What Trump promised, in his own words
Source: https://apnews.com/projects/trump-campaign-promise-tracker/
| Promise | Status | Method | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classified records |
Release remaining classified and redacted files on President John Kennedy’s assassination. “I’m gonna do it immediately, almost immediately upon entering office.” – Interview with Joe Rogan, Oct. 25, 2024
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No action | |
| Education |
Cut federal money to schools that push “critical race theory, transgender insanity, and other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content onto the shoulders of our children.” – Atlanta, Aug. 3, 2024
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No action | |
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Cut money to any schools that have a vaccine or mask mandate.
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No action | ||
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Close the Education Department. “We will ultimately eliminate the federal Department of Education and send education back to Wisconsin and back to the states.” – Mosinee, Wisconsin, Sept. 7, 2024
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No action | ||
| Energy |
Abolish Biden-era auto emissions rules Trump calls an “electric vehicle mandate.” “I will end the electric vehicle mandate on Day 1.” – Republican National Convention speech, July 18, 2024
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Kept | Executive order |
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Terminate state emissions waivers, like California’s, that seek to limit sales of gas-powered cars.
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In progress | Executive order | |
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Declare a national energy emergency to spur more drilling, pipelines, refineries, power plants and reactors and “a massive increase in domestic energy supply.” – New York Economic Club, Sept. 5, 2024
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Kept | Executive order | |
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Withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, a global pact to address climate change. “President Trump will once again exit the horrendously unfair Paris Climate Accords.” – Trump campaign energy plan.
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Kept | Executive order | |
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Cut energy prices in half within one year.
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No action | ||
| Foreign policy |
End the Russia-Ukraine war. “Before I even arrive at the Oval Office, shortly after I win the presidency, I will have the horrible war between Russia and Ukraine settled.” – Detroit, Aug. 26, 2024
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No action | |
| Government |
Uproot what Trump has called “the deep state” by firing government employees he has called “corrupt bureaucrats.”
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In progress | Executive order |
| Health care |
Make in vitro fertilization treatment free, with government paying for the treatment or insurance companies required to pay.
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No action | |
| Immigration |
Conduct the largest deportation program in U.S. history. “The day I take the oath of office, the migrant invasion ends.” – Kinston, North Carolina, Nov. 3, 2024
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In progress | Executive order |
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End the constitutional right to birthright citizenship. “I will sign on Day 1 an executive order ending automatic citizenship for the children of illegal aliens.” – Pickens, South Carolina, July 1, 2023
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It’s complicated | Executive order | |
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Bar a “flood” of refugees from Gaza. “Under no circumstances should we bring thousands of refugees from Hamas-controlled terrorist epicenters like Gaza to America. We just can’t do it.” – Clive, Iowa, Oct. 16, 2023
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In progress | Executive order | |
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Revoke the student visas of pro-Hamas protesters and “radical anti-American and anti-Semitic foreigners.” – Clive, Iowa, Oct. 16, 2023
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No action | ||
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Immediately begin “ideological screening” for all immigrants. “If you empathize with radical Islamic terrorists and extremists, you’re disqualified.” Clive, Iowa, Oct. 16, 2023
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No action | ||
| Jan. 6 |
Sign pardons for some or many of those convicted or charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol. “I will sign their pardons on Day 1.” – Mosinee, Wisconsin, Sept. 7, 2024
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Kept | Executive order |
| Tariffs |
Impose a 25% tariff on everything imported from Mexico and Canada and add a 10% tariff to duties already imposed on goods from China until China stems the flow of drugs into the U.S.
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It’s complicated | Executive order |
| Taxes |
Cut the corporate tax rate to 15% from 21% “solely for companies that make their product in America.” – New York Economic Club, Sept. 5, 2024
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No action | |
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Make expiring tax cuts permanent. “I will make the Trump tax cuts – the biggest in the history of our country – we will make them permanent tax cuts.” – Libertarian National Convention, May 25, 2024
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No action | ||
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“We will have no tax on tips.” – Reading, Pennsylvania, Nov. 4, 2024
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No action | ||
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Eliminate taxes on Social Security. “SENIORS SHOULD NOT PAY TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY!” – Truth Social post, July 31, 2024
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No action | ||
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Eliminate taxes on overtime pay. “That gives people more of an incentive to work,” – Tucson, Arizona, Sept. 12, 2024
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No action | ||
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“I will make interest on car loans fully tax-deductible.” – Grand Rapids, Michigan, Nov. 4, 2024
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No action |
Updated January 21, 2025