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Trump said he kept all of his promises. Our MAGA-Meter disagrees

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Trump at White House press room podium for 1 year anniversary — President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House on Jan. 20, 2026. (AP)

By Amy Sherman
February 24, 2026

By Louis Jacobson
February 24, 2026

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Sherrod Brown
stated on September 18, 2026 in an ad:

Sen. Jon Husted voted “to kick 490,000 Ohioans off their healthcare.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 9, 2026

Markwayne Mullin
stated on October 1, 2026 in a speech at a rally in Oklahoma:

For President Donald Trump, “there’s no financial gain like the past presidents have had. It’s cost him to be in office.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2026

Senate Leadership Fund
stated on September 16, 2026 in an ad:

Sherrod Brown supports “forcing childhood sex change surgery.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2026

John E. Sununu
stated on September 8, 2026 in his primary night victory speech:

“Chris Pappas voted to raise taxes 68 times. Every tax vote he’s made was to raise taxes.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2026

Chris Pappas
stated on September 15, 2026 in a press release:

New Hampshire Republican U.S. Senate candidate John Sununu “led efforts to privatize Social Security.”

By Louis Jacobson • September 23, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on August 10, 2026 in remarks while signing an executive order:

There are vaccines the size of a “bottle of soda … poured into a little child’s body.”

By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson • August 11, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on August 4, 2026 in a Fox News interview:

Prices are “all coming down now. The food, the groceries, it’s all coming down.”

By Louis Jacobson • August 10, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on August 4, 2026 in una entrevista en Fox News :

En Venezuela, “Estamos ganando cientos de miles de millones de dólares (en ingresos petroleros), y ellos también”.

By Louis Jacobson • August 6, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on August 4, 2026 in a Fox News interview:

In Venezuela, “We’re making hundreds of billions of dollars (in oil revenue), and so are they.”

By Louis Jacobson • August 6, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on August 3, 2026 in remarks in the Oval Office:

“There was vandalism” at the Reflecting Pool.

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • August 4, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on July 22, 2026 in a speech in Georgia:

“They caught thousands of votes in New Jersey where illegal aliens were allowed to vote. Thousands and thousands.”

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • July 24, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on July 8, 2026 in remarks at a press conference:

The AI industry needs “more energy than the entire country produces right now … In fact some people say almost double.”

By Louis Jacobson • July 14, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on July 1, 2026 in remarks to reporters:

“You know why I’m profiting? Because the stock market’s going up. … I’m profiting because I have a lot of money and a lot of cash.”

By Louis Jacobson • July 7, 2026

Tommy Tuberville
stated on June 24, 2026 in an interview with Fox News:

Says benefits of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act are “going to go to a lot of people that are here illegally to build houses for them.”

By Alex Min, Louis Jacobson • June 26, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on June 23, 2026 in a speech in Macungie, Pennsylvania:

In the past 13 months, “The typical 401(k) … is up almost $30,000.”

By Louis Jacobson • June 25, 2026

Trump said he kept all of his promises. Our MAGA-Meter disagrees

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Sherrod Brown
stated on September 18, 2026 in an ad:

Sen. Jon Husted voted “to kick 490,000 Ohioans off their healthcare.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 9, 2026

Angie Nixon
stated on October 4, 2026 in an Oct. 4 CBS Miami interview:

President Donald Trump has deported “over 13,000 Cubans since he has been in office, his first term and his second term.”

By Maria Briceño • October 9, 2026

Phil Berger
stated on October 7, 2026 in comments:

Suspending North Carolina’s gas tax

By Paul Specht • October 7, 2026

Zach Nunn
stated on September 8, 2026 in a social media post:

“We have cut the largest taxes in U.S. history.”

By Isabella Tisdale • October 7, 2026

Senate Leadership Fund
stated on September 22, 2026 in an ad:

Iowa U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Josh Turek “supports amnesty for illegals.”

By Caleb McCullough • October 7, 2026

Markwayne Mullin
stated on October 1, 2026 in a speech at a rally in Oklahoma:

For President Donald Trump, “there’s no financial gain like the past presidents have had. It’s cost him to be in office.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on October 4, 2026 in a Truth Social post:

Brazil’s quick election results are proof that places like Detroit, Philadelphia and California “take weeks to rig” their elections.

By Amy Sherman • October 5, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on September 21, 2026 in an X post:

Roy Cooper was “in New York speaking at a New York Times ‘Climate Forward’ event” when Hurricane “Helene slammed into North Carolina.”

By Paul Specht • October 5, 2026

WinSenate
stated on September 25, 2026 in an ad:

Iowa Republican Senate candidate Rep. Ashley Hinson voted against releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files.

By Loreben Tuquero • October 2, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on October 1, 2026 in a Truth Social post:

“I stated, numerous times, that it would take 4-6 weeks to get rid of THE IRAN NUCLEAR THREAT, and I did it in one night!”

By Amy Sherman, Maria Briceño • October 2, 2026

TikTok posts
stated on September 28, 2026 in a post:

These videos show scenes of alleged sexual assault at Cornell University.

By Jeff Cercone • October 1, 2026

Byron Donalds
stated on September 28, 2026 in an ad:

“Just months after” the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, David Jolly “was in Washington, pressuring Congress to expand drilling off the Florida coast, over $5 million in billings.”

By Samantha Putterman • October 1, 2026

Senate Leadership Fund
stated on September 16, 2026 in an ad:

Sherrod Brown supports “forcing childhood sex change surgery.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2026

John E. Sununu
stated on September 8, 2026 in his primary night victory speech:

“Chris Pappas voted to raise taxes 68 times. Every tax vote he’s made was to raise taxes.”

By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2026

Mike Rogers
stated on September 24, 2026 in a TV interview:

Abdul El-Sayed “could not condemn the terrorist who tried to attack and kill 140 Jewish children right here in Michigan.”

By Caleb McCullough • October 1, 2026

Ashley Hinson
stated on September 2, 2026 in a social media post:

Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek “skipped 58% of the votes at the Statehouse this year.”

By Anna Mitchell • September 30, 2026

Mike Rogers
stated on September 23, 2026 in an X post:

“Abdul El-Sayed supports defunding the police and emptying prisons.”

By Caleb McCullough • September 28, 2026

WinSenate
stated on September 24, 2026 in an ad:

Sen. Susan Collins “voted to cover up the Epstein files” and Jeffrey Epstein’s “business partner funneled $3 million” to a Collins super PAC.

By Amy Sherman • September 28, 2026

Rob Sand
stated on August 24, 2026 in an ad:

Iowa once had “the best public schools in the country,” but is now “in the bottom half.”

By Grace Olson • September 24, 2026

Republican National Committee
stated on September 2, 2026 in an X post:

“54% of North Carolina commercial driver’s licenses were issued illegally to foreign nationals.”

By Paul Specht • September 24, 2026

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