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Tracking Trump's Campaign Promises

Take no salary

"If I'm elected president, I'm accepting no salary."

Create private White House veterans hotline

"I will create a private White House hotline – that is answered by a real person 24 hours a day – to make sure that no valid complaint about the VA ever falls through the cracks. I will instruct my staff that if a valid complaint is not acted upon, then the issue be brought directly to me, and I will pick up the phone and fix it myself, if need be."

Enact term limits

"If I'm elected president, I will push for a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on all members of Congress."

Impose death penalty for cop killers

“One of the first things I’d do in terms of executive order, if I win, will be to sign a strong, strong statement that would go out to the country, out to the world, that anybody killing a police man, a police woman, a police officer, anybody killing a police officer, the death penalty is going to happen,”

Appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton

“I will ask, to appoint a special prosecutor. We have to investigate Hillary Clinton, and we have to investigate the investigation.” 
 

Enact a temporary ban on new regulations

"We're going to cancel every needless job-killing regulation and put a moratorium on new regulations until our economy gets back on its feet."

Make no cuts to Medicare

“I’m not going to cut Social Security like every other Republican and I’m not going to cut Medicare or Medicaid.” 

Invest $550 billion in infrastructure and create an infrastructure fund

 "The Trump Administration seeks to invest $550 billion to ensure we can export our goods and move our people faster and safer."

Make no cuts to Social Security

“I’m not going to cut Social Security like every other Republican and I’m not going to cut Medicare or Medicaid.”

Make no cuts to Medicaid

“I’m not going to cut Social Security like every other Republican and I’m not going to cut Medicare or Medicaid.” 

Eliminate Common Core

“We're cutting Common Core. We're getting rid of Common Core. We're bringing education locally."

Impose a hiring freeze on federal employees

"A hiring freeze on all federal employees to reduce federal workforce through attrition (exempting military, public safety, and public health)."

Slash federal regulations

"A requirement that for every new federal regulation, two existing regulations must be eliminated."

Place lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying for foreign government

"I'm going to issue a lifetime ban against senior executive branch officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign government.”

Place lifetime ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections

"A complete ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections."

Eliminate gun-free zones at schools and military bases

“I will get rid of gun-free zones on schools, and — you have to — and on military bases."

Defund Planned Parenthood

"I would defund it because of the abortion factor, which they say is 3 percent. I don't know what percentage it is. They say it's 3 percent. But I would defund it, because I'm pro-life."

Approve the Keystone XL project and reap the profits

"I want it built, but I want a piece of the profits."

Achieve energy independence

“Under my presidency, we will accomplish a complete American energy independence. Complete. Complete."

Nominate someone from his list of justices to replace Antonin Scalia

“I am looking to appoint judges very much in the mold of Justice Scalia. I'm looking for judges — and I've actually picked 20 of them so that people would see.”