Ledger · First term · № 125
$2 trillion infrastructure deal — 'come back in three weeks'
Never delivered“[paraphrase] We've agreed on $2 trillion. Come back in three weeks and I'll tell you how we pay for it.”
- Promised
- , Oval Office meeting with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer
- Stated deadline
- “in three weeks” → May 21, 2019
- Overdue by
- 7 years, 4 months as of September 22, 2026
- Re-promised
- 7 times with a fresh deadline
- Topic
- Infrastructure
- Era
- First term
What happened
At the scheduled follow-up on May 22, 2019 Trump walked into the Cabinet Room, refused to sit down, said he could not work with Democrats 'under these circumstances' while they were investigating him, and left after about three minutes — then went straight to the Rose Garden to a pre-printed sign. No infrastructure bill was ever agreed, and the New York Times marked the day with 'How Infrastructure Week Became a Long-Running Joke.'