Latest Promises

Tony Evers

Bolster preventive health programs that have been defunded

Evers makes some progress on preventative health measures | July 21, 2022

Tony Evers

Increase school funding by $1.4 billion over two years in first budget

The level is much lower than pledged, but final budget shows more than $500 million increase | July 5, 2019

Tony Evers

Cut middle-class income taxes by 10 percent

Bipartisan 2021-23 budget does include a middle-class tax cut | July 24, 2021

Rick Kriseman

Require Rays to pay a fee to look elsewhere

Approved deal doesn’t have exploratory fee, but includes penalties if Rays leave the city | December 18, 2017

Donald Trump

Cancel visas to foreign countries that won’t take undocumented immigrants back

Donald Trump imposed visa sanctions on some recalcitrant nations, but not all | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Remove criminal undocumented immigrants

Donald Trump moves on promise to deport immigrants with criminal records | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Achieve energy independence

U.S. nears ‘energy independence’ Trump promised during 2016 campaign | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Call for an international conference to defeat ISIS

Trump’s counterterrorism efforts include continued global coalition meetings, but no new conference | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Declare China a currency manipulator

After declaring China a currency manipulator, Trump administration reverses itself | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Hire American workers first

Trump promised immigration controls to prioritize American workers. He fulfilled his pledge, in part | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Not take vacations

Trump took ‘working vacations’ at his properties | January 4, 2021

Donald Trump

Require price transparency from health care providers

Trump delivers some headway toward health care price transparency | January 15, 2021

Donald Trump

Lower the business tax rate

Corporate rate drops to 21 percent, but not all the way to 15 percent | December 20, 2017

Donald Trump

Eliminate the marriage penalty

Marriage penalty mostly eliminated, but not entirely | December 21, 2017

Donald Trump

Rebuild the U.S. Navy toward the goal of 350 ships

Ships added, but goal remains a long way off | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Provide the U.S. Air Force with 1,200 fighter aircraft

More fighter jets, but many unready for combat | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Cut taxes for everyone

All income groups get cuts early on, but not ‘everyone’ | December 21, 2017

Donald Trump

Save the coal industry

Trump policies have slowed coal’s decline, but strong comeback not evident | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Develop a plan to defeat ISIS in 30 days

Experts say Trump deserves some credit for ISIS decline, but it’s not completely defeated | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Expand mental health programs

Trump’s mixed record on mental-health services | July 15, 2020

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