Tracking politicians' promises

The Promise:

"If they charge US, we charge them—an eye for an eye, a tariff for a tariff, same exact amount."

Update: The now-paused tariffs Trump touted as reciprocal actually weren’t

The Promise:

Asked about whether he would impose tariffs of 60% on Chinese goods, he said, “Maybe it’s going to be more than that.”

Update: Trump blows past 60% tariff promise on China, setting 145% rate

The Promise:

"I think when companies come in and dump their products in the United States, they should pay automatically, let's say a 10% tax."

Update: Despite pausing some tariffs, Trump’s 10% baseline global tariff is in force

The Promise:

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

Update: President Trump said he’ll sign another executive order to extend TikTok ban pause again

The Promise:

“We're going to end education coming out of Washington, D.C. We're going to close it up – all those buildings all over the place and people that in many cases hate our children. We're going to send it all back to the states,”

Update: Trump order takes steps toward closing Education Department, but only Congress can end it

The Promise:

"I will restore the Trump ban on transgender in the military. I had it stopped, totally stopped, and then they approved it."

Update: Judge blocks Defense Department policy banning transgender troops

The Promise:

"I will ... ask Congress to permanently stop federal taxpayer dollars from being used to promote or pay for these procedures, and pass a law prohibiting child sexual mutilation in all 50 states."

Update: Trump’s executive order threatens access to gender-affirming care, but doesn’t ‘outlaw’ it.

The Promise:

"I will restore the Trump ban on transgender in the military. I had it stopped, totally stopped, and then they approved it."

Update: Trump administration policy orders removal of transgender service members, but faces legal challenge

The Promise:

"If they charge US, we charge them—an eye for an eye, a tariff for a tariff, same exact amount."

Update: Reciprocal tariff policy is in the planning stage

The Promise:

"I think when companies come in and dump their products in the United States, they should pay automatically, let's say a 10% tax."

Update: No blanket tariffs yet, but something similar within sight

The Promise:

Asked about whether he would impose tariffs of 60% on Chinese goods, he said, “Maybe it’s going to be more than that.”

Update: Trump has levied a 10% tariff on China, will rise to 20% soon

The Promise:

"President Trump will also make clear that Title IX prohibits men from participating in women’s sports."

Update: Executive order threatens Title IX funding, but formal regulations have yet to come

The Promise:

“We will carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in American history.”

Update: Donald Trump strikes deals, sets new policies to advance promise for mass deportations

The Promise:

"We are going to be, under the Trump administration, … paying for that treatment (IVF). … We're going to be mandating that the insurance company pay."

Update: Trump order requests recommendations for making IVF less expensive

The Promise:

"Every single Biden attack on gun owners and manufacturers will be terminated on my very first week back in office, perhaps my first day."

Update: Trump orders review of all Biden-era gun policies