Most Powerful People in the US

US is currently the world’s most powerful country and this article has highlighted the most powerful people in the US.

The President of the US, Donald Trump in this regard or whoever may be the President of the US at whatever time is the most powerful person in US. This is not necessarily as a result of wealth but power of office he occupies.

The president of the US is the commander in chief of the world’s largest armed forces. He is the Head of State in a country with over 5% of the world’s population.

Furthermore, the US has an important say in significant matters of world security like the Middle East Crises and the existence of Israel. It is on the frontline of the war against insurgency and other forms of terrorism in the world. 

The president of the US leads the coalition that is struggling to bring peace into this world- failing miserably. The US has been directly involved in 35 civil wars all over the world at different times which shows that the power can also be exploited sometimes.

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1. Donald Trump

Donald Trump is a billionaire real estate mogul and former reality Tv personality and the 45th president of the US and assumed office on January 20, 2017.

Born in Queens, New York, in 1946, Trump ventured into large, profitable building projects in Manhattan. In 1980, he opened the Grand Hyatt New York, which made him the city’s best-known real estate developer.

After winning a majority of the primaries and caucuses, Trump became the official Republican candidate for president on July 19, 2016. That November, Trump was elected the 45th President of the US after defeating Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.

Furthermore, His father, Frederick Trump, was a builder and real estate developer who specialized in constructing and operating middle-income apartments in Queens, Staten Island and Brooklyn.

And his mother, Mary MacLeod was an immigrant from Tong, Scotland, in 1929 at the age of 17. She and Fred Trump got married in the year 1936. The couple settled in Jamaica, Queens, a neighborhood that was, at the time, filled with Western European immigrants. As the family’s wealth increased, Mary became a New York socialite and philanthropist.

Once you think about the most powerful people in the US, Donald Trump comes to mind.

Donald Trump who was nearly impeached is currently the most powerful person in the US.

2. Jeff Bezos

He is an e-commerce business magnet known for e-shopping, Apparel, Computers, Books, DVDs & more.

However, despite recording sales of 89 billion Dollars annually (average) the company seldom reports net profits. Amazon reported a net profit on $92 million under the CEOship of Jeff Bezos, increasing his net worth to $55 billion as the shares skyrocketed.

He owns a private space company Blue Origins. And amongst his other projects concerning Amazon are included a bookstore in Seattle and the fast package delivery drone service by Amazon. Blue Origin has successfully launched a space rocket over a year ago.

Also, his company plans to move on to launching manned vehicles into space within the next 10 years.

Spacemen are very important in the running of US and anyone who has read Deception Point by Dan Brown can attest to this fact.

Jeff Bezos is the CEO of Amazon and the richest man in USA and thus one cannot talk about the most powerful people in the US without mentioning his name.

His company, Amazon rules the e-commerce business in the US. Amazon also rules the on-demand cloud computing platforms space for individuals, companies and governments. They run everything from retail to government infrastructure with absolute monopoly.

Recently, many US states and cities were begging like dogs for Amazon to move their new HQ to their cities. Billions in tax breaks offered to Amazon for second headquarters.

Jeff Bezos is the second most powerful person in the US.

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3. Bill Gates

People who use laptops or desktops today know Bill Gates. He is the co-chairman of the Bill Gates Foundation. He has a net worth of $87.3 billion (as of May 2020), and still sits on the board of Microsoft. However, he is no longer actively involved in the company’s affairs.

Bill and his wife Melinda run one of the most powerful charities in the world. They donate to fight against deaths due to curable diseases in developing countries. 135 billionaires have signed up the Giving Pledge with Gates and Warren Buffet where billionaires pledge to give half or more of their wealth. Bill Gates has committed 95% and the world respects him for that.

Furthermore, Besides being the richest person in the world with a net worth of 87.3 billion dollars, he is a dedicated philanthropist. Bill gates and his wife founded the Bill and Melinda Gates’ foundation in 2000 and since then, the organization has given a whopping $34.5 billion to charity.

He also started the Giving Pledge which encourages billionaires to give up at least half of their wealth before they die along with Warren Buffet and so far 135 billionaires have signed it.

Also, Bill Gates is a very influential businessman in the US and so one cannot discuss the concept of the most powerful people in the US without listing his name.

Bill Gates is the third most powerful person in the US.

4. Warren Buffett

The CEO of Berkshire Hathaway company, at just age 11, bought his first stock. His letters are the grail of wisdom for potential investors in the market.

He has placed long term stakes in companies like Coca-Cola and American Express.

Warren Buffett has a personal fortune of $65 billion. He took over the company in 1964.

He is also one of the tycoons in the business world with the largest wealth acquisition to date going to its credit- acquisition of Precision Castparts for $37.2 billion. Warren Buffett is a close friend of Bill Gates. Together they co-founded Giving Pledge to which Buffett has contributed $21.5 billion to date.

Owing to his large assets, it is an effort in futility if Warren Buffett is not included in the list of the most powerful people in the US.

Warren Buffett is the fourth most powerful person in the US.

5. Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg is known all over the world because of Facebook. He is the CEO and founder of Facebook that is the world’s largest social media platform.

Facebook continually employs new strategies to boost revenues and share prices in a legal way and currently Zuckerberg’s net worth stands at nearly 50 billion Dollars.

Also, Besides making investments in info technology, he also invests in the educational sector and in charity. This is mainly done through the NFP Startup which was co founded by the tech savvy and his wife Priscilla.

They also take credit for the opening of a K-12 school in Palo Alto that aims to provide health and education services to low-income families.

Mark Zuckerberg is the fifth most powerful person in the US.