Topic summary
First presidential transition of Donald Trump
Life and business
45th and 47th President of the United States
Tenure
- First 100 days
- Executive actions
- Trips
- Opinion polling
- Legal affairs
- Protests
- Social media (X)
- Domestic
- Economic
- Environment
- Foreign
- Government shutdowns
- Immigration
- Infrastructure
- Social
- Space
Impeachments
Prosecutions
The first presidential transition of Donald Trump began when he won the presidential election on November 8, 2016, and became the president-elect. Trump had become president-elect once the election results became clear on November 9, 2016, the day after the election. Trump was formally elected by the Electoral College on December 19, 2016. The results were certified by a joint session of Congress on January 6, 2017, and the transition concluded when Trump was inaugurated on January 20, 2017.