Wrong. 2016 was the first time Trump competed for the Republican party’s nomination. He won. The only other time he ran prior to that was as the Reform party candidate in 2000. He ran in two primaries that year and won both of them before withdrawing out of concerns over the Reform party’s viability.
Excuse me. But he ran for president 3 times. I never mentioned party. And your right he’s be in every political party.