Tracking politicians' promises

The Promise:

"We will revoke China’s Most Favored Nation trade status, and adopt a 4-year plan to phase out all Chinese imports of essential goods — everything from electronics to steel to pharmaceuticals."

Update: Trump has not released a four-year plan to phase out China imports

The Promise:

"Instead of growing the size and scope of the federal government, every single year we've been doing that, we will shrink it each year with aggressive cost reduction targets for each federal department."

Update: Did Trump cut the federal budget in 2025? Spending rose, but deficit eased

The Promise:

“Under my administration, we will be seizing the assets of criminal gangs and drug cartels, and we will use those assets to create a compensation fund to provide restitution for the victims of migrant crime.”

Update: President Donald Trump stalls on promise to create a fund for victims of ‘migrant crime’

The Promise:

"I will immediately re-issue my 2020 executive order restoring the President's authority to remove rogue bureaucrats. And I will wield that power very aggressively."

Update: Trump fulfills promise to make it easier to fire federal workers

The Promise:

"I will not lay a finger on Medicare or Social Security. ... These are benefits for our seniors. We are not going to touch it. There are many other things we can do."

Update: No direct benefit cuts to Social Security and Medicare, but some changes could have impacts

The Promise:

"I will ask Congress to send a bill to my desk revising Section 230 to get big online platforms out of censorship business. From now on, digital platforms should only qualify for immunity protection under Section 230 if they meet high standards of neutrality, transparency, fairness, and non-discrimination."

Update: Trump hasn’t spoken about Section 230 in more than three years

The Promise:

"We want all votes counted by election night."

Update: Trump’s promise to count all votes on election night stalls as related case heads to Supreme Court

The Promise:

"I will again withdraw from the WHO, which stands for We Hide Outbreaks."

Update: U.S. drops out of WHO in line with Trump’s campaign promise

The Promise:

“To eliminate cheating I will immediately demand voter ID."

Update: House passes Trump-supported voter ID law, Senate passage unlikely

The Promise:

"We want to have proof of citizenship."

Update: SAVE America Act requires proof of citizenship to vote, but faces hurdles in Senate

The Promise:

"I will work to ban federal bureaucrats from taking jobs at the companies they deal with and that they regulate."

Update: Moving away from his promise, Trump lets “revolving door” restrictions lapse

The Promise:

When asked if he would revoke Haitian migrants’ Temporary Protected Status, Trump said, “Absolutely. I’d revoke it, and I’d bring them back to their country.”

Update: Trump’s promise to revoke TPS for Haitians stalls in court

The Promise:

"We will create an ultra-streamlined federal regulatory framework specifically for Freedom Cities, allowing them to be true frontiers for the return of U.S. manufacturing, the invention of new industries, the rebirth of economic opportunity, and safe and affordable living."

Update: Despite some outside activity, Trump hasn’t moved to advance ‘freedom cities’

The Promise:

“If you graduate from a college, you should get as part of your diploma a green card.”

Update: Trump administration backtracks on pledge for green cards to student visa holders

The Promise:

“We love TikTok. I'm going to save TikTok.”

Update: TikTok deal for U.S. venture delivers on Trump promise to save the app