TRUMPCLAIM TRACKER

The Promise File · 84 commitments · 3 proposals & targets

Donald Trump promise tracker — Page 2

A selected catalogue of campaign and second-term commitments. Proposals and associated targets are labeled separately. This is not every promise or every repetition.

Statuses below describe these 87 records, not the proportion of all promises fulfilled. Publisher assessments retain their original dates. Supplemental research includes campaign documents, government records, Reuters, AP and ABC News.

5Broken
5Not assessed
1Conditional
22Stalled
34In progress
17Kept
3Partially kept
32
Criminal JusticeCommitmentStalled

Seek capital punishment for drug dealing

The administration resumed federal execution policies, but an order could not itself remove legal limits on capital punishment for drug offenses.

Deadline
No fixed deadline established in this record
Assessment
2026-02-20 · PolitiFact
Sources & history
35
MedicareCommitmentIn progress

Protect Social Security and Medicare benefits

PolitiFact found no direct benefit cuts in its assessment, while identifying indirect effects from other policies. This is a continuing commitment throughout the term.

Deadline
Throughout the second term
Assessment
2026-02-19 · PolitiFact
Sources & history
38
Foreign PolicyCommitmentKept

Withdraw the United States from the WHO

The United States completed the withdrawal described in the assessment. PolitiFact rated the withdrawal commitment fulfilled.

Deadline
No fixed deadline established in this record
Assessment
2026-02-18 · PolitiFact
Sources & history
45
GunsCommitmentIn progress

Reverse Biden-era federal gun policies

The administration pursued multiple reversals, although it did not complete them within the originally stated first-week timetable.

Deadline
First week in office, possibly the first day
Assessment
2026-01-29 · PolitiFact

The stated deadline was missed.

Sources & history
46
AbortionCommitmentIn progress

Oppose a nationwide abortion ban

The assessment found no presidential support for a federal ban. Continued opposition must be evaluated across the remainder of the term.

Deadline
Throughout the second term
Assessment
2026-01-29 · PolitiFact
Sources & history
47
ElectionsCommitmentStalled

Mandate paper ballots nationwide

PolitiFact found no implemented nationwide mandate matching the pledge. Most voters already used paper ballots or systems producing paper records.

Deadline
No fixed deadline established in this record
Assessment
2026-01-21 · PolitiFact
Sources & history
48
EnergyCommitmentStalled

Halve energy costs during the first year

The one-year target was missed: gasoline fell much less than 50%, while electricity and natural-gas prices increased. PolitiFact's published status was Stalled.

Deadline
Within the first year in office
Assessment
2026-01-20 · PolitiFact

The stated deadline was missed.

Sources & history
51
Health CareCommitmentIn progress

Prohibit gender-related surgery for minors

The administration proposed restrictions involving hospital participation and federal coverage. Proposed rules were not treated as a completed nationwide prohibition.

Deadline
No fixed deadline established in this record
Assessment
2025-12-18 · PolitiFact
Sources & history
52
EnergyCommitmentIn progress

Upgrade and expand the electricity grid

Executive actions advanced planning, but the assessment did not establish completion of large-scale construction or durable modernization funding.

Deadline
No fixed deadline established in this record
Assessment
2025-11-24 · PolitiFact
Sources & history
53
Federal BudgetCommitmentKept

End federal support for NPR

Congress rescinded public-broadcasting funds after the administration requested cancellation. PolitiFact rated the funding commitment fulfilled.

Deadline
No fixed deadline established in this record
Assessment
2025-07-18 · PolitiFact
Sources & history
54
MilitaryCommitmentIn progress

Build a nationwide missile-defense shield

Congress funded initial Golden Dome work. An appropriation and design announcement did not establish an operational nationwide defense system.

Deadline
No fixed deadline established in this record
Assessment
2025-07-16 · PolitiFact
Sources & history
55
EducationCommitmentIn progress

Make school choice universally available

The 2025 law introduced a school-choice donation tax credit beginning in 2027. It did not by itself guarantee access for every family.

Deadline
No fixed deadline established in this record
Assessment
2025-07-16 · PolitiFact
Sources & history
56
EconomyCommitmentPartially kept

Remove taxes from overtime earnings

The law created a temporary deduction for qualifying overtime compensation, with eligibility limits. It did not remove every tax from all overtime pay.

Deadline
No fixed deadline established in this record
Assessment
2025-07-15 · PolitiFact
Sources & history
57
EconomyCommitmentPartially kept

Restore the state and local tax deduction

The law temporarily raised the deduction limit, with income restrictions. It did not permanently restore the pre-2017 unlimited deduction.

Deadline
No fixed deadline established in this record
Assessment
2025-07-15 · PolitiFact
Sources & history
58
EconomyCommitmentKept

Enact broad tax reductions

The 2025 law extended earlier tax provisions and introduced new deductions. PolitiFact rated the broad tax-cut pledge fulfilled, separately from its narrower tax promises.

Deadline
No fixed deadline established in this record
Assessment
2025-07-14 · PolitiFact
Sources & history
59
EconomyCommitmentKept

Remove federal income tax on qualifying tips

The law created a temporary deduction for qualifying tip income through 2028. The publisher's kept rating does not mean every tipped worker owes no taxes.

Deadline
No fixed deadline established in this record
Assessment
2025-07-14 · PolitiFact
Sources & history