Ledger · 2024 campaign · № 168

A national push for vertical-takeoff flying cars

Never delivered
“[paraphrase] We will lead the world in the development of vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles — flying cars.”
Promised
, Agenda 47 'Quantum Leap' policy video
Re-promised
3 times with a fresh deadline
Topic
Infrastructure
Era
2024 campaign

What happened

No dedicated federal flying-car program was created. Poynter's January 2026 review listed the pledge among the stalled promises, and PolitiFact kept it in the unfulfilled column 20 months into the term.

Sources

  1. MAGA-Meter: Promote research and development for vertical-takeoff flying cars PolitiFact, Jan 20, 2026
  2. Donald Trump says he kept his campaign promises. The record is more complicated. Poynter, Jan 20, 2026