Trump's 2nd Term Campaign Promises

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1. Carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in American history

STATUS: small deportation numbers reported, status ongoing

2. Build a border wall

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3.End birthright citizenship

STATUS: EO only, legal status unknown

4. Restore and expand the travel ban

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5. Shift parts of federal law enforcement to assist with immigration enforcement

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6. Suspend refugee resettlement

STATUS: 4 month suspension 1/20/25

Terminate the Customs and Border Protection’s CBP One app

STATUS: done 1/20/25

"Revoke the student visas of radical anti-American and antisemitic foreigners at colleges and universities."

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Give college graduates, including those from junior colleges, a green card to be able to stay legally in the U.S.

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Terminate work permits for immigrants in the U.S. illegally

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Make it illegal to distribute welfare benefits to immigrants in the U.S. illegally

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Invoke the Alien Enemies Act to deport gang members

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Designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations

STATUS: EO designated Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations

Create a compensation fund from the seized assets of criminal gangs to support victims of "migrant crime"

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Revoke the Temporary Protected Status of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio

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Add a tariff of 10% to 20% to all nondomestic goods sold in America

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Add a 60% tariff on goods from China

STATUS: Trump slapped 10% duties on all Chinese imports, China responded with 15% duties on coal and liquefied natural gas products, and a 10% tariff on crude oil, agricultural machinery and large-engine cars imported from the U.S

Institute a reciprocal tariff policy

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Ban U.S. companies from investing in Chinese companies, and ban Chinese companies from investing in U.S. companies

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Adopt a four-year plan to phase out Chinese imports

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Provide a "middle class, upper class, lower class, business class, big tax cut."

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End taxation on Social Security

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End taxation on tips

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End taxation on overtime

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Reduce taxation for Americans living overseas

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Reduce the corporate tax rate from 21% to 15% "for companies that make their products in America"

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Put a temporary cap on credit card interest rates

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Cut car insurance rates by 50%

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Make interest on car loans tax deductible

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Make it tax deductible to purchase a home generator

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Restore the state and local tax deduction (SALT)

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Stop China from buying land in the U.S.

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Create "freedom cities"

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Create "baby bonuses" for young parents

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Oppose corporate bailouts

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End the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours

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Target Chinese ownership of U.S. vital infrastructure

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Hold China financially responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic

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Partner with businesses and universities to help them protect against Chinese surveillance and cyber-attacks

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Construct an Iron Dome-like missile defense system for the U.S.

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Provide record-breaking military funding

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Withdraw from the World Health Organization

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Leave Social Security and Medicare unchanged

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Keep the Social Security retirement age unchanged

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Either have the government pay for or require insurers to pay for in vitro fertilization treatment

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Give a tax credit for family caregivers who take care of a parent or a loved one

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Create a presidential task force to investigate the rise in chronic health problems, including autism, autoimmune disorders and obesity

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Ban urban camping and arrest violators

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Create "tent cities" where the homeless can be moved

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End veteran homelessness

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Abolish the Education Department

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Spend more per pupil on education than any other country in the world

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Fully pardon people convicted of crimes related to the storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021

STATUS: EO - pardon and commutation for all J6 rioters

Appoint a special prosecutor to "go after" Joe Biden and his family

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Seek the death penalty for child rapists and child traffickers

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Impose the death penalty for selling drugs

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Encourage stop-and-frisk policing

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Increase punishments for juvenile offenders

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Increase liability protections for police officers

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Invest record amounts in American police

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Expand concealed carry rights

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Overturn Biden policies affecting gun owners and manufacturers

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Investigate federal arrests of conservatives and Christians

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Commute the sentence of "Silk Road" website operator Ross Ulbricht

STATUS: Done via pardon

Require proof of citizenship at the polls

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Require voter ID at the polls

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Require only paper ballots

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Count all votes on election night

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Sign legislation recognizing only two genders, assigned at birth

STATUS: EO reversed policy that allowed citizens to choose a gender-neutral X on their passport books

Sign legislation banning trans women from participating in women's sports

STATUS: Done via EO

Reinstate the transgender ban in the military

STATUS: Done via EO

Cut the federal government's budget every year

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Create a "government efficiency commission" that will "eliminate fraud and improper payments"

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Challenge limits on the president’s ability to cut federal spending

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Revoke federal initiatives on diversity, equity and inclusion

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Create a restitution fund for people who have been harmed by diversity, equity and inclusion policies

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Ban any federal department from restricting free speech

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Establish an auditing system to make sure agencies aren't spying on citizens

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Have the federal government take over the management of Washington, D.C.

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Ban federal workers from taking jobs at companies they regulated

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Institute a seven-year "cooling off period" for employees of national security agencies before they can get a job in which they handle Americans’ data

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Cut off federal funding for NPR

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Leave the Paris climate accord (again)

STATUS: Done via EO

Eliminate "mandates" for electric cars

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Approve liquefied natural gas terminals in one day

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Issue an executive order ending offshore wind energy development

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Make American energy the cheapest in the world

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Lower energy costs within the first year by 50%

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Fill up the Strategic Petroleum Reserve "immediately"

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Modernize and build new electric grid systems

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