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Ask countries we protect to pay more for joint defense

The Promise:

 "I think NATO's great. But it's got to be modernized. And countries that we're protecting have to pay what they're supposed to be paying."

Update: Trump furthers NATO's spending trend

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

The Promise:

"We will build a Navy of 350 surface ships and submarines as recommended by the bipartisan National Defense Panel."


Update: Naval fleet expansion stays the course

End birthright citizenship

The Promise:

"End birthright citizenship."

Update: Donald Trump stalls on promise to end birthright citizenship

Reverse Barack Obama's Cuba policy

The Promise:

“The president’s one-sided deal for Cuba and with Cuba benefits only the Castro regime but all the concessions that Barack Obama has granted the Castro Regime was done through executive order, which means they can be undone and that is what I intend to do unless the Castro Regime meets our demands.”

Update: Trump partially rolls back Obama's Cuba policy

Defund Planned Parenthood

The Promise:

"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."


Update: With efforts in Congress unsuccessful, attention turns to regulatory process

Repeal Obamacare

The Promise:

“Real change begins with immediately repealing and replacing the disaster known as Obamacare."

Update: Long odds against repeal with Democrats running the House

Invest $550 billion in infrastructure and create an infrastructure fund

The Promise:

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


Update: Political uncertainty envelops Trump’s vow to revamp U.S. infrastructure

Administer Medicaid through block grants

The Promise:

"Our elected representatives in the House and Senate must ... block-grant Medicaid to the states. Nearly every state already offers benefits beyond what is required in the current Medicaid structure."

Update: No block grants for Medicaid

Allow individuals to deduct health care insurance premiums from taxes

The Promise:

"Allow individuals to fully deduct health insurance premium payments from their tax returns under the current tax system."

Update: No go on premium tax deduction

Renegotiate the Iran deal

The Promise:

“This deal if I win will be a totally different deal. This will be a totally different deal.”

Update: Donald Trump’s vow to renegotiate a deal with Iran is at a standstill

Bring back waterboarding

The Promise:

“I would bring back waterboarding, and I’d bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding,” 

Update: Donald Trump’s vow to ‘bring back waterboarding’? Consider it broken

Guarantee 6-week paid leave

The Promise:

“We can provide six weeks of paid maternity leave to any mother with a newborn child whose employer does not provide the benefit.” 

Update: There's a bill now, though it hasn't gone very far