Tracking politicians' promises

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

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: Judge blocks part of Trump’s DEI order

The Promise:

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

Update: State Department designates six cartels and two gangs as foreign terrorist organizations

The Promise:

When asked if he would revoke Haitian migrants’ Temporary Protected Status, Trump said, “Absolutely. I’d revoke it, and I’d bring them back to their country.”

Update: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem begins process to end temporary protections for Haitians

The Promise:

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

Update: As DOGE looks to cut costs, it exaggerates savings