Has President Donald Trump kept his campaign promises?
In advance of the 2024 election, No Labels analyzed where Donald Trump and Kamala Harris stood on 46 key issues.
We kept our criteria tight, relying exclusively on the candidates’ official campaign agendas, party platforms, and what they said in 2024; we ignored other outlets’ descriptions of what they thought the candidates stood for.
Now, 100 days into President Trump’s second term, we re-visited his campaign stances and statements to see which promises he kept, which he broke, and which he hasn’t gotten to yet.
Almost all of President Trump’s actions so far have been through executive orders. In some cases, the staying power of these actions is uncertain – some may be overturned in court, and others depend on cooperation from Congress or the states. For this report, we are simply recording whether the Trump administration has taken an action that matches a campaign promise.
All in all:
- He’s delivered on at least 29 of the 46 key issues, or more than 60%.
- He’s only directly broken two of his promises, relating to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, while the rest remain to be determined.
- One of his promises (retaliation if China invades Taiwan) is “not applicable,” since that, fortunately, hasn’t happened.
We turned our findings into a handy chart. The chart breaks down the promises into two categories – those that could be implemented via executive action (highlighted in purple) and those requiring Congress to pass a new law (highlighted in yellow).
No Labels is working hard to cut through the noise and give you a straightforward, just-the-facts look at what President Trump is doing, while letting you decide what you think of it. So, give this chart a read, share it with your network, and take our poll when you’re done to let us know how President Trump is doing.
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