What is the name of the President of the United States now?

Why this is the answer

The question asks for the person who holds the office of President on the day of your interview, so the official list leaves the answer open and points to the USCIS test updates page, uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates, which shows the current name. The study guide also points to whitehouse.gov. The rule behind this is short and worth reading twice: you must answer with the name of the official serving at the time of your naturalization interview. A name that was right when you started studying may not be right later. The President's term begins at noon on January 20 under the 20th Amendment, so an applicant interviewed after a November election but before that date should still name the President in office, not the winner who has yet to be sworn in. Article II requires a new President to take the oath of office before beginning the job, and it writes out the words of that oath, which end with a promise to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution. Whoever holds the office is Commander in Chief of the military. Presidents are elected in November for four-year terms, and no one can be elected more than twice. This is one of the 20 questions marked with an asterisk for the 65/20 special consideration, so applicants who are 65 or older and have been permanent residents for at least 20 years need it too. The errors here are rarely about knowledge. Some applicants give a former President's name out of habit, especially if they began studying before an election. Others mix up the President and the Vice President. Look up the name close to the interview and say it the way it appears on the updates page. Writing it down the night before and reading it aloud once or twice is an easy way to make it stick.