Latest Promises

Donald Trump

Eliminate Common Core

Common Core isn’t leaving anytime soon | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Repeal Obamacare

No repeal, no replace | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Build a wall, and make Mexico pay for it

Donald Trump promised to build a border wall and make Mexico pay for it. That didn’t happen | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Cancel all funding of sanctuary cities

Legal battles impede Donald Trump’s attempt to cut federal funding for so-called ‘sanctuary cities’ | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Bring back waterboarding

Donald Trump’s vow to ‘bring back waterboarding’? Consider it broken | January 3, 2019

Donald Trump

Establish a ban on Muslims entering the U.S.

Trump’s travel restrictions survive Supreme Court, fall short of promised Muslim ban | November 14, 2018

Donald Trump

Have mandatory minimum sentences for criminals caught trying to re-enter the United States illegally

Trump does not fulfill pledge for mandatory minimum sentences for criminals re-entering US illegally | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Guarantee 6-week paid leave

Vast majority of workers still don’t have paid leave, though federal workers do | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Establish a commission on radical Islam

Trump broke promise to establish commission on radical Islam | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Remove existing Syrian refugees

No action from Donald Trump to deport Syrian refugees, despite campaign promise | November 14, 2018

Donald Trump

Expand national right to carry to all 50 states

Trump broke promise on expanding right to carry | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Enact term limits

No immediate path seen for congressional term-limits | January 2, 2019

Donald Trump

Remove all undocumented immigrants

Donald Trump does not keep promise to deport all immigrants illegally in the US | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Get Congress to allow health insurance across state lines

States still oversee insurance rules | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Adopt the penny plan

Trump abandons promise to cut spending 1% a year | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Grow the economy by 4 percent a year

Even before coronavirus recession, the economy under Trump never grew by 4% | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Eliminate the federal debt in 8 years

Federal debt is up, not down, under Trump’s watch | January 2, 2020

Donald Trump

Sue his accusers of sexual misconduct

Trump-O-Meter update: Sue his accusers of sexual misconduct | April 19, 2017

Donald Trump

Repeal the alternative minimum tax

3.8 percent Obamacare tax remains law, as does a more limited individual AMT | December 20, 2017

Donald Trump

Eliminate the carried interest loophole

Despite repeated pledges to get rid of carried interest tax break, it remains on the books | December 20, 2017

Donald Trump

Balance the federal budget ‘fairly quickly’

Federal deficit isn’t shrinking; it’s growing | December 5, 2018

Donald Trump

Reverse China’s entry into the World Trade Organization

China remains in World Trade Organization, despite Trump’s vow for removal | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Change the vaccination schedule for children

Trump broke promise to slow down vaccine schedule | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Allow individuals to deduct health care insurance premiums from taxes

No go on premium tax deduction | January 4, 2019

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