July 19, 2016, at the <a href="/Republican_National_Convention,_2016" title="Republican National Convention, 2016">Republican National Convention</a>. </p><p>A New York-based real estate developer, author, chairman of The Trump Organization, and former executive producer of “The Apprentice”— a reality television show in which he also starred—Trump had never before sought or held elected public office prior to his 2016 run, though he flirted with political bids off and on between the late 1980s and 2015. He became more active in national politics in 2011 when he began publicly questioning whether <a href="/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> was a natural citizen. That same year, Trump indicated some interest in seeking the Republican nomination for president but ultimately declined to run. </p><p>Trump’s candidacy for the Republican nomination in 2016 was initially seen as something of a long shot, but the New York businessman’s outsider status, mastery of the media, and no-holds-barred campaign style propelled him to the front of the field. Trump racked up victories in key early states, and by May the race had dwindled from more than a dozen candidates to three: Trump, Texas Senator <a href="/Ted_Cruz_presidential_campaign,_2016" title="Ted Cruz presidential campaign, 2016">Ted Cruz</a>, and Ohio Governor <a href="/John_Kasich_presidential_campaign,_2016" title="John Kasich presidential campaign, 2016">John Kasich</a>. After a critical victory in <a href="/Presidential_election_in_Indiana,_2016" title="Presidential election in Indiana, 2016">Indiana</a> on May 3, Cruz and Kasich dropped out, leaving Trump unchallenged for the nomination. When the dust settled, 13.3 million primary voters had backed Trump, a new record in the history of Republican primaries. </p> <div style="margin: 5px 1%; border: 0px; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;"> <div style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; font-size: 90%; width: 100%; color:#202020;"> <b>HIGHLIGHTS</b></div> <div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li>Trump's slogan throughout his campaign was "Make America Great Again," which Trump defined in his book, <i>Crippled America</i>, as "restoring a sense of dignity to the White House, and to our country in general."<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> </li></div> <div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li>States that were critical to Trump's victory in the primaries include <a href="/Presidential_election_in_New_Hampshire,_2016" title="Presidential election in New Hampshire, 2016">New Hampshire</a>, <a href="/Presidential_election_in_Nevada,_2016" title="Presidential election in Nevada, 2016">Nevada</a>, <a href="/Presidential_election_in_Florida,_2016" title="Presidential election in Florida, 2016">Florida</a>, <a href="/Presidential_election_in_New_York,_2016" title="Presidential election in New York, 2016">New York</a>, and <a href="/Presidential_election_in_Indiana,_2016" title="Presidential election in Indiana, 2016">Indiana</a>. </li></div><div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li>Focal points of Trump's campaign included strengthening U.S. immigration laws, renegotiating or withdrawing from international trade deals, a more aggressive foreign policy in the Middle East, lowering taxes, and repealing financial and environmental regulations. </li></div></div> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Featured_page"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Featured page</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Trump_on_domestic_affairs"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Trump on domestic affairs</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Trump_on_economic_affairs_and_government_regulations"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Trump on economic affairs and government regulations</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Trump_on_foreign_affairs_and_national_security"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Trump on foreign affairs and national security</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Polls"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Polls</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Campaign_advisors_and_staff"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Campaign advisors and staff</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Recent_news"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Recent news</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Featured_page">Featured page</span></h2> <p>The featured page on Trump is <b><a href="/History_of_Donald_Trump%27s_political_donations" title="History of Donald Trump's political donations">History of Donald Trump's political donations</a></b>. </p><p><br /> </p><p><b>For more information about Trump's political donations, visit <a href="/History_of_Donald_Trump%27s_political_donations" title="History of Donald Trump's political donations">this page</a>.</b> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Trump_on_domestic_affairs">Trump on domestic affairs</span></h2> <p>Trump’s domestic platform focused heavily on immigration and scaling back environmental regulations. He proposed strengthening U.S. immigration laws. He pushed for the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, the costs of which he says the Mexican government will cover. During the Republican primaries, he called for the deportation of all undocumented immigrants living in the U.S.—about 11 million people—but in August 2016 he suggested that those who have not committed crimes could possibly be allowed to stay if they paid back taxes. Trump advocated rescinding and reforming environmental regulations supported by the Obama administration and has called climate change “a total hoax.” He supported repealing the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, and proposed his own healthcare reform plan. </p><p>The NRA endorsed Trump, and he voiced opposition to gun-free zones, such as in schools. On social and cultural issues, Trump vowed to nominate judges opposed to abortion and once suggested that women who have abortions should be punished. Trump also stated that while he opposes abortion, he believes there should be exceptions in the case of rape, incest, and risks to the mother’s life. 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class="mw-headline" id="Trump_on_economic_affairs_and_government_regulations">Trump on economic affairs and government regulations</span></h2> <p>Trump supported cutting taxes at all levels, and his opposition to international free-trade deals was a trademark of his campaign. His tax proposals included cuts at all income levels, an end to the estate tax, and a tax deduction for childcare expenses. He called international trade deals like NAFTA and TPP “a disaster” and pushed for increased tariffs on imports. Trump voiced support for raising the minimum wage to $10 an hour but also said that changes to the minimum wage should happen at the state level. He was critical of financial regulatory legislation such as Dodd-Frank, which he called “terrible.” He called government regulations, in general, a “stealth tax.” </p><p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p><div class="wrap">  <div class="box"> <div class="boxInner"> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016/Agriculture and food policy"> <img src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/2/26/Agriculture_and_food_policy_%28redirected_from_Agricultural_subsidies%29-Tile_Image.jpg" /> </a> <div class="titleBox"> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016/Agriculture and food policy" style="color:white;font-weight:bold;">Agriculture and food policy</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="box"> <div class="boxInner"> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016/Budgets"> <img src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/aa/Budgets-Tile_Image.jpg" /> </a> <div class="titleBox"> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016/Budgets" style="color:white;font-weight:bold;">Budgets</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="box"> <div class="boxInner"> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016/Labor and employment"> <img src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/dd/Labor_and_employment-Tile_Image.jpg" /> </a> <div class="titleBox"> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016/Labor and employment" style="color:white;font-weight:bold;">Labor and employment</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="box"> <div class="boxInner"> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016/Taxes"> <img src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/6/6b/Taxes-Tile_Image.jpg" /> </a> <div class="titleBox"> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016/Taxes" style="color:white;font-weight:bold;">Taxes</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="box"> <div class="boxInner"> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016/International trade"> <img src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/8/82/International_trade-Tile_Image.jpg" /> </a> <div class="titleBox"> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016/International trade" style="color:white;font-weight:bold;">Trade</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="box"> <div class="boxInner"> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016/Trans-Pacific Partnership"> <img src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/b/bd/TPP-Tile_Image.jpg" /> </a> <div class="titleBox"> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016/Trans-Pacific Partnership" style="color:white;font-weight:bold;">Trans-Pacific Partnership</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="box"> <div class="boxInner"> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016/Banking policy"> <img src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/0b/Wall_Street_and_banking_policy-Tile_Image.jpg" /> </a> <div class="titleBox"> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016/Banking policy" style="color:white;font-weight:bold;">Wall Street and banking policy</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Trump_on_foreign_affairs_and_national_security">Trump on foreign affairs and national security</span></h2> <p>Trump promoted what he calls an “America First” approach to foreign affairs and national security. This approach involved potentially reassessing U.S. commitments to NATO countries, a more aggressive foreign policy in the fight against the Islamic State and in the war on terror, and increases in military spending. Trump called for a ban on Muslims entering the country from nations with “a history of exporting terrorism,” and he advocated for what he calls “extreme vetting” of Muslims visiting the U.S. Trump voiced support for using enhanced interrogation techniques such as waterboarding, and he criticized the Iran deal, calling it a “bad deal.” Trump also called for improving U.S. relations with Russia by finding “common ground” in the fight against the Islamic State. </p><p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p><div class="wrap">  <div class="box"> <div class="boxInner"> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016/Foreign affairs"> <img src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/7f/Foreign_affairs-Tile_Image.jpg" /> </a> <div class="titleBox"> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016/Foreign affairs" style="color:white;font-weight:bold;">Foreign affairs</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="box"> <div class="boxInner"> <a 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archives of primary polls dating back to 2013 can be seen on the full <a href="/Presidential_election,_2016/Polls" class="mw-redirect" title="Presidential election, 2016/Polls"><b>presidential polling page</b></a>.</center></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /> </p><table border="1" style="text-align:center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:#444;" colspan="15"><b>Clinton-Trump 2016 head-to-head presidential polls (September-October 2016)</b></th> </tr> <tr> <td width="300px" style="background-color:#e5e4e2"><b>Poll</b></td> <td width="100px" style="background-color:#e5e4e2"><b><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Hillary Clinton</b></td> <td width="100px" style="background-color:#e5e4e2"><b><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Donald Trump</b></td><td width="100px" style="background-color:#e5e4e2"><b>Unsure or Other</b></td><td width="100px" style="background-color:#e5e4e2"><b>Margin of Error</b></td><td width="100px" style="background-color:#e5e4e2"><b>Sample Size</b></td> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.qu.edu/images/polling/us/us10192016_U29frgv.pdf">Quinnipiac</a><br />October 17-18, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">50%</td><td style="text-align:center;">44%</td><td>6%</td><td>+/-3.1</td><td>1,007</td></tr><tr> <td height="5px" style="color:white;background-color:#444;" colspan="20"></td> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://today.yougov.com/news/2016/10/19/yougoveconomist-poll-october-15-18-2016/">Economist/YouGov</a><br />October 15-18, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">47%</td><td style="text-align:center;">43%</td><td>10%</td><td>+/-3.9</td><td>925</td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/10/18/fox-news-poll-clinton-tops-trump-by-6-points.html">Fox News</a><br />October 15-17, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">49%</td><td style="text-align:center;">42%</td><td>9%</td><td>+/-3</td><td>912</td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-10-19/national-poll">Bloomberg</a><br />October 14-17, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">50%</td><td style="text-align:center;">41%</td><td>9%</td><td>+/-3.1</td><td>1,006</td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/reports/MonmouthPoll_US_101716/">Monmouth</a><br />October 14-16, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">53%</td><td style="text-align:center;">41%</td><td>6%</td><td>+/-3.6</td><td>726</td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/elections-2016-hillary-clinton-gaining-support-among-women-motives-in-question-wikileaks/">CBS News</a><br />October 12-16, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">51%</td><td style="text-align:center;">40%</td><td>9%</td><td>+/-3</td><td>1,189</td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/data-points/poll-clinton-maintains-solid-national-lead-n667751">NBC News/SurveyMonkey</a><br />October 10-16, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">51%</td><td style="text-align:center;">43%</td><td>6%</td><td>+/-1</td><td>24,804</td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/page/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2016/10/16/National-Politics/Polling/release_452.xml">ABC News/Washington Post</a><br />October 10-13, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">50%</td><td style="text-align:center;">46%</td><td>4%</td><td>+/-4</td><td>740</td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/clinton-holds-11-point-national-lead-over-trump-nbc-wsj-n666986">NBC News/Wall St. Journal</a><br />October 10-13, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">51%</td><td style="text-align:center;">41%</td><td>8%</td><td>+/-3.3</td><td>905</td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/10/13/fox-news-poll-clinton-leads-trump-by-7-points.html">Fox News</a><br />October 10-12, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">49%</td><td style="text-align:center;">41%</td><td>10%</td><td>+/-3</td><td>917</td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.scribd.com/document/327216789/Public-161027-NBCWSJ-October-N900-Poll-10-11-RELEASE">NBC News/Wall Street Journal</a><br />October 8-10, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">50%</td><td style="text-align:center;">40%</td><td>10%</td><td>+/-3.5</td><td>806</td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/docs/2016/2016_Reuters_Tracking_-_Core_Political_10.11_.16_.pdf">Reuters/Ipsos</a><br />October 6-10, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">44%</td><td style="text-align:center;">37%</td><td>19%</td><td>+/-2.2</td><td>2,363</td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.prri.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/PRRIThe-Atlantic-Survey-Topline-Oct.-9.pdf">PRRI/The Atlantic</a><br />October 5-9, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">49%</td><td style="text-align:center;">38%</td><td>13%</td><td>+/-3.9</td><td>886</td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.scribd.com/document/327007811/NBC-News-SurveyMonkey-Toplines-and-Methodology-10-3-10-9">NBC News/SurveyMonkey</a><br />October 3-9, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">51%</td><td style="text-align:center;">44%</td><td>5%</td><td>+/-1</td><td>23,329</td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://today.yougov.com/news/2016/10/09/yougoveconomist-poll-october-7-8-2016/">Economist/YouGov</a><br />October 7-8, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">48%</td><td style="text-align:center;">43%</td><td>9%</td><td>+/-4.2</td><td>971</td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.qu.edu/images/polling/us/us10072016_Udmr62f.pdf">Quinnipiac</a><br />October 5-6, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">50%</td><td style="text-align:center;">44%</td><td>6%</td><td>+/-3</td><td>1,064</td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/10/07/fox-news-poll-clinton-edges-trump-by-two-points-one-month-ahead-election.html">Fox News</a><br />October 3-6, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">48%</td><td style="text-align:center;">44%</td><td>8%</td><td>+/-3</td><td>896</td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://today.yougov.com/news/2016/10/03/yougoveconomist-poll-october-1-3-2016/">Economist/YouGov</a><br />October 1-October 3, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">48%</td><td style="text-align:center;">43%</td><td>9%</td><td>+/-3.9</td><td>911</td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/docs/2016/2016_Reuters_Tracking_-_Core_Political_10.04_.16_.pdf">Reuters/Ipsos</a><br />September 29-October 3, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">44%</td><td style="text-align:center;">37%</td><td>19%</td><td>+/-3.2</td><td>1,239</td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hillary-clinton-edges-ahead-of-donald-trump-after-first-presidential-debate-hofstra-2016-cbs-nyt-poll/">CBS News</a><br />September 28-October 2, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">49%</td><td style="text-align:center;">43%</td><td>8%</td><td>+/-4</td><td>1,217</td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/03/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-presidential-polls/index.html">CNN/ORC</a><br />September 28-October 2, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">51%</td><td style="text-align:center;">45%</td><td>4%</td><td>+/-3</td><td>1,213</td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/data-points/poll-hillary-clinton-holds-national-lead-over-donald-trump-n658721">NBC News/SurveyMonkey</a><br />September 26-October 2, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">50%</td><td style="text-align:center;">44%</td><td>6%</td><td>+/-1</td><td>26,925</td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/interactive/2016/09/30/full-fox-news-poll-results-30/">Fox News</a><br />September 27-29, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">49%</td><td style="text-align:center;">44%</td><td>7%</td><td>+/-3</td><td>911</td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2015/PPP_Release_National_92916.pdf">Public Policy Polling</a><br />September 27-28, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">49%</td><td style="text-align:center;">45%</td><td>6%</td><td>+/-3.2</td><td>933</td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr><tr> <td style="background-color:#ccccff"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/docs/2016/2016_Reuters_Tracking_-_Core_Political_9.27_.16__.pdf">Reuters/Ipsos</a><br />September 22-26, 2016</td><td style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFFF77;">44%</td><td style="text-align:center;">38%</td><td>18%</td><td>+/-3.5</td><td>1,041</td></tr><tr class="mw-empty-elt"></tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="15"><small><i>Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="mailto:editor@ballotpedia.org">editor@ballotpedia.org</a>.</i></small></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Campaign_advisors_and_staff">Campaign advisors and staff</span></h2> <p>Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign saw a number of hirings and staff departures, beginning even before Trump announced his candidacy. The most notable of these campaign shifts came in March 2016 when <a href="/Paul_Manafort" title="Paul Manafort">Paul Manafort</a> was hired as the campaign's convention manager. Manafort's hiring, seen in the press as a demotion for then-<a href="/Campaign_manager" title="Campaign manager">campaign manager</a> <a href="/Corey_Lewandowski" title="Corey Lewandowski">Corey Lewandowski</a>, began a series of disputes within the Trump campaign over who would direct the campaign's strategy and personnel decisions. In May 2016, Manafort was promoted to campaign chair and chief strategist; Lewandowski was fired from the campaign on June 20, 2016. Manafort then resigned in August 2016, two days after the Trump campaign hired <i>Breitbart News</i> executive <a href="/Steve_Bannon" title="Steve Bannon">Steve Bannon</a> as campaign chief executive and promoted pollster <a href="/Kellyanne_Conway" title="Kellyanne Conway">Kellyanne Conway</a> to campaign manager. </p><p>The following timeline details some of the highlights of Trump's staff hires and dismissals throughout the campaign. </p><p><iframe src="https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/timeline3/latest/embed/index.html?source=1VA8gxUFolVPd9ktqifAW3uI-z_Eu6_xi3IdOzP2x7Hc&font=Default&lang=en&initial_zoom=2&height=500" width="100%" height="500" frameborder="0"></iframe> </p><p><b>For more information about the Trump campaign, visit <a href="/Donald_Trump_presidential_campaign_key_staff_and_advisors,_2016" title="Donald Trump presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016">Donald Trump presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016</a> and <a href="/Donald_Trump_presidential_campaign_staff_tensions" class="mw-redirect" title="Donald Trump presidential campaign staff tensions">Donald Trump presidential campaign staff tensions</a>.</b> </p> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"); });</script></div><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Recent_news">Recent news</span></h2> <p>This section links to a Google news search for the term <b>Donald + Trump + 2016</b> </p> <div class="rss-feed"> <p><b><span style="font-size:135%"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&q=Donald+Trump+2016&um=1&ie=UTF-8">Donald Trump 2016 News Feed</a></span></b> </p> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Presidential_election,_2016" title="Presidential election, 2016">Presidential election, 2016</a></li> <li><a href="/Presidential_candidates,_2016" title="Presidential candidates, 2016">Presidential candidates, 2016</a></li> <li><a href="/Hillary_Clinton_presidential_campaign,_2016" title="Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016">Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016</a></li> <li><a href="/Gary_Johnson_presidential_campaign,_2016" title="Gary Johnson presidential campaign, 2016">Gary Johnson presidential campaign, 2016</a></li> <li><a href="/Jill_Stein_presidential_campaign,_2016" title="Jill Stein presidential campaign, 2016">Jill Stein presidential campaign, 2016</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span></h2> <ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://2016election.procon.org/view.source.election.php?sourceID=13595"><i>ProCon.org'</i>s "Donald Trump (R)"</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Footnotes">Footnotes</span></h2> <p> <script type="text/javascript"> if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; </script> </p> <div class="references-small"><div class="mobile-columns" style="-moz-column-count:2; -webkit-column-count:2; column-count:2;"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://dailycaller.com/2015/11/03/donald-trump-new-book-crippled-america-highlights-restore-dignity/"><i>Daily Caller</i>, "Donald Trump Says He Will Restore ‘Dignity’ To The White House (And Other Highlights From His New Book)," November 3, 2015</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div></div> <table class="navbox" cellspacing="0" style=";"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:2px;"><table cellspacing="0" class="collapsible autocollapse" style="width:100%;background:transparent;color:inherit;;"><tbody><tr><th style=";background:#bbccee;" colspan="3" class="navbox-title"><div style="float:left; width:6em;text-align:left;"><div class="noprint plainlinksneverexpand" style="background-color:transparent; padding:0; white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal; font-size:xx-small; ;background:#bbccee;;border:none;;"><a href="/Template:2016_presidential_hnt" title="Template:2016 presidential hnt"><span title="View this template" style=";background:#bbccee;;border:none;;">v</span></a> <span style="font-size:80%;">•</span> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Template:2016_presidential_hnt&action=edit"><span style="color:#002bb8;;background:#bbccee;;border:none;;" title="You can edit this template. 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line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-even"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Hillary_Clinton_presidential_campaign,_2016" title="Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016">Hillary Clinton</a><hr /><br /> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Donald Trump</a><hr /><br /> <a href="/Green_Party" title="Green Party"><img alt="Green Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/9/9a/Green_Party_dot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Jill_Stein_presidential_campaign,_2016" title="Jill Stein presidential campaign, 2016">Jill Stein</a><hr /><br /> <a href="/Libertarian_Party" title="Libertarian Party"><img alt="Libertarian Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/f2/Specialsession.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Gary_Johnson_presidential_campaign,_2016" title="Gary Johnson presidential campaign, 2016">Gary Johnson</a><hr /><br /></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#bbccee;;"><b>Path to the presidency</b></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-odd"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican_National_Convention,_2016" title="Republican National Convention, 2016">Republican Convention</a> • <a href="/Republican_presidential_nomination,_2016" title="Republican presidential nomination, 2016">Republican Primary</a> <hr /> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic_National_Convention,_2016" title="Democratic National Convention, 2016">Democratic Convention</a> • <a href="/Democratic_presidential_nomination,_2016" title="Democratic presidential nomination, 2016">Democratic Primary</a><hr /></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#bbccee;;"><b>Policy positions</b></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-even"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/2016_presidential_candidates_on_abortion" title="2016 presidential candidates on abortion">Abortion</a> • <a href="/2016_presidential_candidates_on_defunding_Planned_Parenthood" title="2016 presidential candidates on defunding Planned Parenthood">Defunding Planned Parenthood</a> • <a href="/2016_presidential_candidates_on_agricultural_subsidies" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 presidential candidates on agricultural subsidies">Agricultural subsidies</a> • <a href="/2016_presidential_candidates_on_the_Black_Lives_Matter_movement" title="2016 presidential candidates on the Black Lives Matter movement">Black Lives Matter movement</a> • <a href="/2016_presidential_candidates_on_budgets" title="2016 presidential candidates on budgets">Budgets</a> • <a href="/2016_presidential_candidates_on_education" title="2016 presidential candidates on education">Education</a> • <a href="/2016_presidential_candidates_on_energy_and_environmental_policy" title="2016 presidential candidates on energy and environmental policy">Energy and environmental policy</a> • <a href="/2016_presidential_candidates_on_federal_assistance_programs" title="2016 presidential candidates on federal assistance programs">Federal assistance programs</a> • <a href="/2016_presidential_candidates_on_federalism" title="2016 presidential candidates on federalism">Federalism</a> • <a href="/2016_presidential_candidates_on_foreign_affairs" title="2016 presidential candidates on foreign affairs">Foreign affairs</a> • <a href="/2016_presidential_candidates_on_LGBTQ_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 presidential candidates on LGBTQ rights">LGBTQ rights</a> • <a href="/2016_presidential_candidates_on_government_regulations" title="2016 presidential candidates on government regulations">Government regulations</a> • <a href="/2016_presidential_candidates_on_healthcare" title="2016 presidential candidates on healthcare">Healthcare</a> • <a href="/2016_presidential_candidates_on_immigration" title="2016 presidential candidates on immigration">Immigration</a> • <a href="/2016_presidential_candidates_on_DACA_and_DAPA" title="2016 presidential candidates on DACA and DAPA">DACA and DAPA</a> • <a href="/2016_presidential_candidates_on_international_trade" title="2016 presidential candidates on international trade">International trade</a> • <a href="/2016_presidential_candidates_on_rural_policy" title="2016 presidential candidates on rural policy">Rural policy</a> • <a href="/2016_presidential_candidates_on_taxes" title="2016 presidential candidates on taxes">Taxes</a> <hr /></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#bbccee;;"><b>On the campaign trail</b></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-odd"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_battleground_poll,_2016" title="Ballotpedia's battleground poll, 2016">Ballotpedia's battleground poll</a> • Campaign preparations • Political and leadership attributes • <a href="/Presidential_campaign_trackers_and_opposition_researchers" class="mw-redirect" title="Presidential campaign trackers and opposition researchers">Presidential campaign trackers and opposition researchers</a> <hr /></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#bbccee;;"><b>Campaign staff</b></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-even"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/Presidential_campaign_staff_transfers,_resignations_and_terminations" class="mw-redirect" title="Presidential campaign staff transfers, resignations and terminations">Presidential campaign staff transfers, resignations and terminations</a> • <a href="/Staff_leaks_from_2016_presidential_campaigns" title="Staff leaks from 2016 presidential campaigns">Staff leaks from 2016 presidential campaigns</a> <hr /><br /> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Hillary_Clinton_presidential_campaign_key_staff_and_advisors,_2016" title="Hillary Clinton presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016">Clinton staffers</a> • <a href="/Martin_O%27Malley_presidential_campaign_key_staff_and_advisors,_2016" title="Martin O'Malley presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016">O'Malley staffers</a> • <a href="/Bernie_Sanders_presidential_campaign_key_staff_and_advisors,_2016" title="Bernie Sanders presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016">Sanders staffers</a><hr /><br /> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Jeb_Bush_presidential_campaign_key_staff_and_advisors,_2016" title="Jeb Bush presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016">Bush staffers</a> • <a href="/Ben_Carson_presidential_campaign_key_staff_and_advisors,_2016" title="Ben Carson presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016">Carson staffers</a> • <a href="/Chris_Christie_presidential_campaign_key_staff_and_advisors,_2016" title="Chris Christie presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016">Christie staffers</a> • <a href="/Ted_Cruz_presidential_campaign_key_staff_and_advisors,_2016" title="Ted Cruz presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016">Cruz staffers</a> • <a href="/Carly_Fiorina_presidential_campaign_key_staff_and_advisors,_2016" title="Carly Fiorina presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016">Fiorina staffers</a> • <a href="/Mike_Huckabee_presidential_campaign_key_staff_and_advisors,_2016" title="Mike Huckabee presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016">Huckabee staffers</a> • <a href="/John_Kasich_presidential_campaign_key_staff_and_advisors,_2016" title="John Kasich presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016">Kasich staffers</a> • <a href="/Rand_Paul_presidential_campaign_key_staff_and_advisors,_2016" title="Rand Paul presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016">Paul staffers</a> • <a href="/Marco_Rubio_presidential_campaign_key_staff_and_advisors,_2016" title="Marco Rubio presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016">Rubio staffers</a> • <a href="/Rick_Santorum_presidential_campaign_key_staff_and_advisors,_2016" title="Rick Santorum presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016">Santorum staffers</a> • <a href="/Donald_Trump_presidential_campaign_key_staff_and_advisors,_2016" title="Donald Trump presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016">Trump staffers</a><hr /></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#bbccee;;"><b><a href="/Presidential_debates_(2015-2016)" title="Presidential debates (2015-2016)">Debates</a></b></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-odd"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Milwaukee,_Wis._PBS_Democratic_debate_(February_11,_2016)" title="Milwaukee, Wis. PBS Democratic debate (February 11, 2016)">PBS, February 11, 2016 (Milwaukee)</a> • <a href="/Durham,_N.H.,_MSNBC_Democratic_debate_(February_4,_2016)" title="Durham, N.H., MSNBC Democratic debate (February 4, 2016)">PBS, February 4, 2016 (Durham, N.H.)</a> • <a href="/Charleston,_South_Carolina_NBC_News/CBC_Democratic_debate_(January_17,_2016)" title="Charleston, South Carolina NBC News/CBC Democratic debate (January 17, 2016)">NBC News, January 17, 2016 (Charleston, S.C.)</a> • <a href="/Manchester,_New_Hampshire_ABC_News/WMUR_Democratic_debate_(December_19,_2016)" class="mw-redirect" title="Manchester, New Hampshire ABC News/WMUR Democratic debate (December 19, 2016)">ABC, December 19, 2015 (Manchester, N.H.)</a> • <a href="/CBS_Democratic_debate_(November_14,_2015)" title="CBS Democratic debate (November 14, 2015)">CBS, November 14, 2015 (Des Moines)</a> • <a href="/CNN_Democratic_debate_(October_13,_2015)" title="CNN Democratic debate (October 13, 2015)">CNN, October 13, 2015](Las Vegas)</a><hr /><br /> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Greenville,_S.C._CBS_News_Republican_Debate_(February_13,_2016)" title="Greenville, S.C. CBS News Republican Debate (February 13, 2016)">February 13, 2016 (Greenville, S.C.)</a> • <a href="/Manchester,_N.H._ABC_News_Republican_Debate_(February_6,_2016)" title="Manchester, N.H. ABC News Republican Debate (February 6, 2016)">ABC, February 6, 2016 (Manchester, N.H.)</a> • <a href="/Des_Moines,_Iowa_Fox_News_Republican_Debate_(January_28,_2016)" title="Des Moines, Iowa Fox News Republican Debate (January 28, 2016)">Fox News, January 28, 2016 (Des Moines)</a> • <a href="/North_Charleston,_South_Carolina_Fox_Business_Republican_debate_(January_14,_2016)" title="North Charleston, South Carolina Fox Business Republican debate (January 14, 2016)">Fox Business, January 14, 2016 (North Charleston, S.C.)</a> • <a href="/Las_Vegas,_Nevada_CNN/Salem_Republican_debate_(December_15,_2015)" title="Las Vegas, Nevada CNN/Salem Republican debate (December 15, 2015)">CNN, December 15, 2015 (Las Vegas)</a> • <a href="/Milwaukee,_Wisconsin_Fox_Business/Wall_Street_Journal_Republican_debate_(November_10,_2015)" title="Milwaukee, Wisconsin Fox Business/Wall Street Journal Republican debate (November 10, 2015)">Fox Business, November 10, 2015 (Milwaukee)</a> • <a href="/Boulder,_Colorado_CNBC_Republican_debate_(October_28,_2015)" title="Boulder, Colorado CNBC Republican debate (October 28, 2015)">CNBC, October 28, 2015 (Boulder)</a> • <a href="/CNN_Republican_debate_(September_16,_2015)" title="CNN Republican debate (September 16, 2015)">CNN, September 16, 2015 (Reagan Library)</a> • <a href="/Fox_News_Republican_debate_(August_6,_2015)" title="Fox News Republican debate (August 6, 2015)">Fox News, August 6, 2015 (Cleveland)</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#bbccee;;"><b>Analysis</b></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-even"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/The_media%27s_coverage_of_Donald_Trump" title="The media's coverage of Donald Trump">The media's coverage of Donald Trump</a> • <a href="/The_media%27s_coverage_of_Hillary_Clinton" title="The media's coverage of Hillary Clinton">The media's coverage of Hillary Clinton</a><br /> <p><a href="/Presidential_debate_analysis_(2015-2016)" title="Presidential debate analysis (2015-2016)">Post-debate analysis overview</a><br /> <i>Democratic:</i> <a href="/Topics_and_participation_in_the_CNN_Democratic_debate_(April_2016)" title="Topics and participation in the CNN Democratic debate (April 2016)">April 14, 2016 (CNN)</a> • <a href="/Topics_and_participation_in_the_Univision_Democratic_debate_(March_2016)" title="Topics and participation in the Univision Democratic debate (March 2016)">March 9, 2016 (Univision)</a> • <a href="/Topics_and_participation_in_the_CNN_Democratic_debate_(March_2016)" title="Topics and participation in the CNN Democratic debate (March 2016)">March 6, 2016 (CNN)</a> • <a href="/Topics_and_participation_in_the_PBS_Democratic_debate_(February_2016)" title="Topics and participation in the PBS Democratic debate (February 2016)">February 11, 2016 (PBS)</a> • <a href="/Topics_and_participation_in_the_MSNBC_Democratic_debate_(February_2016)" title="Topics and participation in the MSNBC Democratic debate (February 2016)">February 4, 2016 (MSNBC)</a> • <a href="/Topics_and_participation_in_the_NBC_Democratic_debate_(January_2016)" title="Topics and participation in the NBC Democratic debate (January 2016)">January 17, 2016 (NBC)</a> • <a href="/Topics_and_participation_in_the_ABC_Democratic_debate_(December_2015)" title="Topics and participation in the ABC Democratic debate (December 2015)">December 19, 2015 (ABC)</a> • <a href="/Topics_and_participation_in_the_CBS_Democratic_debate_(November_2015)" title="Topics and participation in the CBS Democratic debate (November 2015)">November 14, 2015 (CBS)</a> • <a href="/Topics_and_participation_in_the_CNN_Democratic_debate_(October_2015)" title="Topics and participation in the CNN Democratic debate (October 2015)">October 13, 2015 (CNN)</a><br /> <i>Republican:</i> <a href="/Topics_and_participation_in_the_CNN_Republican_debate_(March_2016)" title="Topics and participation in the CNN Republican debate (March 2016)">March 10, 2016 (CNN)</a> • <a href="/Topics_and_participation_in_the_FNC_Republican_debate_(March_2016)" title="Topics and participation in the FNC Republican debate (March 2016)">March 3, 2016 (FNC)</a> • <a href="/Topics_and_participation_in_the_CNN_Republican_debate_(February_2016)" title="Topics and participation in the CNN Republican debate (February 2016)">February 25, 2016 (CNN)</a> • <a href="/Topics_and_participation_in_the_CBS_Republican_debate_(February_2016)" title="Topics and participation in the CBS Republican debate (February 2016)">February 13, 2016 (CBS)</a> • <a href="/Topics_and_participation_in_the_ABC_Republican_debate_(February_2016)" title="Topics and participation in the ABC Republican debate (February 2016)">February 6, 2016 (ABC)</a> • <a href="/Topics_and_participation_in_the_FNC_Republican_debate_(January_2016)" title="Topics and participation in the FNC Republican debate (January 2016)">January 28, 2016 (FNC)</a> • <a href="/Topics_and_participation_in_the_FBN_Republican_debate_(January_2016)" title="Topics and participation in the FBN Republican debate (January 2016)">January 14, 2016 (FBN)</a> • <a href="/Topics_and_participation_in_the_CNN_Republican_debate_(December_2015)" title="Topics and participation in the CNN Republican debate (December 2015)">December 15, 2015 (CNN)</a> • <a href="/Topics_and_participation_in_the_FOX_Business_Republican_debate_(November_2015)" title="Topics and participation in the FOX Business Republican debate (November 2015)">November 10, 2015 (FBN)</a> • <a href="/Topics_and_participation_in_the_CNBC_Republican_debate_(October_2015)" title="Topics and participation in the CNBC Republican debate (October 2015)">October 28, 2015 (CNBC)</a> • <a 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