On Tuesday 16th June 2015, Donald Trump, flanked by Melania, came down the escalator at Trump Tower and before a crowded atrium announced that he would be running for president. Famous for being a businessman and the host of The Apprentice, everybody wrote him off. This was just a gimmick, he couldn’t win. However, he quickly established himself as the favorite for the nomination. Radical, straight-talking, and entertaining, he energized large sections of the Republican base. He blew away arch-establishment figures like Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, and the more radical anti-Washington candidate Ted Cruz. Despite being a polarising figure right from the start, he turned the party upside down and on Tuesday 19th July 2016, Donald Trump was declared the official Republican Presidential candidate with 14,000,000 votes, the most received by any candidate in Republican primary history.

In the first episode of The Rest is Politics: US series on How Donald Trump Won the White House, listen as Anthony and Katty look at how he won the Republican nomination and changed the party forever.

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What does Kamala Harris need to do next? How would Republicans react to a Trump loss? Would Harris ever debate Trump on Fox News?

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What goes on behind the scenes of a presidential debate? Why is Trump saying the moderators should be criminally investigated? Will there be another debate?

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How has Donald Trump tied him self in knots over abortion? Why is there a growing gender divide in politics? Has Kamala Harris reached the end of her honeymoon period?

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Who has returned as Donald Trump's secret weapon? What's happening in Georgia? Is Kamala Harris making a mistake over the upcoming presidential debate?

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Has Kamala Harris now laid the groundwork to be a transformational candidate? Has Harris done enough to show the American public who she really is? How has Donald Trump reacted to the DNC?

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Has Michelle Obama given up on her own plea that "when they go low we go high"? How will male voters respond to the idea of the first US First Gentleman? Will RFK Jr drop out of the race to endorse Donald Trump?

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Have the Democrats done enough to convince the public of Kamala Harris? How did Hillary Clinton steal the show on the first night of the Democratic National Convention? Is Donald Trump getting desperate?

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Why did Kamala Harris sideline Josh Shapiro as her VP pick? Is Trump setting the stage to reject another loss in November? What does it mean to be a Republican today?

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Has Kamala Harris chosen the right person as her running mate? Why has Donald Trump stayed quiet in response? How much do celebrity endorsements impact elections?

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What will the impact be of Trump's nightmare week? Will he make it to polling day? Why do evangelicals stick by him no matter what?

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