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Tracking Obama's promises

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Tracking the promises of the GOP Leadership in Congress

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Tracking Trump’s first-term campaign promises

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Promises we’ve rated recently

Sign an order to construct the National Garden of American Heroes

The Promise:

"I will sign an executive order to bring back our National Garden of American Heroes, which we want to build very badly, and commission artists for the first 100 statues to populate this new statuary park honoring the greatest Americans of all time."

Update: Trump issues order to construct new National Garden of American Heroes

Construct an Iron Dome-like missile defense system for the U.S.

The Promise:

"We're going to work with them to build a state-of-the-art, next-generation missile defense shield. Just as Israel is now protected by the Iron Dome, a dream once thought impossible, America must have an impenetrable dome to protect our people. We worked with Israel to develop that Dome."

Update: Trump releases vague, but ambitious, vision for missile defense

Provide universal school choice

The Promise:

Trump "looks forward to working with other states, as well as the U.S. Congress, to provide for universal school choice for every American family."

Update: Trump issues order to find federal money for school choice

Challenge limits on the president’s ability to cut federal spending

The Promise:

“I will use the president’s long-recognized impoundment power to squeeze the bloated federal bureaucracy for massive savings."

Update: Trump administration memo freezing federal funds kicks off legal battle over impoundment power

End birthright citizenship

The Promise:

"As part of my plan to secure the border on day one of my new term in office, I will sign an executive order making clear to federal agencies that under the correct interpretation of the law, going forward, the future children of illegal aliens will not receive automatic U.S. citizenship. It’s things like this that bring millions of people to our country." 

Update: Federal Judge temporarily blocked Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship

Commute the sentence of "Silk Road" website operator Ross Ulbricht

The Promise:

“If you vote for me, on day one I will commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht.”

Update: Trump issues pardon for Silk Road dark web marketplace creator Ross Ulbricht

Approve liquefied natural gas terminals

The Promise:

“I will approve the export terminals on my very first day back.”

Update: Trump lifts Biden-era pause on future liquefied natural gas exports

End offshore wind energy development

The Promise:

“We are going to make sure that (offshore wind) ends on day one. I’m going to write it out in an executive order.”

Update: Trump signs executive order targeting wind energy

Withdraw from the World Health Organization

The Promise:

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

Update: Trump restarts process to withdraw United States from World Health Organization

Revoke federal initiatives on diversity, equity and inclusion

The Promise:

President Joe "Biden is weaponizing every tool of government power to push this racism and this Communism and Marxism, or whatever you want to call it. When FEMA, the EPA, and the FAA, and IRS are corrupted and tasked with enforcing 'equity,' freedom and equality under the law are absolutely dead. I will revoke this executive order on my first day back in office."

Update: Trump orders DEI workers placed on leave

Sign law recognizing two genders, assigned at birth

The Promise:

"President Trump will ask Congress to pass a bill establishing that the only genders recognized by the United States government are male and female—and they are determined at birth."

Update: Trump passes executive order declaring “two sexes” and requests proposed legislation

Eliminate federal goals for electric cars

The Promise:

"I will ... terminate (President Joe Biden's) electric vehicle mandate. If you want to buy an electric car, that's fine, but you're going to be able to buy every other form of car also."

Update: Trump targets Biden’s electric vehicle sales goals

Finish the border wall

The Promise:

"I will end the illegal immigration crisis by closing our border and finishing the wall."

Update: Trump directs Homeland Security and Defense departments to begin building more border wall

End the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours

The Promise:

“If I were president, the Russia-Ukraine War would never have happened, never in a million years. But even now, if I were president, I’d be able to negotiate an end to this horrible and rapidly escalating war in 24 hours.”

Update: Russia-Ukraine war continues despite passage of Trump’s first 24 hours in office

Create a "government efficiency commission" to find fraud, improper payments

The Promise:

Will create a “government efficiency commission” that will “eliminate fraud and improper payments.” 

Update: Trump’s DOGE commission run by Elon Musk will look to cut costs