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Trump-O-Meter

Tracking Trump’s first-term campaign promises: The Trump-O-Meter is PolitiFact's meter for tracking 102 promises President Trump made during his 2016 campaign. We are tracking Trump's second-term promises on our MAGA-Meter. (We tracked President Barack Obama’s promises and President Joe Biden's promises, too.) For each campaign promise, our reporters research the issue and then rate it based on whether the promise was achieved: Promise Kept, Promise Broken, Compromise, Stalled, In the Works or Not Yet Rated. We rate the promise not on the president's intentions or effort, but on verifiable outcomes.

Trump-O-Meter Scorecard

Promise Kept
0% 24 Promises
Compromise
0% 23 Promises
Promise Broken
0% 55 Promises
Stalled
0% 0 Promises
In the Works
0% 0 Promises
For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact

Top Five Promises

Latest Trump-O-Meter Promises

Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Place lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying for foreign government
Trump revoked lifetime ban on foreign lobbying in late executive order | January 26, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Approve the Keystone XL project and reap the profits
Keystone XL pipeline: Unbuilt, opposed by Biden, mired in lawsuits | January 15, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Require price transparency from health care providers
Trump delivers some headway toward health care price transparency | January 15, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Close parts of the Internet where ISIS is
Trump didn’t close parts of the internet to ISIS | January 15, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Open up libel laws
Trump failed to ‘open up our libel laws’ | January 14, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Terminate Barack Obama’s immigration executive orders ‘immediately’
Federal court orders Trump administration to fully reinstate DACA | January 4, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Not take vacations
Trump took ‘working vacations’ at his properties | January 4, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Place lifetime ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections
Trump breaks promise to ban foreign lobbyists from raising election money | December 21, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Dramatically scale back the EPA
Trump rolls back EPA rules, but the agency is far from gone | July 17, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Create a health savings account
Health Savings Accounts much the same as when Trump took office | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Allow free access to the drug market
More progress for some types of drugs, less for others | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Invest $550 billion in infrastructure and create an infrastructure fund
No action evident on creating infrastructure fund | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Declare China a currency manipulator
After declaring China a currency manipulator, Trump administration reverses itself | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
End the defense sequester
Trump, lawmakers have consistently sidestepped the defense sequester | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Bring back manufacturing
No overall improvement for manufacturing sector under Trump | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Make no cuts to Social Security
Trump proposed cuts, but Congress didn’t bite | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Make no cuts to Medicaid
Work requirement waivers undermine pledge on Medicaid cuts | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Expand mental health programs
Trump’s mixed record on mental-health services | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
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
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
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
Donald Trump
Save the coal industry
Trump policies have slowed coal’s decline, but strong comeback not evident | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Increase veterans’ health care
More money and more options for veterans | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton
No special counsel was ever appointed to investigate Hillary Clinton | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Get Congress to allow health insurance across state lines
States still oversee insurance rules | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Save the Carrier plant in Indiana
Fewer jobs, but plant remains open | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Repeal Obamacare
No repeal, no replace | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Renegotiate the Iran deal
Trump’s pledge to renegotiate Iran deal remains at standstill as election nears | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
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
Donald Trump
Rebuild the Marine Corps to 36 battalions
Marines decided less is more | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Raise tariffs on goods imported into the U.S.
Trump sticks by promise to raise import tariffs | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Add additional federal investment of $20 billion toward School Choice
Federal funding for school choice is increasing only minimally | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Change the vaccination schedule for children
Trump broke promise to slow down vaccine schedule | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Adopt the penny plan
Trump abandons promise to cut spending 1% a year | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Expand national right to carry to all 50 states
Trump broke promise on expanding right to carry | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
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
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
Donald Trump
Dramatically scale back the U.S. Education Department
Trump still can’t eliminate the department or lower its funding | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Use U.S. steel for infrastructure projects
Trump issues executive order on steel, and imports drop | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
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
Donald Trump
Eliminate Common Core
Common Core isn’t leaving anytime soon | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
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
Donald Trump
Eliminate gun-free zones at schools and military bases
Trump has made scant progress on eliminating gun-free zones | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Stop the AT&T Time Warner Merger
Trump didn’t manage to stop AT&T, Time Warner deal | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Remove criminal undocumented immigrants
Donald Trump moves on promise to deport immigrants with criminal records | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Defund Planned Parenthood
Trump rule change prods Planned Parenthood to forgo federal funds | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
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
Donald Trump
Triple ICE enforcement
Donald Trump breaks promise to triple number of ICE deportation officers | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Eliminate wasteful spending in every department
The President can’t change the organization of every department | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Enact a temporary ban on new regulations
Trump essentially held the line on regulations | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
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
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
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
Donald Trump
Ensure funding for historic black colleges
Under Trump HBCUs and vocational education are ensured future funding | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
End birthright citizenship
Donald Trump falls short on promise to end birthright citizenship | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Enact 5-year ban on White House and congressional officials from lobbying
Provisions of lobbying restrictions considered underwhelming | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Impose a hiring freeze on federal employees
No movement on Trump promise to reduce federal workforce with federal hiring freeze since April 2017 | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Reverse Barack Obama’s Cuba policy
Trump has largely kept promise to reverse Obama’s Cuba policy | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
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
Donald Trump
Impose death penalty for cop killers
Trump makes no move on promised death penalty for those who kill police officers | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Establish a commission on radical Islam
Trump broke promise to establish commission on radical Islam | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Achieve energy independence
U.S. nears ‘energy independence’ Trump promised during 2016 campaign | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Replace J-1 Visa with Inner City Resume Bank
Trump proclamation amid COVID-19 suspends some visas | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Renegotiate NAFTA
Trump comes through on pledge to rewrite NAFTA | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Increase the size of the U.S. Army to 540,000 active duty soldiers
Number of soldiers unchanged at 475,000 | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Cancel global warming payments to the United Nations
UN climate spending is less than under Obama, but still significant | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Increase visa fees
No increase on visa fees for Mexicans, despite Donald Trump’s campaign promise | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Build a safe zone for Syrian refugees
No safe zone in Syria for refugees | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Take no salary
Recent salary donations go to the Health Department | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Eliminate the federal debt in 8 years
Federal debt is up, not down, under Trump’s watch | January 2, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Make no cuts to Medicare
Democrats say latest Trump budget cuts Medicare, but it’s not that simple | March 20, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Ask countries we protect to pay more for joint defense
Trump furthers NATO’s spending trend | January 7, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Administer Medicaid through block grants
No block grants for Medicaid | January 4, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Allow individuals to deduct health care insurance premiums from taxes
No go on premium tax deduction | January 4, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Bring back waterboarding
Donald Trump’s vow to ‘bring back waterboarding’? Consider it broken | January 3, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Enact term limits
No immediate path seen for congressional term-limits | January 2, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Change the name of Mount Denali back to Mount McKinley
Trump unable to bring (Mount) McKinley back to life | December 10, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Balance the federal budget ‘fairly quickly’
Federal deficit isn’t shrinking; it’s growing | December 5, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Won’t say ‘Happy Holidays’
Donald Trump’s 2018 official card says “Merry Christmas” | December 4, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Remove existing Syrian refugees
No action from Donald Trump to deport Syrian refugees, despite campaign promise | November 14, 2018
Donald Trump
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
Donald Trump
Limit legal immigration
Donald Trump sets refugee admission limit at 30,000 for fiscal year 2019 | October 5, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Create private White House veterans hotline
Trump administration launched its ‘White House’ veterans hotline, based in West Virginia | August 9, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Suspend immigration from terror-prone places
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Donald Trump’s travel ban | June 26, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Move U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
Trump moves embassy to Jerusalem | May 14, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Keep Guantanamo Bay Detention Center open
Trump signs order keeping Guantanamo prison open | January 31, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Eliminate the marriage penalty
Marriage penalty mostly eliminated, but not entirely | December 21, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Create targeted child care tax credits
Tax bill doesn’t increase deductions for dependent care expenses | December 21, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Cut taxes for everyone
All income groups get cuts early on, but not ‘everyone’ | December 21, 2017
Donald Trump
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
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
Donald Trump
Cut the number of tax brackets
Number of brackets remains at seven in final tax bill | December 20, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Create a 10-percent repatriation tax
The new repatriation tax rate isn’t 10 percent, but it’s close | December 20, 2017
Donald Trump
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
Donald Trump
Eliminate the estate tax
Final bill raises threshold for estate tax rather than eliminating it | December 20, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Cancel the Paris climate agreement
Trump says U.S. pulling out of Paris climate agreement | June 1, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Release his tax returns after an audit is completed
Trump ‘might’ release returns ‘when I’m out of office’ | May 12, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Sue his accusers of sexual misconduct
Trump-O-Meter update: Sue his accusers of sexual misconduct | April 19, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Reverse Barack Obama’s 2016 gun executive order
Trump signs resolution to reverse Obama’s executive order on gun control | April 19, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Nominate someone from his list of justices to replace Antonin Scalia
Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch to fill empty Supreme Court seat left by Scalia | February 1, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Slash federal regulations
Trump signs executive order directing that for every new regulation, two be repealed | January 31, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Stop TPP
Trump orders TPP withdrawal | January 23, 2017