Donald Trump: what the life of the American president will be like after the White House
Donald Trump will remain in office until January 20, when he will pass the baton to his successor and join the exclusive club of former US presidents.
What's next for the politician and business mogul?
He has the opportunity to become a well-paid speaker, writing his memoirs, setting up a presidential library.
Jimmy Carter is involved in humanitarian causes. But Mr. Trump has never been a traditional politician.
“Donald Trump broke many standards as president,” says Tim Calkins, professor of marketing at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
"There is no reason to think Donald Trump will act like any former president we have ever seen."
Here are some of the possibilities.
He could show up again
This may not be the end of Mr. Trump's political ambitions - he could still run for a second term.
Cleveland was the only president to leave the White House and return to it four years later, taking over the country in 1885 and again in 1893.
The US Constitution states that "no one may be elected president more than twice", but there is no requirement that terms be consecutive.
And former aides have hinted that Mr. Trump may be looking to do just that.
"I would absolutely put him on the shortlist of people likely to run in 2024", recently revealed former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney.
Mr. Trump clearly enjoys walkabouts and received 71.5 million votes in the election - a record for a losing candidate, and one that clearly demonstrates a significant base of support among the American public.
"He will step down from the presidency with a brand that in some ways will be just as powerful as when he came to the presidency," says Professor Calkins.
There has also been speculation that the president's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr, is interested in running for the top job, a conjecture he has not tried to deny.
Engage in legal battles
Mr. Trump has rarely avoided a legal battle - and there are a few on the horizon that could occupy him once he steps down.
Some investigations into the Trump organization have already started, including one in New York State.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance is launching an investigation into the Trump organization, initially linked to allegations that "hush money" payments were made to two women who claim to have had affairs with Mr. Trump, although recent court documents have suggested the investigation has widened.
Mr Trump has repeatedly rejected the investigation, calling it a "witch hunt" and it is not clear that Mr Vance has evidence to lay criminal charges.
The president also faces defamation lawsuits related to two alleged sexual assault cases - which Mr. Trump has both denied - brought by two separate women.
Mary Trump, the president's niece, also filed a lawsuit, accusing him and two of his family of fraud and conspiracy.
Save his business empire
Prior to being a politician, Mr. Trump was a real estate mogul, reality TV star, and his own brand ambassador, using his name for lucrative licensing deals.
He may be eager to pick up where he left off four years ago and get back into business.
The New York Times reports that Mr Trump has over $ 400million (£ 300million) in loans maturing in the next few years - although he has said this is "a tiny percentage" of his value clear.
The Trump organization owns many hotels and golf courses.
There are Trump branded properties in Mumbai, Istanbul, and the Philippines - and of course Washington, DC - and golf courses in the US, UK, Dubai, and Indonesia.
But if this is the route the president chooses in January, he will have a lot of work ahead of him.
Many of its business activities are in the travel and leisure sector, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
Forbes indicates that his fortune could have reached a billion dollars without the impact of Covid-19.
Relying on two decades of tax documents seen by the New York Times, the newspaper also reports "chronic losses and years of tax evasion," claiming it has paid no income taxes over the years. 10 of the previous 15 years, "largely because he said he lost a lot more money than he earned".
Both the Trump organization and the president criticized the report as inaccurate.
Mr Calkins points out that the President has proven time and time again that he has an incredible ability to maintain his mark "in the public debate" and that it remains strong - but not unchanged - by the Presidency.
“It has become a lot more polarizing and a lot more distinctive, which in a way makes it less attractive as a trademark,” he says.
"Now if you're going to have a wedding at a Trump hotel, that's really making a statement, it wasn't before the presidency."
The eponymous brand of her eldest daughter Ivanka Trump no longer exists, and she was boycotted and abandoned by some major retailers when she became a senior advisor to the White House.
His sons Eric and Donald Jr. oversaw the Trump organization, the company that oversaw Mr. Trump's hundreds of investments in real estate, brands and other businesses, during the presidency, but they are also heavily involved in the their father's political career.
One of the things they are all going to think about is "What is the best way forward [for the family]," says Professor Calkins.
Become a media mogul
President Trump is no stranger to television, after a bankable stint on the reality show The Apprentice.
There is therefore much speculation about his ambition to get involved in the news media, either by launching his own channel or by collaborating with a well-established network of curators.
“It will definitely have a potential audience,” says Henry Schafer, executive vice president of Q Scores.
Mr. Trump has managed to build his brand as a "personality with a love-hate duality" like the Kardashians or Howard Stern, he says.
And Mr Schafer expects him "to fall back on what suits him best - this is controversy."
He feeds on the controversy, he turns it to his advantage, it is his "modus operandi".
Possible collaborators are the One American News Network (OANN) or Newsmax cable networks.
Christopher Ruddy, CEO of Newsmax, a conservative television station, was once dubbed "Trump Whisperer" by the Washington Post.
There could be other media or entertainment companies.
Presidents often sign book deals, with Barack and Michelle Obama striking a record joint deal worth $ 65 million - though that amount is rare. George W Bush received an advance of $ 10 million for his memoir.
The Obamas also signed a multi-million dollar production deal with Netflix, and the Clintons both have podcast deals.
Mr. Trump will receive a presidential pension - and many other benefits - when he steps down. The Former Presidents Act, enacted in 1958 to "uphold the dignity" of office, provides for benefits, including an annual pension, which was $ 207,800 (£ 158,124) in 2017.
Former presidents are also entitled to lifetime secret service protection, health benefits, travel and staff allowances.
So Mr. Trump, now 74, could decide to quietly retire.
He could devote his days to philanthropic activities, increase his bank balance on the speaker circuit, and plan his presidential library - the archives and museums of a president and his administration, usually in their home state.
And he could fill his spare time relaxing and playing Florida golf in Mar-a-Lago, his Palm Beach retreat.
But Professor Calkins doesn't see the quiet life as a likely scenario for a man who has spent so much time in the limelight.
“Donald Trump as a personality is not in danger of fading and I think we're going to continue to see the Trump brand in the world,” he said.
In October, Mr. Trump even speculated that if he lost the election he would feel so bad that "maybe I will have to leave the country, I don't know."
