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How did a real estate developer turned reality star with no government experience become the 45th president of the United States?

Donald J. Trump’s path to the White House does not resemble that of any of his predecessors.

He grew up in Queens and lived in a triplex at the top of a gilded Manhattan skyscraper. He connected with a part of the electorate that felt forgotten by the political establishment and viewed his detachment from it favorably.

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