--- title: Trump Inauguration: What President Trump Wants to Be Called description: President Donald Trump might still prefer the honorific he carried throughout his business career: "Mr. Trump" canonical: https://time.com/4642287/president-trump-white-house-bio/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-21T16:20:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T02:51:21.797Z article:section: Politics og:title: Here's What President Trump Wants You to Call Him og:description: It might not be 'President Trump' og:url: https://time.com/4642287/president-trump-white-house-bio/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt637c7edfd87bf9b8/6988b6927cdbace62cd56dce/donald-trump-president-title.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: President Donald Trump Attends A Salute To Our Armed Services Ball og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's What President Trump Wants You to Call Him twitter:description: It might not be 'President Trump' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt637c7edfd87bf9b8/6988b6927cdbace62cd56dce/donald-trump-president-title.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's What President Trump Wants You to Call Him > Sponsored content. 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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Jan 21, 2017 4:20 PM UTC Even though he was [sworn in](http://time.com/4640703/donald-trump-inauguration-day-2017/) as President of the United States on Friday, [Donald Trump](http://time.com/4641547/inauguration-2017-donald-trump-america-first/) might still prefer the honorific he carried throughout his business career: “Mr. Trump.” In Trump’s official biography on the newly updated White House website, he is often referred to by “Mr. Trump,” although “President Trump” appears a few times too. “Mr. Trump followed in his father’s footsteps as a real estate developer, and he entered the world of real estate development in New York,” his [biography page](https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/president-trump) reads. “Mr. Trump has authored over fourteen bestsellers and his first book.” “Mr. Trump announced his candidacy on June 16, 2015,” it continues. By comparison, throughout his White House [biography page](https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/vice-president-pence), Vice President Mike Pence is referred to by his official title instead of “Mr. Pence.” It’s possible President Trump isn’t ready to let “Mr. Trump” go just yet. 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