Said vs. Did.
What he promised, what he attacked other people for, and what actually happened. Every card is sourced.
Every politician breaks promises. This page tracks Trump's, side by side: on the left, what he said, quoted and dated. On the right, what happened, with a source. “Broken” includes promises that backfired or were inflated. “Stalled” means it hasn't happened yet and the clock is still running.
We count the promises he kept too. Those are mostly the ones that should worry you.
PromisesBroken, backfired, inflated or stalled.
Promised checks paid for by tariff revenue.
Floated sending 20% of DOGE savings back to taxpayers.
Repeated it at rally after rally.
PolitiFact rates it Promise Broken. He later said he was “being a little bit sarcastic.”
His own deadline: one year after taking office.
Year-over-year, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
In May he said “they're not cutting it.”
The CBO's estimate for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, over 10 years.
His campaign plan: a one-time payment of $5–10 billion.
The single biggest item in his 2025 tax-and-spending bill.
Trump Mobile's gold T1 launched with the claim front and center.
Over eight years, he said.
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed.
The New York Fed found U.S. importers paid 86–94% of 2025 tariff costs.
On repeat.
Egypt–Ethiopia and Serbia–Kosovo never came to blows. Most of the rest were shaky ceasefires.
Groceries, cars, everything.
Year-over-year. PolitiFact rates the promise “Stalled.”
…but only if Republicans hold the House and Senate.
KeptPromises he actually delivered. Read them carefully.
Called them “hostages.”
Including people convicted of assaulting police officers.
Promised at the Libertarian convention.
He'd been serving life for running an online drug marketplace.
DHS claims 605,000 deportations. Independent counts: 234,000–350,000, below his own 1-million-a-year goal.
By executive order.
About half the staff gone, programs farmed out to other agencies. Fully closing it still needs Congress.
A deduction capped at $25,000 that expires after 2028. Payroll and state taxes still apply.
HypocrisyAttacked someone for it. Then did it.
Promised he'd be too busy working to play.
For years.
Eyes closed at Oval Office events and a two-hour Cabinet meeting.
Tariffs, for funding Putin's war.
More than either of Obama's full terms (147 and 129).
While attacking Clinton's emails.
The 2023 indictment quoted that exact line. The case was dismissed in 2024.
The Pentagon inspector general found Hegseth broke policy and risked U.S. pilots.
“Based on thin air.”
His 2025 disclosure. His memecoin is down about 97% from its peak.
Blowing up suspected drug boats to prove it.
Ex-Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández was serving 45 years for helping move 400+ tons of cocaine into the U.S.
Satire, sourced. Quotes and outcomes are as reported by the linked sources. Statuses are our call, explained on each card. Last updated November 2026. Spot an error? Tell us and we'll fix it.