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PolitiFact 75

• MAGA-Meter: Pardon people convicted of crimes related to storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 Jan 21, 2025 → Jan. 6 pardons would be case-by-case and exclude the violent
• MAGA-Meter: Reduce prices for groceries, cars, and other consumer items Jan 20, 2026 → Groceries will be cheaper
• MAGA-Meter: Create task force on chronic health problems, such as autism, autoimmune disorders and obesity Jan 20, 2026 → Presidential commission on chronic disease and childhood autism
• MAGA-Meter: Trump's Second Term Jan 20, 2026 → Presidential commission on chronic disease and childhood autism
• MAGA-Meter: Enact tax credit for family caregivers Jan 20, 2026 → A tax credit for family caregivers
• MAGA-Meter: Trump's Second Term Jan 20, 2026 → A tax credit for family caregivers
• Immigration after one year under Trump Jan 20, 2026 → Deport only 'the worst of the worst' — criminals first
• MAGA-Meter: Put a temporary cap of 10% on credit card interest rates Jan 20, 2026 → Cap credit card interest rates at 10%
• MAGA-Meter: Revoke the Temporary Legal Status of Haitians Jan 20, 2026 → Revoke the temporary legal status of Haitian migrants
• MAGA-Meter: Trump's Second Term Jan 20, 2026 → Revoke the temporary legal status of Haitian migrants
• MAGA-Meter: End taxation on overtime Jan 20, 2026 → No tax on overtime — capped and expiring in 2028
• MAGA-Meter: Reduce the cost of gasoline below $2 a gallon Jan 20, 2026 → Gasoline below $2 a gallon
• MAGA-Meter: Trump's Second Term Jan 20, 2026 → Cut the cost of a new home in half
• MAGA-Meter: Reduce corporate tax rate for companies making products in the U.S. to 15% Jan 20, 2026 → Cut the corporate tax rate to 15% for U.S. manufacturers
• MAGA-Meter: Spare families from in vitro fertilization costs Jan 20, 2026 → The government or insurers will pay for all IVF treatment
• MAGA-Meter: Cut energy costs by 50% in first year Jan 20, 2026 → Cut energy and electricity prices in half within 12 months
• MAGA-Meter: Add a tariff of 10% to 20% to all nondomestic goods sold in America Jan 20, 2026 → A 10%–20% tariff on all imported goods
• MAGA-Meter: Restore Remain in Mexico program Jan 20, 2026 → Restore the Remain in Mexico program
• Trump said he kept all of his promises. Our MAGA-Meter disagrees May 12, 2026 → Restore the Remain in Mexico program
• MAGA-Meter: Require only paper ballots Jan 20, 2026 → Require paper ballots only
• MAGA-Meter: Trump's Second Term Jan 20, 2026 → Require paper ballots only
• MAGA-Meter: Count all votes by election night Jan 20, 2026 → All votes counted by election night
• MAGA-Meter: Trump's Second Term Jan 20, 2026 → All votes counted by election night
• MAGA-Meter: End taxation on Social Security Jan 20, 2026 → Seniors will pay no tax on Social Security
• MAGA-Meter: Fill up the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 'immediately' Jan 20, 2026 → Immediately fill up the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
• MAGA-Meter: Give green cards to people on student visas who graduate from U.S. colleges Jan 30, 2026 → Automatic green cards for foreign graduates of U.S. colleges
• MAGA-Meter: Trump's Second Term Jan 20, 2026 → Automatic green cards for foreign graduates of U.S. colleges
• MAGA-Meter: End taxation on tips Jan 20, 2026 → No tax on tips — delivered only in capped, temporary form
• How Donald Trump shifted on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files Nov 17, 2025 → Declassifying the Epstein files — 'Yeah, yeah, I would'
• MAGA-Meter: Cut the federal budget every year Jan 20, 2026 → Cut the federal budget every single year
• MAGA-Meter: Create 'victim compensation fund' of 'migrant crime' from seized gang assets Jan 20, 2026 → Victim compensation fund for 'migrant crime' from seized gang assets
• MAGA-Meter: Trump's Second Term Jan 20, 2026 → Victim compensation fund for 'migrant crime' from seized gang assets
• MAGA-Meter: Require proof of citizenship at the polls Jan 20, 2026 → Require documentary proof of citizenship to vote
• MAGA-Meter: Leave Social Security and Medicare unchanged Jan 20, 2026 → Will not touch Social Security or Medicare
• MAGA-Meter: Add a 60% tariff on goods from China Jan 20, 2026 → A 60% tariff on all goods from China
• MAGA-Meter: Ban federal workers from taking jobs at companies they regulated Jan 20, 2026 → Ban federal workers from taking jobs at companies they regulated
• MAGA-Meter: Trump's Second Term Jan 20, 2026 → Ban federal workers from taking jobs at companies they regulated
• MAGA-Meter: Sign a bill revisiting Section 230 for tech platforms Jan 20, 2026 → Sign a bill revisiting Section 230 for tech platforms
• MAGA-Meter: Trump's Second Term Jan 20, 2026 → Sign a bill revisiting Section 230 for tech platforms
• MAGA-Meter: Finish the border wall Jan 20, 2026 → Finish the border wall
• Build a wall, and make Mexico pay for it Jan 20, 2021 → Finish the border wall
• MAGA-Meter: End veteran homelessness Jan 20, 2026 → Totally eradicate veteran homelessness
• MAGA-Meter: Restore and expand the travel ban Jan 20, 2026 → Restore and expand the travel ban
• MAGA-Meter: Trump's Second Term Jan 20, 2026 → Restore and expand the travel ban
• MAGA-Meter: Abolish the Education Department Jan 20, 2026 → Abolish the Department of Education
• MAGA-Meter: Require voter ID at the polls Jan 20, 2026 → Require voter ID at the polls nationwide
• MAGA-Meter: Trump's Second Term Jan 20, 2026 → Require voter ID at the polls nationwide
• MAGA-Meter: Institute a reciprocal tariff policy Jan 20, 2026 → A permanent reciprocal tariff law (the Trump Reciprocal Trade Act)
• Immigration after one year under Trump: Where do mass deportation efforts stand? Jan 20, 2026 → The largest domestic deportation operation in American history
• MAGA-Meter: Carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in American history Jan 20, 2026 → The largest domestic deportation operation in American history
• MAGA-Meter: Incentivize abolishing teacher tenure for grades K-12 Jan 20, 2026 → Incentivize states to abolish teacher tenure for K-12
• MAGA-Meter: Trump's Second Term Jan 20, 2026 → Incentivize states to abolish teacher tenure for K-12
• Did Donald Trump make these 27 campaign promises? Fact-checking this viral list Oct 26, 2023 → Ending birthright citizenship by executive order 'on day one'
• Tracking Donald Trump's campaign promises: week 1 of the second term Jan 27, 2025 → Ending birthright citizenship by executive order 'on day one'
• MAGA-Meter: Provide $10,000 per child tax-free to homeschoolers Jan 20, 2026 → $10,000 per child tax-free for homeschooling families
• MAGA-Meter: Trump's Second Term Jan 20, 2026 → $10,000 per child tax-free for homeschooling families
• MAGA-Meter: Sign an order to construct the National Garden of American Heroes Jan 20, 2026 → Build the National Garden of American Heroes
• MAGA-Meter: Trump's Second Term Jan 20, 2026 → Build the National Garden of American Heroes
• MAGA-Meter: Create 'tent cities' where the homeless can be moved Dec 18, 2025 → Build federal 'tent cities' with doctors and social workers
• MAGA-Meter: Create deregulated 'freedom cities' on federal land Jan 20, 2026 → Build 10 deregulated 'Freedom Cities' on federal land
• MAGA-Meter: Trump's Second Term Jan 20, 2026 → Build 10 deregulated 'Freedom Cities' on federal land
• MAGA-Meter: Promote research and development for vertical-takeoff flying cars Jan 20, 2026 → A national push for vertical-takeoff flying cars
• MAGA-Meter: Adopt a four-year plan to phase out Chinese imports Jan 20, 2026 → Four-year plan to phase out all essential Chinese imports
• Trump said he kept all of his promises. Our MAGA-Meter disagrees May 12, 2026 → Four-year plan to phase out all essential Chinese imports
• MAGA-Meter: Stop China from buying land in the U.S. Jan 20, 2026 → Stop China from buying American farmland and infrastructure
• MAGA-Meter: Trump's Second Term Jan 20, 2026 → Stop China from buying American farmland and infrastructure
• Donald Trump's executive order on pre-existing conditions doesn't do what he says Sep 25, 2020 → Executive order on pre-existing conditions 'over the next two weeks'
• Donald Trump's wrong claim that 'anybody' can get tested for coronavirus Mar 11, 2020 → 'Anybody that wants a test can get a test'
• Donald Trump: North Korea no longer a nuclear threat? Jun 13, 2018 → North Korea is "no longer a nuclear threat"
• Can Americans expect a $4,000 raise from Donald Trump's tax plan? Oct 26, 2017 → Corporate tax cut would raise average household income $4,000
• Trump's term ends with half his campaign promises unachieved Jan 19, 2021 → Repeal and replace Obamacare
• Trump now denies saying 'Lock her up.' He said Clinton should go to jail at least 7 times Jun 3, 2024 → Appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton
• Is Donald Trump self-funding his campaign? Sort of Feb 10, 2016 → "I'm self-funding my own campaign" — he funded about a fifth of it
• Trump's term ends with half his campaign promises unachieved Jan 19, 2021 → Mexico will pay for the border wall
• Conservative columnist: Trump once backed single-payer health care Jul 24, 2015 → "We must have universal health care" — the 2000 book pledge he inverted

PolitiFact Trump-O-Meter 70

• Cut taxes for everyone Dec 21, 2017 → A tax cut for everyone, aimed at the middle class
• Terminate Barack Obama's immigration executive orders 'immediately' Jan 4, 2021 → Handle DACA "with heart" and protect Dreamers
• Impose death penalty for cop killers Jul 15, 2020 → Mandatory death penalty for killers of police officers
• Repeal Obamacare: No repeal, no replace Jul 15, 2020 → Repeal and replace Obamacare
• Invest $550 billion in infrastructure and create an infrastructure fund Jul 15, 2020 → A $1 trillion infrastructure program
• Enact 5-year ban on White House and congressional officials from lobbying Jul 15, 2020 → Drain the swamp with a five-year lobbying ban
• Create targeted child care tax credits Dec 21, 2017 → New tax deductions and credits for child and elder care
• Declare China a currency manipulator Jul 15, 2020 → Label China a currency manipulator on day one
• Stop the AT&T Time Warner merger Jul 15, 2020 → Block the AT&T-Time Warner merger
• Eliminate wasteful spending in every department Jul 15, 2020 → Eliminate wasteful spending in every federal department
• Have mandatory minimum sentences for criminals caught trying to re-enter the United States illegally Jul 15, 2020 → Mandatory minimum sentences for illegal re-entry
• Impose a hiring freeze on federal employees Jul 15, 2020 → Permanent hiring freeze on federal employees
• Terminate Barack Obama's immigration executive orders 'immediately' Jan 4, 2021 → Cancel every unconstitutional Obama executive action immediately
• Enact a temporary ban on new regulations Jul 15, 2020 → Temporary moratorium on all new federal regulations
• Enact term limits: No immediate path seen for congressional term-limits Jul 15, 2020 → Constitutional amendment imposing term limits on Congress
• Place lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying for foreign government Jul 15, 2020 → Lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying for foreign governments
• Place lifetime ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections Jul 15, 2020 → Lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying for foreign governments
• Appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton Jul 15, 2020 → Appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton
• Expand national right to carry to all 50 states Jul 15, 2020 → National concealed carry reciprocity in all 50 states
• Expand mental health programs Jul 15, 2020 → Expand mental health programs
• Grow the economy by 4 percent a year Jul 15, 2020 → Grow the economy 4 percent a year (and maybe 5 or 6)
• Repeal the alternative minimum tax Dec 20, 2017 → Repeal the alternative minimum tax
• Cut the number of tax brackets Dec 20, 2017 → Cut the number of income tax brackets
• Lower the business tax rate Dec 20, 2017 → Cut the corporate tax rate to 15 percent
• Eliminate the estate tax Dec 20, 2017 → Cut the corporate tax rate to 15 percent
• Adopt the penny plan: Trump abandons promise to cut spending 1% a year Jul 15, 2020 → Adopt the penny plan: cut 1 percent of spending a year
• Guarantee 6-week paid leave Jul 15, 2020 → Six weeks of guaranteed paid maternity leave
• Add additional federal investment of $20 billion toward School Choice Jul 15, 2020 → Add $20 billion in federal funding for school choice
• Increase the size of the U.S. Army to 540,000 active duty soldiers Jul 15, 2020 → Grow the Army to 540,000 active-duty soldiers
• Rebuild the U.S. Navy toward the goal of 350 ships Jul 15, 2020 → Grow the Army to 540,000 active-duty soldiers
• Provide the U.S. Air Force with 1,200 fighter aircraft Jul 15, 2020 → Grow the Army to 540,000 active-duty soldiers
• Rebuild the Marine Corps to 36 battalions Jul 15, 2020 → Rebuild the Marine Corps to 36 battalions
• Triple ICE enforcement Jul 15, 2020 → Triple the number of ICE deportation officers
• Cancel all funding of sanctuary cities Jul 15, 2020 → Cancel all federal funding to sanctuary cities
• Cancel visas to foreign countries that won't take undocumented immigrants back Jul 15, 2020 → Cancel visas for countries that won't take back deportees
• Establish a commission on radical Islam Jul 15, 2020 → Establish a commission on radical Islam
• Call for an international conference to defeat ISIS Jul 15, 2020 → Convene an international conference to defeat ISIS
• Bring back manufacturing: No overall improvement for manufacturing sector under Trump Jul 15, 2020 → Bring back manufacturing jobs
• Reverse China's entry into the World Trade Organization Jul 15, 2020 → Reverse China's entry into the World Trade Organization
• Approve the Keystone XL project and reap the profits Jul 15, 2020 → Approve Keystone XL and take a share of the profits
• Cancel global warming payments to the United Nations Jul 15, 2020 → Cancel all U.S. payments to U.N. climate programs
• Save the coal industry Jul 15, 2020 → Bring back the coal industry and coal jobs
• Increase visa fees Jul 15, 2020 → Raise visa fees on Mexico to help pay for the wall
• Balance the federal budget 'fairly quickly' Jul 15, 2020 → Balance the federal budget "fairly quickly"
• Eliminate the federal debt in 8 years: Federal debt is up, not down, under Trump's watch Jul 15, 2020 → Eliminate the entire national debt in eight years
• Renegotiate the Iran deal Jul 15, 2020 → Renegotiate the Iran nuclear deal into a better one
• Get Congress to allow health insurance across state lines Jul 15, 2020 → Let insurers sell health plans across state lines
• Allow individuals to deduct health care insurance premiums from taxes Jul 15, 2020 → Health premium tax deduction and expanded Health Savings Accounts
• Create a health savings account Jul 15, 2020 → Health premium tax deduction and expanded Health Savings Accounts
• Administer Medicaid through block grants Jul 15, 2020 → Convert Medicaid to block grants
• Require price transparency from health care providers Jan 15, 2021 → Require price transparency from health care providers
• Allow free access to the drug market Jul 15, 2020 → Allow free access to imported prescription drugs
• Open up libel laws: Trump failed to 'open up our libel laws' Jul 15, 2020 → Open up the libel laws to sue news organizations
• Dramatically scale back the U.S. Education Department Jul 15, 2020 → Dramatically scale back or eliminate the Education Department
• Bring back waterboarding Jul 15, 2020 → Bring back waterboarding and worse
• Eliminate gun-free zones at schools and military bases Jul 15, 2020 → Eliminate gun-free zones at schools and military bases
• Establish a ban on Muslims entering the U.S. Nov 14, 2018 → Total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the U.S.
• Close parts of the Internet where ISIS is Jul 15, 2020 → Close parts of the internet where ISIS operates
• Dramatically scale back the EPA Jul 17, 2020 → Dramatically scale back or eliminate the EPA
• Build a safe zone for Syrian refugees Jul 15, 2020 → Build a safe zone in Syria for refugees
• Eliminate Common Core: Common Core isn't leaving anytime soon Jul 15, 2020 → Eliminate Common Core
• Remove existing Syrian refugees Jul 15, 2020 → Send existing Syrian refugees back
• Change the vaccination schedule for children Jul 15, 2020 → Change the childhood vaccination schedule
• Change the name of Mount Denali back to Mount McKinley Jul 15, 2020 → Change Denali's name back to Mount McKinley
• Eliminate the carried interest loophole Dec 20, 2017 → Eliminate the carried interest loophole
• Remove all undocumented immigrants Jul 15, 2020 → Deport all 11 million undocumented immigrants
• End birthright citizenship Jul 15, 2020 → End birthright citizenship
• Replace J-1 visa with inner city resume bank Jul 15, 2020 → Replace the J-1 visa with an inner-city resume bank
• Build a wall, and make Mexico pay for it Jul 15, 2020 → Mexico will pay for the border wall
• Make no cuts to Medicaid: Work requirement waivers undermine pledge Jul 15, 2020 → No cuts to Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid

NPR 45

• Trump's peace plan for Gaza stalls as Iran war grinds on Mar 12, 2026 → A lasting peace in Gaza under the 20-point plan
• Official leading Trump's Gaza ceasefire effort criticizes Israel for its attacks Aug 27, 2026 → A lasting peace in Gaza under the 20-point plan
• Trump is no stranger to setting 2-week deadlines. Here's how others have played out Jun 20, 2025 → Decision on striking Iran 'within the next two weeks'
• Trump is no stranger to setting 2-week deadlines. Here's how others have played out Jun 20, 2025 → Letters setting unilateral tariff rates 'in about a week and a half, two weeks'
• Trump is no stranger to setting 2-week deadlines. Here's how others have played out Jun 20, 2025 → Naming the TikTok buyer 'in about two weeks'
• Did Trump lower Medicaid drug prices, as promised? Sep 17, 2026 → Americans will pay the lowest drug prices in the world
• Trump is no stranger to setting 2-week deadlines. Here's how others have played out Jun 20, 2025 → Pharmaceutical tariff decision 'over the next two weeks'
• Trump is no stranger to setting 2-week deadlines. Here's how others have played out Jun 20, 2025 → 'You can ask that question in two weeks' on military aid to Ukraine
• Trump is no stranger to setting 2-week deadlines. Here's how others have played out Jun 20, 2025 → Setting tariff numbers 'over the next two, three weeks'
• Trump on Fourth of July signs 'One Big Beautiful Bill' to implement his agenda Jul 3, 2025 → We're not cutting Medicaid
• Trump says Iran doesn't go against his campaign pledge of no new wars Jun 7, 2026 → No new wars — then war with Iran
• Comey's indictment marks a dramatic escalation in Trump's political retribution efforts Sep 27, 2025 → Never again weaponize the state against political opponents
• Trump calls for a 10% cap on credit card interest rates Jan 12, 2026 → Cap credit card interest rates at 10%
• Trump will not testify in his civil fraud trial Dec 11, 2023 → Announced he would testify in his own defense at the NY fraud trial
• Trump pledged to house 6,000 homeless vets. His budget funds zero May 28, 2026 → Totally eradicate veteran homelessness
• Trump is pushing to institutionalize homeless people. That may include veterans Jun 25, 2026 → Totally eradicate veteran homelessness
• Trump promised evidence of election fraud. Experts say there was none Jul 17, 2026 → An 'Irrefutable REPORT' on Georgia election fraud, promised for Monday
• Trump signs new orders targeting birthright citizenship, weeks after Supreme Court ruling Aug 6, 2026 → Ending birthright citizenship by executive order 'on day one'
• Trump sues the Jan. 6 House committee to avoid a subpoena Nov 12, 2022 → Promised to testify to the January 6 committee, then sued to avoid it
• A federal judge has dismissed Trump's defamation case against CNN over 'the Big Lie' Jul 30, 2023 → The $475 million CNN lawsuit thrown out by his own appointee
• Trump Signs COVID-19 Relief Deal After His Criticism Threatened To Derail It Dec 27, 2020 → $2,000 relief checks 'immediately' after a Monday vote
• Trump Sets Easter Goal For Reopening American Economy Mar 24, 2020 → 'I would love to have the country opened up by Easter'
• How 15 Days Became 45: Trump Extends Guidelines To Slow Coronavirus Mar 30, 2020 → '15 Days to Slow the Spread'
• Pence Says His Earlier Comments About Testing Were Misunderstood Apr 28, 2020 → 'Before the end of this week, another 4 million tests will be distributed'
• Trump Releases Rough Transcript Of First April Call With Zelenskiy Nov 15, 2019 → 'I'll release that too, if it's important to you' — the first Zelensky call
• Trump Calls For 'Strong Background Checks' Following El Paso And Dayton Aug 5, 2019 → 'Very meaningful background checks' after El Paso and Dayton
• Trump Reverses Support Toward Expanding Background Checks Aug 21, 2019 → 'Very meaningful background checks' after El Paso and Dayton
• Trump Delays Immigration Raids, Gives Democrats 2 Weeks For Asylum Law Changes Jun 22, 2019 → ICE deportation raids delayed 'for two weeks' as an ultimatum to Congress
• Trump Administration Declares Opioid Crisis A Public Health Emergency Oct 26, 2017 → Opioid 'national emergency' declaration promised for 'next week'
• Trump Still Hasn't Fulfilled Promise To Declare Opioid Epidemic A National Emergency Oct 17, 2017 → Opioid 'national emergency' declaration promised for 'next week'
• Trump Still Hasn't Fulfilled Promise To Declare Opioid Epidemic A National Emergency Oct 17, 2017 → 'I'm saying officially right now, it is an emergency' — and then nothing
• Trump: 'I Did Not Make, And Do Not Have' Recordings Of Comey Jun 22, 2017 → Answer on the Comey 'tapes' in 'a very short period of time'
• Why It's Infrastructure Week. Again. May 15, 2018 → 'Infrastructure Week' — declared at least seven times, never delivered
• Trump is no stranger to setting 2-week deadlines. Here's how others have played out Jun 20, 2025 → Decision on the Paris climate accord 'in the next two weeks'
• Trump Dissolves Controversial Election Commission Jan 3, 2018 → A 'major investigation into VOTER FRAUD' — evidence never came
• After A Year In Office, Questions About Trump's Foreign Deals Go On. And On Jan 15, 2018 → "No new foreign deals" and foreign profits donated to the Treasury
• President-Elect Trump Postpones Business Conflicts Announcement Dec 12, 2016 → A 'major news conference' on December 15 about leaving his business
• Palestinian leaders reject Trump's Middle East peace plan Jan 29, 2020 → Broker the "ultimate deal" between Israel and the Palestinians
• Here Is What Donald Trump Wants To Do In His First 100 Days Nov 9, 2016 → The 'Contract with the American Voter': eighteen things on day one
• Opioid crisis: Critics say Trump fumbled response to another deadly epidemic Oct 29, 2020 → End the opioid epidemic
• President Trump Ordered To Pay $2 Million For Misusing Trump Foundation Funds Nov 7, 2019 → The Trump Foundation: shut down by court order, $2 million judgment
• Doctor: Trump Dictated Letter Attesting To His 'Extraordinary' Health May 2, 2018 → The "healthiest individual ever elected" medical letter Trump wrote himself
• Donald Trump Signs Loyalty Pledge Ruling Out 3rd Party Run Sep 3, 2015 → The RNC loyalty pledge he signed on camera and tore up seven months later
• Trump Abandons Pledge To Support Republican Nominee Mar 30, 2016 → The RNC loyalty pledge he signed on camera and tore up seven months later
• Donald Trump Is Not Running For President, In Case You Thought He Would May 16, 2011 → The 2011 run that ended at an NBC advertiser presentation

CNN 36

• Analysis: Why Trump's new deadline for Russia deserves skepticism Jul 28, 2025 → Ultimatum to Putin cut from 50 days to '10 or 12 days'
• Analysis: Why Trump's new deadline for Russia deserves skepticism Jul 28, 2025 → 'We're going to find out whether or not he's tapping us along' — two weeks
• President Trump's timeline for things seems to almost always be 'in two weeks' May 29, 2025 → First 'two weeks' deadline on whether Putin is serious about peace
• What to know about Trump's decision to not testify again in New York civil fraud trial Dec 10, 2023 → Announced he would testify in his own defense at the NY fraud trial
• Fact check: It wasn't 'in jest.' Here are 53 times Trump said he'd end Ukraine war within 24 hours or before taking office Apr 25, 2025 → End the Russia-Ukraine war 'in 24 hours'
• Ukraine: Trump won't commit to backing ally in war with Russia May 10, 2023 → End the Russia-Ukraine war 'in 24 hours'
• Judge says CNN's use of 'Big Lie' regarding Trump isn't defamation Jul 29, 2023 → The $475 million CNN lawsuit thrown out by his own appointee
• Trump attempts to reverse losses in hush money case and RICO lawsuit against Hillary Clinton Jul 28, 2023 → The racketeering suit against Hillary Clinton that drew a $938,000 sanction
• Trump cancels press conference on January 6 anniversary at urging of advisers Jan 5, 2022 → The January 6 anniversary press conference he announced and then cancelled
• Inside a 'Patriot Party' rally where Trump loyalists search for a movement Feb 23, 2021 → The "Patriot Party" third party floated and dropped within days
• Fact-checking Trump's falsehood-filled weekend Nov 30, 2020 → Proof of 2020 election fraud, always days away — and the 'Kraken'
• Fact check: Will there be a coronavirus vaccine by November? Aug 7, 2020 → A COVID-19 vaccine before Election Day
• Trump promised a health care plan before the end of August. It never came Sep 5, 2020 → 'A tremendous health care plan... hopefully prior to the end of the month'
• Donald Trump's new health care plan has been 2 months away for 15 months now Sep 16, 2020 → 'We're signing a health care plan within two weeks'
• Treasury Secretary says Americans can expect checks to be direct deposited within 3 weeks Mar 29, 2020 → $1,000 stimulus checks in people's accounts 'within two weeks'
• Trump extends federal social distancing guidelines to April 30 Mar 29, 2020 → '15 Days to Slow the Spread'
• Misleading by omission: Pence's rosy comments on testing have not matched reality Apr 28, 2020 → 'Before the end of this week, another 4 million tests will be distributed'
• Trump cements stance on wide-ranging background checks in call with NRA's LaPierre Aug 21, 2019 → 'Very meaningful background checks' after El Paso and Dayton
• Trump declares North Korea 'no longer a nuclear threat' Jun 13, 2018 → North Korea is "no longer a nuclear threat"
• What the White House said about Comey tapes Jun 22, 2017 → Answer on the Comey 'tapes' in 'a very short period of time'
• White House responds to Comey tape inquiry with Trump tweet Jun 23, 2017 → Answer on the Comey 'tapes' in 'a very short period of time'
• 'Infrastructure Week' has become a running joke on the Trump administration May 23, 2019 → 'Infrastructure Week' — declared at least seven times, never delivered
• 'Infrastructure Week' has become a running joke on the Trump administration May 23, 2019 → Infrastructure bill to be 'filed over the next two or three weeks'
• Trump: Infrastructure plan 'largely completed,' coming in 2-3 weeks May 1, 2017 → Infrastructure bill to be 'filed over the next two or three weeks'
• Trump voting commission had no evidence of widespread voter fraud, documents show Aug 3, 2018 → A 'major investigation into VOTER FRAUD' — evidence never came
• Trump promises his Obamacare replacement plan will cover everybody Jan 15, 2017 → "Insurance for everybody" in the Obamacare replacement
• 'Infrastructure Week' has become a running joke on the Trump administration May 23, 2019 → A $1 trillion infrastructure program
• Donald Trump: I'll release tax returns after audit May 11, 2016 → Tax returns to be released 'as soon as the audit is finished'
• Retired general calls Trump's 30-day ISIS order 'sophomoric' Sep 7, 2016 → Generals given '30 days to submit a plan' to defeat ISIS
• Melania Trump will address immigration controversy, Donald Trump says Aug 9, 2016 → Melania Trump's promised press conference on her immigration history
• Donald Trump's huge golf hypocrisy Jan 3, 2018 → "I'm not going to have time to play golf"
• More coal plants have closed under Trump than in Obama's last term Jan 7, 2019 → Bring back the coal industry and coal jobs
• Exclusive: Bornstein claims Trump dictated the glowing health letter May 1, 2018 → The "healthiest individual ever elected" medical letter Trump wrote himself
• Trump isn't paying to save his campaign Oct 28, 2016 → "I'm self-funding my own campaign" — he funded about a fifth of it
• Donald Trump announces he won't run for president May 16, 2011 → The 2011 run that ended at an NBC advertiser presentation
• Was he ever serious? How Trump strung the country along, again May 16, 2011 → The 2011 run that ended at an NBC advertiser presentation

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• Two weeks' notice: Trump's deadline on Iran is a familiar one Jun 20, 2025 → Decision on striking Iran 'within the next two weeks'
• Trump could inflict pain on Putin in the absence of peace progress. Here's how. May 29, 2025 → 'We're going to find out whether or not he's tapping us along' — two weeks
• Two weeks' notice: Trump's deadline on Iran is a familiar one Jun 20, 2025 → Pharmaceutical tariff decision 'over the next two weeks'
• Two weeks' notice: Trump's deadline on Iran is a familiar one Jun 20, 2025 → China trade deal 'in the next two weeks or three weeks'
• Two weeks' notice: Trump's deadline on Iran is a familiar one Jun 20, 2025 → First 'two weeks' deadline on whether Putin is serious about peace
• Two weeks' notice: Trump's deadline on Iran is a familiar one Jun 20, 2025 → 'You can ask that question in two weeks' on military aid to Ukraine
• Two weeks' notice: Trump's deadline on Iran is a familiar one Jun 20, 2025 → Setting tariff numbers 'over the next two, three weeks'
• Trump checks off major Day 1 campaign promises — leaving some on the to-do list Jan 21, 2025 → Tariffs promised for day one did not arrive on day one
• Trump says he would 'fire' Jack Smith 'within two seconds' Oct 24, 2024 → 'I would fire him within two seconds'
• After debate, Trump still doesn't have a plan to replace Obamacare Sep 11, 2024 → 'I have concepts of a plan' — nine years after the first 'two weeks'
• Trump promised a health care plan in 'weeks,' but a month later, it hasn't come Aug 19, 2020 → 'I have concepts of a plan' — nine years after the first 'two weeks'
• Trump says he won't debate Harris again Sep 12, 2024 → Demanded three debates, then refused a second one with Harris
• Harris accepts invitation to second debate in October Sep 21, 2024 → Demanded three debates, then refused a second one with Harris
• Trump says he would 'absolutely' testify in his New York criminal trial Apr 12, 2024 → "I would testify, absolutely" at the hush money trial — he never took the stand
• Defense rests in Trump hush money trial without former president's testimony May 21, 2024 → "I would testify, absolutely" at the hush money trial — he never took the stand
• Donald Trump found guilty in historic New York hush money case May 30, 2024 → "I would testify, absolutely" at the hush money trial — he never took the stand
• US immigration tracker: arrests, detentions, border crossings Sep 1, 2026 → The largest domestic deportation operation in American history
• Trump vowed to end the Ukraine war in 24 hours, but the conflict still rages Apr 28, 2025 → End the Russia-Ukraine war 'in 24 hours'
• Trump's defamation lawsuit against CNN over 'the Big Lie' dismissed in Florida Jul 29, 2023 → The $475 million CNN lawsuit thrown out by his own appointee
• Trump spoke at a fundraiser for Jan. 6 defendants Jun 17, 2023 → Promises to pay January 6 defendants' legal bills
• Trump kills stimulus talks, tweets no deal until after 'I win' Oct 6, 2020 → 'Immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill'
• Trump announces health care plan to cut costs, but it needs Congress' approval Jan 15, 2026 → 'A tremendous health care plan... hopefully prior to the end of the month'
• Trump says final report on Khashoggi killing expected in a few days Nov 17, 2018 → A 'full report' on Khashoggi's murder 'Monday or Tuesday'
• Trump says he is willing to speak to Mueller 'under oath' Jan 24, 2018 → Sitting down with Mueller 'within the next two to three weeks'
• Trump's Emergency Declaration on Opioid Crisis Will Require Further Funding Oct 26, 2017 → Opioid 'national emergency' declaration promised for 'next week'
• Trump Says He'll Have More on 'Wiretapping' Claim Soon Mar 16, 2017 → Proof of Obama 'wiretapping' coming 'over the next two weeks'
• Supreme Court blocks Trump from ending DACA in big win for Dreamers Jun 18, 2020 → Handle DACA "with heart" and protect Dreamers
• Donald Trump Expected to Sign New Immigration Order: A Timeline Mar 1, 2017 → A replacement travel ban 'sometime next week'
• Two weeks' notice: Trump's deadline on Iran is a familiar one Jun 20, 2025 → 'Phenomenal' tax announcement in two or three weeks
• Trump Organization says it has donated foreign profits to Treasury Feb 26, 2018 → "No new foreign deals" and foreign profits donated to the Treasury
• Trump's tax returns released by House committee Dec 30, 2022 → Tax returns to be released 'as soon as the audit is finished'
• Federal court approves $25 million Trump University settlement Apr 10, 2018 → "I don't settle lawsuits" — then a $25 million Trump University settlement
• Judge orders Trump to pay $2 million for misusing his foundation Nov 7, 2019 → The Trump Foundation: shut down by court order, $2 million judgment
• Trump pays $2 million judgment for misusing his charity Dec 10, 2019 → The Trump Foundation: shut down by court order, $2 million judgment
• Trump's considering NY gubernatorial run Feb 14, 2014 → The New York governor run he said he'd decide on "pretty soon"

CNBC 23

• Trump's $1 trillion-plus 'dividend' plan meets immediate bipartisan pushback Sep 10, 2026 → $5,000 dividend checks if Republicans win the midterms
• Trump, Iran agree to two-week ceasefire, plan to open Strait of Hormuz Apr 7, 2026 → 'Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!' — then a two-week ceasefire instead
• Trump's $2000 tariff dividend checks are less likely, experts say Feb 23, 2026 → A $2,000 tariff 'dividend' for everyone
• Medicaid cuts in Trump's 'big beautiful bill' will leave millions uninsured, threaten rural hospitals Jul 1, 2025 → We're not cutting Medicaid
• Trump says he would 'fire' Jack Smith 'within two seconds' if elected Oct 24, 2024 → 'I would fire him within two seconds'
• Trump again refuses to release current health records, as Harris questions his fitness Oct 18, 2024 → "Very gladly" releasing his medical records in 2024 — never released
• Trump alleged co-conspirators never got paid by Trump team Aug 15, 2023 → Promises to pay January 6 defendants' legal bills
• House votes on $2,000 stimulus checks after Trump signs relief bill Dec 28, 2020 → $2,000 relief checks 'immediately' after a Monday vote
• Trump says he wants troops in Afghanistan 'home by Christmas,' but it's unclear that will happen Oct 8, 2020 → All troops home from Afghanistan by Christmas
• Trump to sign executive orders protecting preexisting conditions Sep 24, 2020 → Executive order on pre-existing conditions 'over the next two weeks'
• Coronavirus testing chief says 'no way on Earth' US can test 5 million a day, despite what Trump says Apr 29, 2020 → 'We're going to be there very soon' on 5 million tests a day
• Trump wants 'packed churches' and economy open again on Easter despite the deadly threat of coronavirus Mar 24, 2020 → 'I would love to have the country opened up by Easter'
• Trump says he will delay deportation raids for two weeks Jun 22, 2019 → ICE deportation raids delayed 'for two weeks' as an ultimatum to Congress
• Trump repeats dubious pledge to introduce middle-class tax cut before midterms Oct 22, 2018 → A 10% middle-class tax cut 'in the next week and a half to two weeks'
• Trump to AP: Tax plan with 'massive tax cut' to be unveiled next week Apr 21, 2017 → 'Massive' tax plan coming 'next week'
• Read the full transcript of Trump's first solo press conference Feb 16, 2017 → A replacement travel ban 'sometime next week'
• Trump promises a major tax announcement in a few weeks Feb 9, 2017 → 'Phenomenal' tax announcement in two or three weeks
• Trump promised to donate profits from foreign governments to the Treasury. House Democrats want proof Jan 11, 2018 → "No new foreign deals" and foreign profits donated to the Treasury
• Trump's economic policies failed to deliver promised 3% growth in 2018 Feb 28, 2019 → Grow the economy 4 percent a year (and maybe 5 or 6)
• Trump: I don't give a specific ISIS plan because I don't want enemies to know it Sep 7, 2016 → Generals given '30 days to submit a plan' to defeat ISIS
• Trump ordered to pay $2 million to settle suit claiming Trump Foundation misused funds Nov 7, 2019 → The Trump Foundation: shut down by court order, $2 million judgment
• Trump pledged to protect Medicare and Medicaid, but his 2020 budget calls for major spending cuts Mar 12, 2019 → No cuts to Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid
• Trump calls single-payer a curse but it makes health care better Sep 15, 2017 → "We must have universal health care" — the 2000 book pledge he inverted

ABC News 17

• Iran war: Trump's series of unenforced deadlines May 18, 2026 → 'Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!' — then a two-week ceasefire instead
• Iran war: Trump's series of unenforced deadlines May 18, 2026 → The 2026 Iran war would be over in 'two weeks, maybe three'
• 4 phases of the Iran war: Key moments from start of 'Epic Fury' to 'Project Freedom' May 10, 2026 → The 2026 Iran war would be over in 'two weeks, maybe three'
• Iran war: Trump's series of unenforced deadlines May 18, 2026 → A five-day pause on strikes that kept getting extended
• Iran war: Trump's series of unenforced deadlines May 18, 2026 → 48 hours for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
• Trump promised $2000 tariff 'dividends,' but they still haven't materialized Sep 10, 2026 → A $2,000 tariff 'dividend' for everyone
• Trump claims he'll know in '2 weeks' if Putin is 'tapping' US along May 28, 2025 → 'We're going to find out whether or not he's tapping us along' — two weeks
• Here are the times Trump has said he wouldn't cut Medicaid May 20, 2025 → We're not cutting Medicaid
• 'They should be reimbursed': Jan. 6 defendants still eyeing payouts, despite scrapped $1.8B fund Nov 1, 2025 → Promises to pay January 6 defendants' legal bills
• Trump announces potential 'game changer' on drugs to treat COVID-19, but FDA says more study is needed Mar 19, 2020 → Hydroxychloroquine 'available almost immediately'
• Timeline: Tracking Trump alongside scientific developments on hydroxychloroquine Aug 8, 2020 → Hydroxychloroquine 'available almost immediately'
• Trump vows 'phenomenal' health care plan Jun 12, 2019 → 'Phenomenal' health care plan 'in about two months. Maybe less.'
• Donald Trump Vows to Sue Sexual Assault Accusers, Lays Out Plan for First 100 Days in Office Oct 22, 2016 → 'All of these liars will be sued after the election is over'
• Trump, daughter Ivanka by side, calls for 6 weeks maternity leave Sep 13, 2016 → Six weeks of guaranteed paid maternity leave
• Trump Defends His $25 Million Settlement of Trump University Lawsuits Nov 19, 2016 → "I don't settle lawsuits" — then a $25 million Trump University settlement
• The Rise and Fall of the GOP Loyalty Pledge Mar 30, 2016 → The RNC loyalty pledge he signed on camera and tore up seven months later
• Donald 'Bombshell' Fails to Blow Up Oct 24, 2012 → The $5 million "major announcement" offer for Obama's records

Wikipedia 17

• Timeline of the 2026 Iran war Sep 1, 2026 → The 2026 Iran war would be over in 'two weeks, maybe three'
• Timeline of the 2026 Iran war Sep 1, 2026 → 48 hours for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
• Second presidency of Donald Trump Sep 1, 2026 → Maduro given 'one week' to leave Venezuela
• Epstein files Sep 1, 2026 → The Epstein Files Transparency Act's 30-day release deadline
• 2025 Russia–United States summit Aug 15, 2025 → After the Alaska summit: 'two weeks or three weeks or something'
• 2025 Russia–United States summit Aug 15, 2025 → Ultimatum to Putin cut from 50 days to '10 or 12 days'
• Epstein files Sep 1, 2026 → Epstein grand jury testimony: 'ready to move the court tomorrow'
• Epstein files Sep 1, 2026 → The Epstein client list 'sitting on my desk right now to review'
• Personal and business legal affairs of Donald Trump Jan 1, 2025 → The London suit against the Steele dossier author, tossed with a costs bill
• Personal and business legal affairs of Donald Trump Jan 1, 2025 → The Pulitzer Prize board lawsuit still unresolved after three years
• Personal and business legal affairs of Donald Trump Jan 1, 2025 → The racketeering suit against Hillary Clinton that drew a $938,000 sanction
• Truth Social Jan 1, 2024 → Truth Social's promised launch dates came and went
• United States withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal May 8, 2018 → Renegotiate the Iran nuclear deal into a better one
• Harold Bornstein Jan 1, 2024 → The "healthiest individual ever elected" medical letter Trump wrote himself
• Tax returns of Donald Trump Jan 1, 2024 → Trump offered to release his tax returns if Obama released his birth certificate
• The America We Deserve Jan 1, 2024 → "We must have universal health care" — the 2000 book pledge he inverted
• Donald Trump 2000 presidential campaign Jan 1, 2024 → The 1999 Reform Party campaign that ended before a single vote was cast

Forbes 15

• Trump's 'Great Healthcare Plan' Isn't More Than A Brief Conceptual Outline Feb 2, 2026 → 'Two weeks forever': the second-term health plan, delayed then thin
• Hundreds Of Social Security Numbers Made Public In Unredacted JFK Files Mar 20, 2025 → Release all JFK assassination files with no redactions
• Trump Won't Testify In Hush Money Trial As Defense Rests Case May 21, 2024 → "I would testify, absolutely" at the hush money trial — he never took the stand
• Trump Cancels Planned Testimony In Fraud Trial Dec 10, 2023 → Announced he would testify in his own defense at the NY fraud trial
• Trump Loses $475 Million Suit Against CNN—Latest Defeat In Multiple Media Faceoffs Jul 29, 2023 → The $475 million CNN lawsuit thrown out by his own appointee
• Glitchy Start For Trump's 'Truth Social' App As Thousands End Up On Waitlist Feb 21, 2022 → Truth Social's promised launch dates came and went
• Maggie Haberman: Trump Telling People He Expects To Be 'Reinstated' As President By August Jun 1, 2021 → Trump told people he would be "reinstated" as president by August 2021
• Trump Campaign Distances Itself From Rogue 'Patriot Party' Jan 25, 2021 → The "Patriot Party" third party floated and dropped within days
• H-1B Visas And Trump's Next 'Merit-Based' Immigration Plan Aug 6, 2020 → Merit-based immigration order and a DACA fix 'in four weeks'
• Trump: 1,700 Google Engineers Working On Coronavirus Site. Google Says... Actually, No Mar 13, 2020 → Google's '1,700 engineers' and a national testing website by Sunday night
• Where Is The 'Phenomenal' Tax Plan President Trump Promised? Mar 6, 2017 → 'Massive' tax plan coming 'next week'
• Where Is The 'Phenomenal' Tax Plan President Trump Promised? Mar 6, 2017 → 'Phenomenal' tax announcement in two or three weeks
• Trump revokes lobbying ban he signed at the beginning of his presidency Jan 20, 2021 → Drain the swamp with a five-year lobbying ban
• Trump revokes lobbying ban he signed at the beginning of his presidency Jan 20, 2021 → Lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying for foreign governments
• Donald Trump Tells Forbes Why He's Offering $5 Million For Obama's Records Oct 24, 2012 → The $5 million "major announcement" offer for Obama's records

PBS NewsHour 15

• Trump promised $5,000 checks if Republicans win the midterms. How would that work? Sep 11, 2026 → $5,000 dividend checks if Republicans win the midterms
• Read Trump's 20-point proposal to end the war in Gaza Sep 29, 2025 → Hamas has 'three or four days' to accept the 20-point plan
• Trump's tariff blitz produces few trade deals but lots of uncertainty Jul 8, 2025 → '90 deals in 90 days'
• Trump promised $5,000 checks if Republicans win the midterms. How would that work? Sep 11, 2026 → Tariff revenue would let us cut or eliminate the income tax
• Could Trump really give money from Musk's DOGE cuts to taxpayers? Feb 20, 2025 → DOGE will cut $2 trillion from federal spending
• Jan. 6 panel issues subpoena to Donald Trump, demanding he testify Oct 21, 2022 → Promised to testify to the January 6 committee, then sued to avoid it
• Donald Trump files lawsuit to avoid Jan. 6 committee subpoena Nov 12, 2022 → Promised to testify to the January 6 committee, then sued to avoid it
• Trump cancels press conference on 2020 election fraud claims, citing attorneys' advice Dec 1, 2020 → Proof of 2020 election fraud, always days away — and the 'Kraken'
• AP FACT CHECK: Testing czar rebuts Trump Apr 30, 2020 → 'We're going to be there very soon' on 5 million tests a day
• White House releases notes of 1st Trump-Zelenskiy call Nov 15, 2019 → 'I'll release that too, if it's important to you' — the first Zelensky call
• Trump says report on Khashoggi's death coming in 2 days Nov 17, 2018 → A 'full report' on Khashoggi's murder 'Monday or Tuesday'
• Trump says he would 'love to' answer questions in special counsel's Russia probe under oath Jan 24, 2018 → Sitting down with Mueller 'within the next two to three weeks'
• Trump vows to sue female accusers Oct 22, 2016 → 'All of these liars will be sued after the election is over'
• Read President-elect Donald Trump's plan for his first 100 days Nov 9, 2016 → The 'Contract with the American Voter': eighteen things on day one
• Trump agrees to $25 million settlement in Trump U lawsuits Nov 18, 2016 → "I don't settle lawsuits" — then a $25 million Trump University settlement

FactCheck.org 12

• Trump's False Claims About Gas, Egg Prices Apr 25, 2025 → Egg prices will come down
• Viral Post Overstates Effect of Trump's Order on Preexisting Conditions Oct 2, 2020 → Executive order on pre-existing conditions 'over the next two weeks'
• The Facts on Coronavirus Testing Mar 13, 2020 → 'Anybody that wants a test can get a test'
• Trump's Statements About the Coronavirus Mar 18, 2020 → 'One day — it's like a miracle — it will disappear'
• Trump's Statements About the Coronavirus Mar 18, 2020 → 'Within a couple of days' 15 COVID cases would be 'close to zero'
• Trump's Final Numbers Oct 8, 2021 → "Insurance for everybody" in the Obamacare replacement
• Trump's Final Numbers Oct 8, 2021 → Create 25 million jobs over ten years
• Trump's Final Numbers Oct 8, 2021 → Bring back manufacturing jobs
• Trump's Final Numbers Oct 8, 2021 → Trade deals would shrink the trade deficit
• Trump's Final Numbers Oct 8, 2021 → Bring back the coal industry and coal jobs
• Trump's Final Numbers Oct 8, 2021 → Balance the federal budget "fairly quickly"
• Trump's Final Numbers Oct 8, 2021 → Eliminate the entire national debt in eight years

The American Prospect 12

• Republicans Are Cutting Medicare. Not Only Medicaid, Medicare. Jul 3, 2025 → Will not touch Social Security or Medicare
• Trump's 40 Biggest Broken Promises Aug 27, 2020 → China, not Americans, will pay for the tariffs
• Trump's 40 Biggest Broken Promises Aug 27, 2020 → North Korea is "no longer a nuclear threat"
• Trump's 40 Biggest Broken Promises Aug 27, 2020 → Tariffs will bring back steel jobs
• Trump's 40 Biggest Broken Promises Aug 27, 2020 → A tax cut for everyone, aimed at the middle class
• Trump's 40 Biggest Broken Promises Aug 27, 2020 → Put America first and get tough with adversaries
• Trump's 40 Biggest Broken Promises Aug 27, 2020 → End the opioid epidemic
• Trump's 40 Biggest Broken Promises Aug 27, 2020 → Bring down the cost of college
• Trump's 40 Biggest Broken Promises Aug 27, 2020 → Fix the dysfunction in Washington
• Trump's 40 Biggest Broken Promises Aug 27, 2020 → Be the champion of American workers
• Trump's 40 Biggest Broken Promises Aug 27, 2020 → Stop companies from moving jobs overseas
• Trump's 40 Biggest Broken Promises Aug 27, 2020 → Hire only "the best people"

Al Jazeera 11

• Trump says Hamas has 'three or four days' to respond to Gaza proposal Sep 30, 2025 → Hamas has 'three or four days' to accept the 20-point plan
• Trump issues Sunday ultimatum for Hamas to accept Gaza plan Oct 3, 2025 → Hamas has 'three or four days' to accept the 20-point plan
• Israel defies Trump's peace plan as it escalates deadly attacks on Gaza Aug 3, 2026 → A lasting peace in Gaza under the 20-point plan
• Trump to decide whether US will strike Iran 'within next two weeks' Jun 19, 2025 → Decision on striking Iran 'within the next two weeks'
• RFK Jr walks back Trump administration's claims linking Tylenol and autism Oct 29, 2025 → 'By September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic'
• US extends TikTok sale deadline by another 90 days Jun 19, 2025 → Saving TikTok on day one — then four rolling extensions
• No tariffs on day one, but Trump promises to 'drill, baby, drill' Jan 20, 2025 → 'Drill, baby, drill' would cut prices across the board
• Trump says 'hell to pay' if captives in Gaza not released Dec 2, 2024 → 'ALL HELL TO PAY' if the Gaza hostages aren't out by January 20
• No tariffs on day one, but Trump promises to 'drill, baby, drill' Jan 20, 2025 → Tariffs promised for day one did not arrive on day one
• How Donald Trump shifted on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files Nov 18, 2025 → Declassifying the Epstein files — 'Yeah, yeah, I would'
• Floor left open to Oracle as TikTok rejects Microsoft offer Sep 14, 2020 → TikTok sold by September 15 'or it's out of business'

Axios 11

• Trump promises $2,000 tariff checks by mid-2026 Nov 17, 2025 → A $2,000 tariff 'dividend' for everyone
• Trump to decide on Iran action within two weeks, White House says Jun 19, 2025 → Decision on striking Iran 'within the next two weeks'
• Trump admin releases MLK files despite King family's objection Jul 21, 2025 → Release all JFK assassination files with no redactions
• These are the people Trump told the Justice Department to prosecute after Comey Sep 26, 2025 → Never again weaponize the state against political opponents
• Harris slams Trump's refusal to release medical records Oct 14, 2024 → "Very gladly" releasing his medical records in 2024 — never released
• Trump will no longer testify in his own defense in N.Y. civil fraud case Dec 10, 2023 → Announced he would testify in his own defense at the NY fraud trial
• Truth Social launches in App Store but still puts users on waitlist Feb 21, 2022 → Truth Social's promised launch dates came and went
• Donald Trump's political team disavows "Patriot Party" groups Jan 25, 2021 → The "Patriot Party" third party floated and dropped within days
• Trump releasing trove of JFK files, withholding others temporarily Oct 26, 2017 → Promise to open 'the long blocked and classified JFK FILES'
• Trump's timeline? Always 'two weeks' Dec 15, 2017 → Davis-Bacon prevailing-wage announcement 'in two weeks'
• Trump says Netanyahu 'never wanted peace' with the Palestinians Dec 13, 2021 → Broker the "ultimate deal" between Israel and the Palestinians

The Hill 10

• Trump announces 'Golden Dome' missile defense: three years, $175B May 20, 2025 → 'Golden Dome' plans in 60 days, operational in three years
• Navarro says Trump has '90 deals in 90 days possibly pending here' Apr 12, 2025 → '90 deals in 90 days'
• Trump says indictment of critics is 'opposite' of retribution: 'I've been very mild-mannered' Oct 14, 2025 → Never again weaponize the state against political opponents
• Trump's Truth Social gets off to a rocky start Feb 22, 2022 → Truth Social's promised launch dates came and went
• Trump deadline for drug pricing order passes with no action Aug 25, 2020 → 30-day ultimatum to drugmakers on 'most favored nation' pricing
• Final batch of JFK files released under Trump directive Apr 26, 2018 → Promise to open 'the long blocked and classified JFK FILES'
• Trump promises 'phenomenal' announcement on taxes in coming weeks Feb 9, 2017 → 'Phenomenal' tax announcement in two or three weeks
• Trump: I 'know things that other people don't know' about hacking Dec 31, 2016 → 'You'll find out on Tuesday or Wednesday' about the hacking
• Trump to call for six weeks paid maternity leave Sep 13, 2016 → Six weeks of guaranteed paid maternity leave
• Trump promises press conference on Melania's immigration story Aug 9, 2016 → Melania Trump's promised press conference on her immigration history

HuffPost 9

• Putin Keeps Violating Trump's 'Peace' Deadlines But Has Faced No Consequences Sep 2, 2025 → 'Over the next week or two... at that point, I'll step in very strongly'
• Putin Keeps Violating Trump's 'Peace' Deadlines But Has Faced No Consequences Sep 2, 2025 → 'Over the next two weeks we're going to find out which way it's going to go'
• Putin Keeps Violating Trump's 'Peace' Deadlines But Has Faced No Consequences Sep 2, 2025 → After the Alaska summit: 'two weeks or three weeks or something'
• Putin Keeps Violating Trump's 'Peace' Deadlines But Has Faced No Consequences Sep 2, 2025 → Ultimatum to Putin cut from 50 days to '10 or 12 days'
• Trump Just Publicly Abandoned 1 Of His Biggest 'Day 1' Promises Feb 19, 2025 → End inflation and make America affordable again starting day one
• Trump Could Pay $156,000 For Every Jan. 6 Rioter's Defense, But So Far Has Spent Zero Nov 24, 2021 → Promises to pay January 6 defendants' legal bills
• It's Been 1 Year Since Trump Boasted 15 COVID-19 Cases Would Soon Be 'Close To Zero' Feb 26, 2021 → 'Within a couple of days' 15 COVID cases would be 'close to zero'
• 5 Years Ago Today Trump Offered $5 Million For Obama's College Records Oct 24, 2017 → The $5 million "major announcement" offer for Obama's records
• There's Still No Evidence That Trump Sent Investigators To Hawaii To Dig Up Dirt On Obama Sep 16, 2016 → Birther 'investigators in Hawaii' who found something unbelievable

MS NOW 8

• Trump just made the kind of promise he almost never makes Jun 1, 2026 → Renewed gas price promise after prices spiked
• Tracking Trump's first year promises Jan 5, 2026 → Tariffs will be paid by foreign countries, not Americans
• Tracking Trump's first year promises: what he delivered, what he didn't Jan 5, 2026 → Never again weaponize the state against political opponents
• Tracking Trump's first year promises: what he delivered, what he didn't Jan 5, 2026 → Jan. 6 pardons would be case-by-case and exclude the violent
• Tracking Trump's first year promises: what he delivered, what he didn't Jan 5, 2026 → Deport only 'the worst of the worst' — criminals first
• Trump made gas prices a political weapon. Now he's downplaying the pain. Jun 1, 2026 → Gasoline below $2 a gallon
• Tracking Trump's first year promises: what he delivered, what he didn't Jan 5, 2026 → The government or insurers will pay for all IVF treatment
• Tracking Trump's first year promises Jan 5, 2026 → Abolish the Department of Education

Office of Rep. Lloyd Doggett 8

• Trump's Economic Promises Timeline Feb 1, 2025 → Promised 'pretty drastic price reductions' as president-elect
• Trump's Economic Promises Timeline Feb 1, 2025 → Tariff revenue would let us cut or eliminate the income tax
• Trump's Economic Promises Timeline Feb 1, 2025 → Groceries will be cheaper
• Trump's Economic Promises Timeline Feb 1, 2025 → Cut the cost of a new home in half
• Trump's Economic Promises Timeline Feb 1, 2025 → Cut the corporate tax rate to 15% for U.S. manufacturers
• Trump's Economic Promises Timeline Feb 1, 2025 → Restore auto manufacturing to a 37-year high with tariffs
• Trump's Economic Promises Timeline Feb 1, 2025 → Cut energy and electricity prices in half within 12 months
• Trump's Economic Promises Timeline Feb 1, 2025 → End inflation and make America affordable again starting day one

Fox News 7

• Trump gave Maduro ultimatum to flee Venezuela as land operations loom: report Nov 24, 2025 → Maduro given 'one week' to leave Venezuela
• Pentagon policy chief grilled as Dem claims Trump broke promise about going to war with Iran Jun 10, 2026 → No new wars — then war with Iran
• More than 230 doctors, health care professionals call on Trump to release medical records Oct 14, 2024 → "Very gladly" releasing his medical records in 2024 — never released
• Trump announces Truth Social network will be rolled out nationwide in first quarter of 2022 Dec 1, 2021 → Truth Social's promised launch dates came and went
• Trump returning to social media with 'his own platform' in 2-3 months: adviser Mar 21, 2021 → "His own platform" promised in two or three months
• Trump authorizes declassification of Russia probe documents Oct 7, 2020 → 'Total Declassification' of Russia and Clinton email files — 'No redactions!'
• Trump vows health care overhaul by end of August Aug 3, 2020 → 'A tremendous health care plan... hopefully prior to the end of the month'

The Washington Post 7

• Trump's promised manufacturing boom is a bust so far Jan 15, 2026 → Jobs and factories will come roaring back
• Trump cancels Jan. 6 news conference at Mar-a-Lago, blames news media and House committee Jan 4, 2022 → The January 6 anniversary press conference he announced and then cancelled
• The average American family will get $4,000 from tax cuts, Trump team claims Oct 16, 2017 → Corporate tax cut would raise average household income $4,000
• Trump vows 'insurance for everybody' in Obamacare replacement plan Jan 15, 2017 → "Insurance for everybody" in the Obamacare replacement
• Trump said he would save jobs at Carrier. The layoffs start July 20. May 24, 2017 → Save the Carrier jobs in Indianapolis
• In a revealing interview, Trump predicts a 'massive recession' but intends to eliminate the national debt in 8 years Apr 2, 2016 → Eliminate the entire national debt in eight years
• Trump's party loyalty pledge ends one GOP problem, brings others Sep 3, 2015 → The RNC loyalty pledge he signed on camera and tore up seven months later

TIME 7

• Trump Announces $5,000 Dividend if Republicans Win Midterms Sep 10, 2026 → $5,000 dividend checks if Republicans win the midterms
• What Trump's Most-Favored-Nation Deal Means for Drug Prices Sep 1, 2026 → Americans will pay the lowest drug prices in the world
• What's the Status of Trump's Border Wall? Aug 6, 2026 → Finish the border wall
• Paris Agreement: Donald Trump Leaves G7 Without Decision May 27, 2017 → Decision on the Paris climate accord 'in the next two weeks'
• Donald Trump Delays Announcement on Business to January Dec 12, 2016 → A 'major news conference' on December 15 about leaving his business
• How Donald Trump Politicized Releasing Tax Returns Dec 21, 2022 → Tax returns to be released 'as soon as the audit is finished'
• Veterans' Charities Say Trump Hasn't Handed Out Donations Apr 26, 2016 → $6 million raised 'for the vets' — then four months of silence

Trump White House Archives 7

• Remarks by President Trump at the Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit Dec 8, 2020 → 'Tens of millions of doses' within 24 hours of FDA authorization
• Executive Order on Lowering Drug Prices by Putting America First Jul 24, 2020 → 30-day ultimatum to drugmakers on 'most favored nation' pricing
• 15 Days to Slow the Spread Mar 16, 2020 → '15 Days to Slow the Spread'
• Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in a Press Conference Mar 13, 2020 → Google's '1,700 engineers' and a national testing website by Sunday night
• Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in a Press Conference Mar 13, 2020 → '1.4 million tests on board next week and 5 million within a month'
• Remarks by President Trump After Tour of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Mar 6, 2020 → 'Anybody that wants a test can get a test'
• Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Conference Feb 26, 2020 → 'Within a couple of days' 15 COVID cases would be 'close to zero'

Washington Post 7

• Trump administration set to tie Tylenol to autism risk, officials say Sep 21, 2025 → 'By September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic'
• Trump says stimulus relief negotiations over until after election Oct 6, 2020 → 'Immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill'
• Trump keeps promising an overhaul of the nation's health-care system that never arrives Aug 1, 2020 → 'We're signing a health care plan within two weeks'
• Google and Verily scrambled after Trump announced a coronavirus website Mar 16, 2020 → Google's '1,700 engineers' and a national testing website by Sunday night
• Trump says he would speak to Mueller under oath in Russia investigation Jan 24, 2018 → Sitting down with Mueller 'within the next two to three weeks'
• What ever happened to all that money Trump raised for the veterans? Mar 3, 2016 → $6 million raised 'for the vets' — then four months of silence
• Four months after fundraiser, Trump says he gave $1 million to veterans group May 24, 2016 → $6 million raised 'for the vets' — then four months of silence

Bloomberg 6

• Trump Pushes $1.2 Trillion Stimulus, $1,000 Checks in Two Weeks Mar 17, 2020 → $1,000 stimulus checks in people's accounts 'within two weeks'
• In Trump's White House, Everything's Coming in 'Two Weeks' Jun 6, 2017 → News conference on the war against ISIS 'in about two weeks'
• In Trump's White House, Everything's Coming in 'Two Weeks' Jun 6, 2017 → Decision on the Paris climate accord 'in the next two weeks'
• In Trump's White House, Everything's Coming in 'Two Weeks' Jun 6, 2017 → Infrastructure bill to be 'filed over the next two or three weeks'
• In Trump's White House, Everything's Coming in 'Two Weeks' Jun 6, 2017 → Davis-Bacon prevailing-wage announcement 'in two weeks'
• In Trump's White House, Everything's Coming in 'Two Weeks' Jun 6, 2017 → 'Phenomenal' tax announcement in two or three weeks

Newsweek 6

• Donald Trump's 50-Day Deadline to Russia Expires Sep 1, 2025 → Ultimatum to Putin cut from 50 days to '10 or 12 days'
• Biden's Rotten Eggs Are Now Trump's Gas Problem Apr 15, 2026 → Gasoline below $2 a gallon
• Trump Promised Lower Mortgage Rates. Here's What Happened Instead Jun 1, 2026 → Drive mortgage rates back down to 2%
• White House Promised 27 Million Coronavirus Tests By End of March, But U.S. Just Hit 1 Million Mar 30, 2020 → '1.4 million tests on board next week and 5 million within a month'
• Carrier to lay off 215 more workers from Indiana plant despite Trump's vows to save jobs Nov 30, 2017 → Save the Carrier jobs in Indianapolis
• Trump Has Visited Golf Clubs on 237 Days of His Presidency Nov 9, 2019 → "I'm not going to have time to play golf"

Steve Rattner / Morning Joe 6

• Trump's Broken Promises on Debt and Manufacturing Jul 21, 2026 → The tax bill would be for working people, not the wealthy
• Trump's Broken Promises on Debt and Manufacturing Jul 21, 2026 → Tariffs will be paid by foreign countries, not Americans
• Trump's Broken Promises on Debt and Manufacturing Jul 21, 2026 → DOGE will cut $2 trillion from federal spending
• Trump's Broken Promises on Debt and Manufacturing Jul 21, 2026 → Restore auto manufacturing to a 37-year high with tariffs
• Trump's Broken Promises on Debt and Manufacturing Jul 21, 2026 → Pay down and eliminate the national debt
• Trump's Broken Promises on Debt and Manufacturing Jul 21, 2026 → Cut the federal budget every single year

Deadline 5

• Late-Night Hosts Have Fun With Trump's Favorite Measure Of Time: 'Two Weeks' Jun 21, 2025 → Decision on striking Iran 'within the next two weeks'
• Donald Trump Again Says He Won't Do Another Debate: "There Will Be No Rematch!" Oct 10, 2024 → Demanded three debates, then refused a second one with Harris
• Donald Trump's TikTok Ban Halted With Just Hours Until It Went Into Effect Sep 27, 2020 → TikTok sold by September 15 'or it's out of business'
• Donald Trump Stalls For Time When Asked About Comey Tapes At News Conference Jun 9, 2017 → Answer on the Comey 'tapes' in 'a very short period of time'
• Donald Trump Announces He Won't Run For President And Will Return To 'Apprentice' May 16, 2011 → The 2011 run that ended at an NBC advertiser presentation

Office of the House Majority Leader (Hoyer) 5

• President Trump's Broken Promises to the American People Feb 4, 2020 → Handle DACA "with heart" and protect Dreamers
• President Trump's Broken Promises to the American People Feb 4, 2020 → Put America first and get tough with adversaries
• President Trump's Broken Promises to the American People Feb 4, 2020 → Bring back manufacturing jobs
• President Trump's Broken Promises to the American People Feb 4, 2020 → Let Medicare negotiate drug prices
• President Trump's Broken Promises to the American People Feb 4, 2020 → Hire only "the best people"

Poynter 5

• Donald Trump says he kept his campaign promises. The record is more complicated. Jan 20, 2026 → No tax on overtime — capped and expiring in 2028
• Donald Trump says he kept his campaign promises. The record is more complicated. Jan 20, 2026 → No tax on tips — delivered only in capped, temporary form
• Donald Trump says he kept his campaign promises. The record is more complicated. Jan 20, 2026 → Require documentary proof of citizenship to vote
• Donald Trump says he kept his campaign promises. The record is more complicated. Jan 20, 2026 → A national push for vertical-takeoff flying cars
• National Review senior writer: 'Maggie Haberman is right' that Trump expects to be 'reinstated' Jun 2, 2021 → Trump told people he would be "reinstated" as president by August 2021

Washington Monthly 5

• Checking in on Trump's 'Contract With the American Voter' Mar 17, 2017 → A $1 trillion infrastructure program
• Checking in on Trump's 'Contract With the American Voter' Mar 17, 2017 → Mandatory minimum sentences for illegal re-entry
• Checking in on Trump's 'Contract With the American Voter' Mar 17, 2017 → Pass ten named bills in the first 100 days
• Checking in on Trump's 'Contract With the American Voter' Mar 17, 2017 → Constitutional amendment imposing term limits on Congress
• Checking in on Trump's 'Contract With the American Voter' Mar 17, 2017 → Stop companies from moving jobs overseas

CBS News 4

• Trump makes false or misleading claims about grocery prices and the cost of gas Sep 1, 2025 → Promised 'pretty drastic price reductions' as president-elect
• Trump makes false or misleading claims about grocery prices and the cost of gas Sep 4, 2025 → Egg prices will come down
• A timeline of what Trump has said on coronavirus Apr 3, 2020 → 'One day — it's like a miracle — it will disappear'
• Trump delays decision on Paris climate agreement at G7 summit May 27, 2017 → Decision on the Paris climate accord 'in the next two weeks'

Democratic National Committee 4

• 200 Days of Trump: Promises Made, Promises Broken Aug 7, 2025 → The tax bill would be for working people, not the wealthy
• 200 Days of Trump: Promises Made, Promises Broken Aug 7, 2025 → We're not cutting Medicaid
• 200 Days of Trump: Promises Made, Promises Broken Aug 7, 2025 → The government or insurers will pay for all IVF treatment
• 200 Days of Trump: Promises Made, Promises Broken Aug 7, 2025 → Will not touch Social Security or Medicare

Fortune 4

• Trump promised 'rocket fuel.' The economy got a 'big yawn' housing bill and higher debt than defense costs instead Aug 1, 2026 → Cut the cost of a new home in half
• Trump promised 'rocket fuel.' The economy got a 'big yawn' housing bill Aug 1, 2026 → Drive mortgage rates back down to 2%
• Trump broke his promise to lower the debt. A top investor calls him history's worst spender Jul 29, 2026 → Pay down and eliminate the national debt
• Trump Says Opioid Epidemic Is a National Emergency Aug 11, 2017 → Opioid 'national emergency' declaration promised for 'next week'

Politico 4

• Trump promises intel report on Khashoggi murder 'over the next two days' Nov 17, 2018 → A 'full report' on Khashoggi's murder 'Monday or Tuesday'
• Trump blocks release of some JFK assassination records Oct 26, 2017 → Promise to open 'the long blocked and classified JFK FILES'
• Trump says he will declare opioid crisis a 'national emergency' Aug 10, 2017 → 'I'm saying officially right now, it is an emergency' — and then nothing
• Trump pledges to hold news conference on ISIS fight in 'two weeks' Jun 12, 2017 → News conference on the war against ISIS 'in about two weeks'

Protect Borrowers 4

• President Trump's Broken Promises and the State of Americans' Ballooning Debts as President Trump Talks Affordability in the State of the Union Feb 1, 2026 → Student borrowers will be 'fully supported' in repaying loans
• President Trump's Broken Promises and Americans' Ballooning Debts Feb 1, 2026 → Cap credit card interest rates at 10%
• President Trump's Broken Promises and the State of Americans' Ballooning Debts Feb 1, 2026 → Cut energy and electricity prices in half within 12 months
• President Trump's Broken Promises and the State of Americans' Ballooning Debts Feb 1, 2026 → 'I will bring the cost of everything way down'

Senate Democratic Leadership 4

• The True State Of The Union Under Trump: Broken Promises, Higher Prices And Fewer Jobs Feb 1, 2026 → Claimed victory on affordability while costs kept rising
• One Year Of Failed Promises Jan 20, 2026 → 'Drill, baby, drill' would cut prices across the board
• One Year Of Failed Promises Jan 20, 2026 → End inflation and make America affordable again starting day one
• One Year Of Failed Promises: How Trump's Policies Are Raising Costs, Ripping Away Health Care, And Destroying The Economy Jan 20, 2026 → The greatest job boom in American history

Talking Points Memo 4

• Trump, Pence Promised Millions Of Tests Mar 30, 2020 → '1.4 million tests on board next week and 5 million within a month'
• Trump, Pence Promised Millions Of Tests — So Why Have Less Than 900K Been Used? Mar 30, 2020 → 'Before the end of this week, another 4 million tests will be distributed'
• Asked For Wiretapping Proof, Trump Cites Reports That Don't Prove His Claim Mar 16, 2017 → Proof of Obama 'wiretapping' coming 'over the next two weeks'
• The Inside Story Of That Time Trump Almost Ran For President In 2000 Feb 1, 2016 → The 1999 Reform Party campaign that ended before a single vote was cast

The New York Times 4

• Rough Transcript of Trump's First Phone Call With Ukrainian Leader Is Released Nov 15, 2019 → 'I'll release that too, if it's important to you' — the first Zelensky call
• How 'Infrastructure Week' Became a Long-Running Joke May 22, 2019 → $2 trillion infrastructure deal — 'come back in three weeks'
• Trump Says He Did Not Tape Comey Conversations Jun 22, 2017 → Answer on the Comey 'tapes' in 'a very short period of time'
• How 'Infrastructure Week' Became a Long-Running Joke May 22, 2019 → 'Infrastructure Week' — declared at least seven times, never delivered

The White House 4

• Peace Through Strength: Operation Epic Fury Crushes Iranian Threat as Ceasefire Takes Hold Apr 8, 2026 → 'Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!' — then a two-week ceasefire instead
• President Trump Extends Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing to Every Medicaid Program in America Sep 16, 2026 → Americans will pay the lowest drug prices in the world
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Orders Declassification of JFK, RFK, and MLK Assassination Files Jan 23, 2025 → Release all JFK assassination files with no redactions
• Further Extending the TikTok Enforcement Delay Sep 16, 2025 → Saving TikTok on day one — then four rolling extensions

BuzzFeed News 3

• Trump Called The $10 Million A Loan. His Campaign Called It A Donation. Jan 1, 2020 → "I'm self-funding my own campaign" — he funded about a fifth of it
• Trump In 2011: I'll Release My Tax Returns When Obama Releases His Birth Certificate May 11, 2016 → Trump offered to release his tax returns if Obama released his birth certificate
• Donald Trump In 1999: "I Believe In Universal Health Care...It's An Entitlement" From Birth Jul 1, 2015 → "We must have universal health care" — the 2000 book pledge he inverted

CNN Business 3

• Trump pledged to bring down food prices on Day One. Instead, eggs are getting more expensive Jan 28, 2025 → Promised 'pretty drastic price reductions' as president-elect
• Trump pledged to bring down food prices on Day One. Instead, eggs are getting more expensive Jan 28, 2025 → Egg prices will come down
• House Democrats send letter to Fox News demanding answers on edits to Trump's 2024 Epstein comments Jul 17, 2025 → Declassifying the Epstein files — 'Yeah, yeah, I would'

Los Angeles Times 3

• Trump, angry over House investigations, blows up infrastructure meeting May 22, 2019 → $2 trillion infrastructure deal — 'come back in three weeks'
• Thousands of JFK assassination documents are released, though some are withheld Oct 26, 2017 → Promise to open 'the long blocked and classified JFK FILES'
• Trump's 'big announcement' on tax reform this week won't be that big Apr 24, 2017 → 'Massive' tax plan coming 'next week'

PBS NewsHour / AP 3

• Trump says he would fire special counsel Jack Smith within 2 seconds of taking office. Technically, he can't Oct 24, 2024 → 'I would fire him within two seconds'
• Trump cancels press conference on 2020 election fraud claims, citing attorneys' advice Aug 20, 2023 → An 'Irrefutable REPORT' on Georgia election fraud, promised for Monday
• Trump still not sold on Russian link to hacking Dec 31, 2016 → 'You'll find out on Tuesday or Wednesday' about the hacking

Reason 3

• 90 deals in 90 days? Trump's trade war is failing on its own terms Jun 27, 2025 → '90 deals in 90 days'
• On 'Liberation Day,' Trump promised a manufacturing boom. The data tell a different story. Apr 2, 2026 → Jobs and factories will come roaring back
• So much for abolishing the Department of Education Feb 5, 2026 → Abolish the Department of Education

Slate 3

• Trump talks to Fox News' Tucker Carlson about Obama wiretap claim Mar 15, 2017 → Proof of Obama 'wiretapping' coming 'over the next two weeks'
• Trump Vows New Revelations on Hacking: 'I Know Things Other People Don't' Jan 1, 2017 → 'You'll find out on Tuesday or Wednesday' about the hacking
• Trump-October Surprise: Donald Trump offers $5 million for release of Obama's college records Oct 24, 2012 → The $5 million "major announcement" offer for Obama's records

The Daily Beast 3

• New Storm Over Donald Trump's Refusal to Release Medical Records Oct 1, 2024 → "Very gladly" releasing his medical records in 2024 — never released
• Trump to Launch 'His Own' Social Media Platform According to Spokesperson Jason Miller Mar 21, 2021 → "His own platform" promised in two or three months
• Donald 'Never Settle' Trump Settles Trump University Fraud Lawsuit for $25 Million Nov 18, 2016 → "I don't settle lawsuits" — then a $25 million Trump University settlement

U.S. Senate Banking Committee (Minority) 3

• Warren Releases New Report Detailing President Trump's Broken Promises on Affordability Jan 30, 2026 → Student borrowers will be 'fully supported' in repaying loans
• Months After Trump Announced His January 20 Cap on Credit Card Interest Rates, Warren Questions Banking Regulators Apr 1, 2026 → Cap credit card interest rates at 10%
• Warren Releases New Report Detailing President Trump's Broken Promises on Affordability Jan 30, 2026 → 'I will bring the cost of everything way down'

Yahoo Finance 3

• Trump added $2.25 trillion to the national debt in his first year back in charge Jan 22, 2026 → DOGE will cut $2 trillion from federal spending
• Trump added $2.25 trillion to the national debt in his first year back in charge, watchdog says Jan 22, 2026 → Pay down and eliminate the national debt
• Donald Trump Once Said He Would Eliminate America's $19 Trillion in Debt. The Total Is Now Approaching $50 Trillion. Jun 1, 2026 → Pay down and eliminate the national debt

American Federation of Teachers 2

• Trump's broken promises to working people Mar 1, 2025 → 'I will bring the cost of everything way down'
• Trump's broken promises to working people Mar 1, 2025 → The greatest job boom in American history

Britannica 2

• What Are the Epstein Files? A Timeline — 2026: Contempt, delays, and more documents Sep 1, 2026 → The Epstein Files Transparency Act's 30-day release deadline
• 2026 Iran war Sep 1, 2026 → No new wars — then war with Iran

C-SPAN 2

• Donald Trump on Healthcare Plan: Has 'Concepts of a Plan' Sep 10, 2024 → 'I have concepts of a plan' — nine years after the first 'two weeks'
• Presidential Candidates Debate, October 9, 2016 Oct 9, 2016 → Appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton

Euronews 2

• Trump shortens Russia's peace deal deadline from 50 to '10 or 12 days' Jul 28, 2025 → Ultimatum to Putin cut from 50 days to '10 or 12 days'
• Trump's 'phenomenal' tax plan promise boosts dollar and shares Feb 9, 2017 → 'Phenomenal' tax announcement in two or three weeks

Grist 2

• Trump unravels US climate agenda as he promises to 'drill, baby, drill' Jan 21, 2025 → 'Drill, baby, drill' would cut prices across the board
• Trump unravels US climate agenda as he promises to 'drill, baby, drill' Jan 21, 2025 → Immediately fill up the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Groundwork Collaborative 2

• State of Delusion: Trump Claims to Have 'Won' Affordability As Working Families Struggle Feb 1, 2026 → Claimed victory on affordability while costs kept rising
• State of Delusion: Trump Claims to Have 'Won' Affordability As Working Families Struggle Feb 1, 2026 → End inflation and make America affordable again starting day one

Holland & Knight 2

• Supreme Court Strikes Down IEEPA Tariffs: What Importers Need to Know Now Feb 23, 2026 → Tariffs will be paid by foreign countries, not Americans
• Supreme Court Strikes Down IEEPA Tariffs Feb 23, 2026 → A 60% tariff on all goods from China

KFF Health News 2

• Back to the Future: Trump's History of Promising a Health Plan That Never Comes Aug 13, 2020 → 'Phenomenal' health care plan 'in about two months. Maybe less.'
• Harris correct that Trump fell short on promise to negotiate Medicare drug prices Aug 16, 2024 → Let Medicare negotiate drug prices

Moneywise 2

• Trump promised $2 gas... Now he says $3 gas is the reward for winning the war with Iran Sep 8, 2026 → Renewed gas price promise after prices spiked
• Trump promised $2 gas... Now he says $3 gas is the reward for winning the war with Iran — and you're paying $4.15 Sep 8, 2026 → Gasoline below $2 a gallon

Penn Wharton Budget Model 2

• Supreme Court Tariff Ruling: IEEPA Revenue and Potential Refunds Feb 20, 2026 → Tariffs will be paid by foreign countries, not Americans
• Supreme Court Tariff Ruling: IEEPA Revenue and Potential Refunds Feb 20, 2026 → Tariff revenue would let us cut or eliminate the income tax

Peterson Institute for International Economics 2

• China bought none of the extra $200 billion of US exports in Trump's trade deal Jul 19, 2022 → China will buy $200 billion more in U.S. goods
• Anatomy of a flop: Why Trump's US-China phase one trade deal fell short Feb 8, 2021 → China will buy $200 billion more in U.S. goods

PolitiFact (Trump-O-Meter) 2

• Release his tax returns after an audit is completed Jan 23, 2017 → Tax returns to be released 'as soon as the audit is finished'
• Develop a plan to defeat ISIS in 30 days Mar 1, 2017 → Generals given '30 days to submit a plan' to defeat ISIS

Rolling Stone 2

• Trump Announces NFT Trading Card Collection Dec 15, 2022 → 'MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW' — which turned out to be NFT trading cards
• Trump Has Said Covid-19 Would Go Away At Least 22 Times Oct 31, 2020 → 'One day — it's like a miracle — it will disappear'

Salon 2

• Donald Trump's 100 days flip-flop Apr 21, 2017 → Pass ten named bills in the first 100 days
• Trump budget would cut Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security Feb 10, 2020 → No cuts to Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid

Snopes 2

• Did Trump Start a New Political Party Called the 'Patriot Party'? Jan 26, 2021 → The "Patriot Party" third party floated and dropped within days
• Did Trump promise a COVID-19 vaccine by Election Day? Sep 8, 2020 → A COVID-19 vaccine before Election Day

Texas Tribune 2

• Donald Trump calls for 'strong background checks' after El Paso shooting Aug 5, 2019 → 'Very meaningful background checks' after El Paso and Dayton
• Houston immigration raids delayed after Trump calls off planned ICE action Jun 22, 2019 → ICE deportation raids delayed 'for two weeks' as an ultimatum to Congress

The Week 2

• Trump's 'MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT' was a line of $99 NFT trading cards Dec 15, 2022 → 'MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW' — which turned out to be NFT trading cards
• Michael Cohen says Trump lied about sending investigators to Hawaii Jan 14, 2021 → Birther 'investigators in Hawaii' who found something unbelievable

U.S. Joint Economic Committee (Democrats) 2

• NEW DATA: During Trump's First Year, the Manufacturing Industry Lost 108,000 Jobs Feb 6, 2026 → Jobs and factories will come roaring back
• NEW DATA: During Trump's First Year, the Manufacturing Industry Lost 108,000 Jobs Feb 6, 2026 → The greatest job boom in American history

American Economic Liberties Project 1

• Trump Administration Promised a Manufacturing Revival in 2026. Just Released First-Half Data Show It Isn't Happening Aug 1, 2026 → Jobs and factories will come roaring back

Americans for Tax Fairness 1

• The promise: the economy will grow by 4%, 5%, or 6% Jan 1, 2020 → Grow the economy 4 percent a year (and maybe 5 or 6)

Anadolu Agency 1

• Trump says promise to end Ukraine war in 24 hours was 'little bit sarcastic' Mar 14, 2025 → End the Russia-Ukraine war 'in 24 hours'

AOL/Reuters 1

• Trump says his 'massive' tax plan is coming next week Apr 21, 2017 → 'Massive' tax plan coming 'next week'

Associated Press (via KSL) 1

• Sidney Powell vowed to 'release the Kraken' to help Donald Trump. She may now testify against him Oct 19, 2023 → Proof of 2020 election fraud, always days away — and the 'Kraken'

Atlantic Council 1

• Budapest summit postponed as Putin rejects Trump's ceasefire proposal Oct 23, 2025 → Putin summit in Budapest 'within two weeks'

Bloomberg Tax 1

• Trump Had His Own Wealth Tax in 1999 — But the Math Was Wrong Nov 6, 2019 → The 14.25% wealth tax Trump said would wipe out the national debt

Brennan Center for Justice 1

• Disbanded: Trump's Voter Fraud Commission Jan 4, 2018 → A 'major investigation into VOTER FRAUD' — evidence never came

Business Insider 1

• Trump says he will announce 'phenomenal' new healthcare plan within the next two months Jun 17, 2019 → 'Phenomenal' health care plan 'in about two months. Maybe less.'

Campaign Legal Center 1

• Revisiting President Trump's forgotten five-point ethics plan Oct 20, 2020 → Drain the swamp with a five-year lobbying ban

CBS New York 1

• Donald Trump Considering Run For NY Governor Feb 14, 2014 → The New York governor run he said he'd decide on "pretty soon"

Center for American Progress 1

• The Trump Administration's Middle East Quagmire: Six Months Into the War in Iran Aug 28, 2026 → No new wars — then war with Iran

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation 1

• Fact sheet: The Iran deal, then and now Jan 1, 2021 → Renegotiate the Iran nuclear deal into a better one

Center for International Policy 1

• Trump's Venezuela Regime Change Attempt an Illegal Act of War Jan 15, 2026 → End the forever wars — instead, regime change in Venezuela

Center for Public Integrity 1

• Donald Trump's big money bait-and-switch Nov 1, 2016 → "I'm self-funding my own campaign" — he funded about a fifth of it

CNN Money 1

• Donald Trump postpones news conference until January Dec 12, 2016 → A 'major news conference' on December 15 about leaving his business

CoinDesk 1

• Donald Trump Announces $99 Digital Trading Card NFTs Dec 15, 2022 → 'MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW' — which turned out to be NFT trading cards

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget 1

• White House Releases 'Great Healthcare Plan' Jan 15, 2026 → 'Two weeks forever': the second-term health plan, delayed then thin

Crooks and Liars 1

• Trump gives Russia its third two-week deadline May 29, 2025 → First 'two weeks' deadline on whether Putin is serious about peace

Defense One 1

• All US troops in Afghanistan to withdraw by Christmas, Trump tweets Oct 8, 2020 → All troops home from Afghanistan by Christmas

DefenseScoop 1

• Trump: Golden Dome will cost around $175B, be 'fully operational' in three years May 20, 2025 → 'Golden Dome' plans in 60 days, operational in three years

Democracy in Action / P2016 1

• Donald J. Trump 'Contract with the American Voter' Speech in Gettysburg, PA (full text) Oct 22, 2016 → The 'Contract with the American Voter': eighteen things on day one

Democracy Now! 1

• Trump-Putin Summit in Budapest Is Canceled Oct 22, 2025 → Putin summit in Budapest 'within two weeks'

donaldjtrump.com 1

• Agenda47: Day One Executive Order Ending Citizenship for Children of Illegals and Outlawing Birth Tourism May 30, 2023 → Ending birthright citizenship by executive order 'on day one'

Eno Center for Transportation 1

• Trump-Pelosi-Schumer Infrastructure Meeting Implodes May 23, 2019 → $2 trillion infrastructure deal — 'come back in three weeks'

Federal News Network / AP 1

• Trump frees former aides from ethics pledge, lobbying ban Jan 20, 2021 → Drain the swamp with a five-year lobbying ban

FinanceBuzz 1

• Trump Pledged 'No Taxes on Social Security' — But Here's the Reality in 2026 Mar 1, 2026 → Seniors will pay no tax on Social Security

FindLaw 1

• DONALD TRUMP v. HILLARY CLINTON (2023) Jan 19, 2023 → The racketeering suit against Hillary Clinton that drew a $938,000 sanction

France 24 1

• Trump refuses US presidential debate 'rematch' with Harris Oct 10, 2024 → Demanded three debates, then refused a second one with Harris

Global News 1

• One-fifth of Donald Trump's days as president spent golfing Aug 8, 2017 → "I'm not going to have time to play golf"

Gothamist 1

• Trump To Show Tax Returns If Obama Shows Birth Certificate Apr 21, 2011 → Trump offered to release his tax returns if Obama released his birth certificate

Gulf News 1

• Trump says he has declassified documents on Russia, Clinton emails Oct 7, 2020 → 'Total Declassification' of Russia and Clinton email files — 'No redactions!'

healthinsurance.org 1

• What is the California v. Texas lawsuit? Jun 17, 2021 → Always protect people with pre-existing conditions

HHS.gov 1

• President Trump, Secretary Kennedy Announce Bold Actions to Tackle Autism Epidemic Sep 22, 2025 → 'By September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic'

Honigman 1

• Supreme Court Strikes Down IEEPA Tariffs, But White House Announces New 10% Global Tariff in Response Feb 24, 2026 → Tariffs promised for day one did not arrive on day one

Honolulu Civil Beat 1

• Trump Sends Birther Investigators to Hawaii Apr 11, 2011 → Birther 'investigators in Hawaii' who found something unbelievable

House Oversight Committee 1

• Oversight Committee Requests Documents on Trump Organization's Treatment of Foreign Government Payments Apr 21, 2017 → "No new foreign deals" and foreign profits donated to the Treasury

Houston Chronicle / Bloomberg 1

• Trump's jobs record fell short of promises even before the virus Sep 4, 2020 → Create 25 million jobs over ten years

IBTimes UK 1

• 'Two Weeks Forever': Trump's 2020 Health-Care Promise Resurfaces As White House Delays New Proposal Nov 25, 2025 → 'Two weeks forever': the second-term health plan, delayed then thin

Independent Institute 1

• Donald Trump's Forgotten Plan to Tax Wealth Jul 26, 2024 → The 14.25% wealth tax Trump said would wipe out the national debt

InsuranceNewsNet 1

• Trump's health care plan for 2026: Pay even more, get even less. Unless you're a billionaire. Jan 20, 2026 → The tax bill would be for working people, not the wealthy

J Street 1

• Six Months In: Assessing the Status of the Gaza Ceasefire Apr 10, 2026 → A lasting peace in Gaza under the 20-point plan

KENS 5 / TEGNA 1

• In Gettysburg speech, Trump made 100 days of promises. Did he keep them? Apr 28, 2017 → Pass ten named bills in the first 100 days

Korea Daily (English) 1

• Broken Promises? Why US Grocery Prices Are Still Breaking Your Budget Mar 1, 2026 → Claimed victory on affordability while costs kept rising

Law & Crime 1

• 'Arguments were indeed frivolous': Appeals court savages and dashes Trump's RICO lawsuit against Hillary Clinton Jan 1, 2024 → The racketeering suit against Hillary Clinton that drew a $938,000 sanction

Longview News-Journal 1

• After two more mass shootings, Trump again appears to back away from gun background checks Aug 19, 2019 → 'Very meaningful background checks' after El Paso and Dayton

Marketplace 1

• Trump says his aggressive trade policy is bringing back factory jobs. Is it? Jul 28, 2026 → Restore auto manufacturing to a 37-year high with tariffs

Mintz 1

• A Pivotal Week for Pharmaceutical Policy: Trump Administration Advances Tariff and Drug Pricing Initiatives Oct 7, 2025 → Pharmaceutical tariff decision 'over the next two weeks'

MS NOW (MSNBC Opinion) 1

• Trump made a promise not to touch Medicare. His megabill just broke it. Jul 8, 2025 → Will not touch Social Security or Medicare

MS NOW / MaddowBlog 1

• U.S. budget deficit surges as Trump's campaign promises continue to unravel Aug 13, 2026 → Cut the federal budget every single year

National Archives 1

• New Group of JFK Assassination Documents Available to the Public Apr 26, 2018 → Promise to open 'the long blocked and classified JFK FILES'

National Homelessness Law Center 1

• Trump admin takes away rights from homeless veterans; ignores causes of and solutions to homelessness Mar 11, 2026 → Build federal 'tent cities' with doctors and social workers

NBC10 Philadelphia 1

• Some in US May Not Get Stimulus Checks Until August, Memo Says Apr 16, 2020 → $1,000 stimulus checks in people's accounts 'within two weeks'

NEA Today 1

• The Plan to Abolish the Education Department—One Year Later Mar 1, 2026 → Abolish the Department of Education

Newser 1

• Trump Is Reportedly Making Claims About Being 'Reinstated' Jun 1, 2021 → Trump told people he would be "reinstated" as president by August 2021

Newsmax 1

• In Trump's White House, Everything's Coming in 'Two Weeks' (syndicated) Jun 6, 2017 → Davis-Bacon prevailing-wage announcement 'in two weeks'

No Labels 1

• TikTok Ban Timeline: How Trump Keeps Pushing the Deadline Sep 17, 2025 → Saving TikTok on day one — then four rolling extensions

Office of Rep. Jason Crow 1

• Crow Introduces War Powers Resolution to Rein in Trump Military Action in Venezuela Jan 8, 2026 → End the forever wars — instead, regime change in Venezuela

PolitiFact (MAGA-Meter) 1

• End the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours Apr 28, 2025 → End the Russia-Ukraine war 'in 24 hours'

PolitiFact / KFF Health News 1

• Back to the future: Trump's history of promising a health plan that never comes Aug 13, 2020 → 'We're signing a health care plan within two weeks'

Protect Our Care 1

• Fact sheet on Trump lawsuit to overturn the ACA Jun 26, 2020 → Always protect people with pre-existing conditions

Roll Call Factba.se 1

• Interview: Donald Trump Interviewed by Meredith Vieira on NBC's The Today Show Apr 7, 2011 → Birther 'investigators in Hawaii' who found something unbelievable

Route Fifty 1

• Infrastructure Week Became a Joke. Now It's for Real. May 22, 2019 → 'Infrastructure Week' — declared at least seven times, never delivered

Skadden 1

• The Supreme Court Ends IEEPA Tariffs, Bringing Fresh Uncertainty for Companies Feb 24, 2026 → A permanent reciprocal tariff law (the Trump Reciprocal Trade Act)

Smart Cities Dive 1

• Trump administration unveils new plan for some homeless veterans: legal guardianship Mar 10, 2026 → Totally eradicate veteran homelessness

Spectrum News 1

• Trump cancels Jan. 6 press conference at Mar-a-Lago Jan 5, 2022 → The January 6 anniversary press conference he announced and then cancelled

Stacker / KRDO 1

• Months after IEEPA tariffs were struck down, some refunds remain caught between Customs and the courts Sep 21, 2026 → A 10%–20% tariff on all imported goods

Tax Foundation 1

• Trump 'No Tax on Social Security' vs. Senior Bonus Deduction Jul 8, 2025 → Seniors will pay no tax on Social Security

The Daily Caller 1

• 'Stay Tuned!': Trump Shuts Down Personal Blog, Teases Appearance On New Social Media Platform Jun 2, 2021 → "His own platform" promised in two or three months

The Independent 1

• Donald Trump yet to make opioid national emergency official two weeks on Aug 24, 2017 → 'I'm saying officially right now, it is an emergency' — and then nothing

The Intercept 1

• The List of Countries Trump Is Threatening With War Keeps Growing Jan 6, 2026 → End the forever wars — instead, regime change in Venezuela

The Moscow Times 1

• US Scrapped Trump-Putin Budapest Summit After Moscow's Hardline Demands on Ukraine Oct 31, 2025 → Putin summit in Budapest 'within two weeks'

The National Memo 1

• Trump Promised To Release His Tax Returns With Obama's Birth Certificate — So Where Are They? May 12, 2016 → Trump offered to release his tax returns if Obama released his birth certificate

The New Republic 1

• Trump Delays His Health Care Plan After Revolt From Republicans Dec 9, 2025 → 'Two weeks forever': the second-term health plan, delayed then thin

The Washington Times 1

• Trump did not bring down grocery costs Feb 11, 2026 → Groceries will be cheaper

Time 1

• The Controversy Over Trump's Medical Records, Explained Oct 16, 2024 → "Very gladly" releasing his medical records in 2024 — never released

U.S. House Ways and Means Committee 1

• Chairman Neal statement on Trump administration's support of California v. Texas Jun 26, 2020 → Always protect people with pre-existing conditions

U.S. News & World Report 1

• Donald Trump's Big Obama Announcement: $5 Million In Exchange For Obama's College, Passport Records Oct 24, 2012 → The $5 million "major announcement" offer for Obama's records

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell 1

• One Year Later, Rep. Sewell Returns to the Grocery Store to Highlight Trump's Broken Promise to Lower Prices Aug 1, 2026 → Groceries will be cheaper

US Department of Justice 1

• Attorney General Pamela Bondi Releases First Phase of Declassified Epstein Files Feb 27, 2025 → The Epstein client list 'sitting on my desk right now to review'

USA TODAY 1

• Trump's opioids announcement was not the declaration some wanted Oct 26, 2017 → Opioid 'national emergency' declaration promised for 'next week'

Venezuelanalysis 1

• Alleged US Deadline for Maduro Exit Passes Without Incident Dec 1, 2025 → Maduro given 'one week' to leave Venezuela

Vox 1

• A timeline of Trump's clearly made-up 'secret plan' to fight ISIS Jul 3, 2017 → News conference on the war against ISIS 'in about two weeks'

Washington Post (via House Energy & Commerce hearing documents) 1

• Trump's Operation Warp Speed promised a flood of covid vaccines. Instead, states are expecting a trickle Feb 3, 2021 → 'Tens of millions of doses' within 24 hours of FDA authorization

Washington Times 1

• Donald Trump backs expanded background checks after Dayton, El Paso mass shootings Aug 7, 2019 → 'Very meaningful background checks' after El Paso and Dayton

WBUR Here & Now 1

• Now that Bondi is out, what does that mean for the Epstein files? Apr 6, 2026 → The Epstein Files Transparency Act's 30-day release deadline

WealthManagement.com 1

• Trump Had His Own Wealth Tax in 1999 - But the Math Was Wrong Nov 6, 2019 → The 14.25% wealth tax Trump said would wipe out the national debt

White & Case 1

• United States terminates IEEPA-based tariffs following Supreme Court decision Feb 26, 2026 → A 10%–20% tariff on all imported goods

Wonderwall 1

• Donald Trump broke campaign promise to lower mortgage rates Jul 1, 2026 → Drive mortgage rates back down to 2%

WRTV Indianapolis 1

• Trump didn't save all 1,100 Carrier jobs May 24, 2017 → Save the Carrier jobs in Indianapolis

WUSA9 / AP 1

• Trump offers confusion, contradictions on immigration order Jul 14, 2020 → Merit-based immigration order and a DACA fix 'in four weeks'

Yahoo News / USA Today Opinion 1

• Trump promised he'd end forever wars. Now he's starting one. Jan 10, 2026 → End the forever wars — instead, regime change in Venezuela