TrumpvsSen. Sanders
Trump
Republican47th President of the United States
Florida
Sen. Sanders
DemocratSenator from Vermont
Vermont
Popularity & Engagement
Policy Positions
Tax cuts, deregulation, tariffs on imports to protect American jobs
No stated position
Border wall, mass deportation, end catch-and-release
No stated position
Rebuild military strength, peace through strength doctrine
No stated position
No stated position
Medicare for All — single-payer universal healthcare system
No stated position
$17 minimum wage, strengthen unions, tax the billionaire class
No stated position
Free public college and trade school, cancel student debt
Fundraising
Background
Trump
Born in Queens, New York to a German-American real estate developer father. Wharton School-educated businessman who built a real estate and media empire before entering politics. Married to Melania Trump (third marriage); five children across three marriages.
Sen. Sanders
Born in Brooklyn, New York to a Polish-Jewish immigrant father whose family was largely wiped out in the Holocaust. University of Chicago graduate who moved to Vermont and worked as a carpenter before winning the Burlington mayor's race in 1981. Married to Jane O'Meara Sanders; one biological son and three stepchildren.
Career Timeline
Trump
Sen. Sanders
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