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Latest Promises
Donald Trump
Cut the number of tax brackets
Number of brackets remains at seven in final tax bill
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December 20, 2017
Donald Trump
Rebuild the Marine Corps to 36 battalions
Marines decided less is more
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July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Approve the Keystone XL project and reap the profits
Keystone XL pipeline: Unbuilt, opposed by Biden, mired in lawsuits
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January 15, 2021
Donald Trump
Open up libel laws
Trump failed to ‘open up our libel laws’
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January 14, 2021
Donald Trump
Impose death penalty for cop killers
Trump makes no move on promised death penalty for those who kill police officers
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July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton
No special counsel was ever appointed to investigate Hillary Clinton
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July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Close parts of the Internet where ISIS is
Trump didn’t close parts of the internet to ISIS
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January 15, 2021
Donald Trump
Eliminate wasteful spending in every department
The President can’t change the organization of every department
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July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Eliminate gun-free zones at schools and military bases
Trump has made scant progress on eliminating gun-free zones
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July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Bring back manufacturing
No overall improvement for manufacturing sector under Trump
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July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Enact 5-year ban on White House and congressional officials from lobbying
Provisions of lobbying restrictions considered underwhelming
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July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Triple ICE enforcement
Donald Trump breaks promise to triple number of ICE deportation officers
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July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Stop the AT&T Time Warner Merger
Trump didn’t manage to stop AT&T, Time Warner deal
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July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Replace J-1 Visa with Inner City Resume Bank
Trump proclamation amid COVID-19 suspends some visas
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July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Administer Medicaid through block grants
No block grants for Medicaid
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January 4, 2019
Donald Trump
Change the name of Mount Denali back to Mount McKinley
Trump unable to bring (Mount) McKinley back to life
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December 10, 2018
Donald Trump
Create a health savings account
Health Savings Accounts much the same as when Trump took office
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July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Build a safe zone for Syrian refugees
No safe zone in Syria for refugees
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July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Place lifetime ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections
Trump breaks promise to ban foreign lobbyists from raising election money
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December 21, 2020
Donald Trump
Add additional federal investment of $20 billion toward School Choice
Federal funding for school choice is increasing only minimally
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July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Release his tax returns after an audit is completed
Trump ‘might’ release returns ‘when I’m out of office’
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May 12, 2017
Donald Trump
Create targeted child care tax credits
Tax bill doesn’t increase deductions for dependent care expenses
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December 21, 2017
Donald Trump
Renegotiate the Iran deal
Trump’s pledge to renegotiate Iran deal remains at standstill as election nears
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July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Increase the size of the U.S. Army to 540,000 active duty soldiers
Number of soldiers unchanged at 475,000
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July 15, 2020
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