Question

Donald Trump re-elected as ___________ President of the United States.

• A. 46th
• B. 47th
• C. 45th
• D. 44th

Hint:

The U.S. presidential number increments with each new person who takes the office. A person serving non-consecutive terms gets two different presidential numbers.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

This question requires understanding the numbering of U.S. presidential terms. Step 1: Identify the presidential numbers of recent presidents.
Barack Obama was the 44\textsuperscript{th} President.
Donald Trump was elected after him and served one term, making him the 45\textsuperscript{th} President.
Joe Biden was elected after him, making him the 46\textsuperscript{th} President.

Step 2: Determine the number for a potential future term. The question asks what number president Donald Trump would be if he were re-elected. The presidential number is sequential and assigned to the person, not the term. Since Joe Biden is the 46th president, the next president elected after him will be the 47\textsuperscript{th} President, regardless of who it is. If Donald Trump were to be re-elected, he would serve a second, non-consecutive term as the 47th President. Note: Grover Cleveland was both the 22nd and 24th President, serving two non-consecutive terms. Because of this historical precedent, a person re-elected after a gap receives a new number.