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Tracking politicians' promises

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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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MAGA-Meter: Tracking Donald Trump's 2024 promises

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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

Leave the Paris climate accord (again)

The Promise:

"We will again get out of (the) Paris" climate agreement.

Update: Trump signs order to leave Paris climate agreement

Reinstate the military's transgender ban

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 repeals Biden policy and clears path for trans military ban

Designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations

The Promise:

"I will designate the major cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. We will sever their access to global financial systems."

Update: Trump initiates process for designating cartels, gangs as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

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: Trump issues executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, likely prompting court battle

Save TikTok

The Promise:

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

Update: Trump issues order to pause TikTok ban for 75 days

Restore Remain in Mexico program

The Promise:

"I will restore 'Remain in Mexico.'"

Update: President Donald Trump begins process for reinstating Remain in Mexico program

Pardon people convicted of crimes related to the storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021

The Promise:

“We'll be looking very, very seriously at full pardons because we can't let that happen. And I mean full pardons. To many, an apology. They've been so badly treated.”

Update: Trump pardons people convicted of Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot offenses

Restore Cuba engagement

The Promise:

“Yes, I would. In large part, I would go back,” Biden said. “I’d still insist they keep the commitments they said they would make when we, in fact, set the policy in place.”

Update: Biden removes Cuba from the state sponsors of terrorism list