Ledger · First term · № 149
'Immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill'
Broken“I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses on hardworking Americans and Small Business.”
- Promised
- Stated deadline
- “immediately after I win” → October 7, 2020
- Overdue by
- 5 years, 11 months as of September 22, 2026
- Re-promised
- 2 times with a fresh deadline
- Topic
- Economy & prices
- Era
- First term
What happened
The tweet killed relief talks and the Dow fell 376 points that day. Trump reversed within about 24 hours and began demanding piecemeal relief, but nothing passed before the election, and he lost. No further relief became law until the $900 billion package Congress approved on December 21, 2020, more than eleven weeks later.