U.S. President
The United States president is the head of state and government of the United States, as well as Commander-in-Chief of its armed forces. The president serves a four-year term and is elected by voters through a system known as the Electoral College. Presidents must be at least thirty-five years old and native born citizens of America to qualify for office; they may serve no more than two terms in office (eight years). The current president is Joe Biden, who took office on January 20th 2021 following his victory in the November 2020 election over incumbent Donald Trump.
The U.S presidency has been held by 45 individuals since its inception in 1789 with George Washington being sworn into office first; all presidents have been from either Democratic or Republican parties except for Millard Fillmore who was part of the Whig party during his term which ended in 1853 when it disbanded due to internal disputes within its ranks over slavery issues among other things. The Vice President acts as an assistant to the President and also succeeds them should they become unable or unwilling to fulfill their duties before completing their term; this has occurred five times throughout history including twice under Richard Nixon’s administration when he resigned after becoming implicated in Watergate scandal proceedings against him along with Spiro Agnew’s resignation during same period due unrelated bribery charges leveled against him respectively.
