Dear President Trump, We're keeping tabs on your promises. Here's your report card thus far- Trump-O-Meter Scorecard Promise Kept Compromise Promise Broken Stalled In the Works Promise Promises Tracked Promise Kept 13 Compromise 7 Promise Broken 8 Stalled 33 In the Works 41 Top 5 Promises Repeal Obamacare Build a wall, and make Mexico pay for it Suspend immigration from terror-prone places Cut taxes for everyone Lower the business tax rate Tracking President Donald Trump's campaign promises. Trump withdraws U.S. from Iran nuclear agreement Trump-O-Meter Scorecard Promise Kept Compromise Promise Broken Stalled In the Works Promise Promises Tracked Promise Kept 13 Compromise 7 Promise Broken 8 Stalled 33 In the Works 41 Top 5 Promises Repeal Obamacare Build a wall, and make Mexico pay for it Suspend immigration from terror-prone places Cut taxes for everyone Lower the business tax rate Tracking President Donald Trump's campaign promises. Promises we’ve rated recently Create private White House veterans hotline The Promise: "I will create a private White House hotline – that is answered by a real person 24 hours a day – to make sure that no valid complaint about the VA ever falls through the cracks. I will instruct my staff that if a valid complaint is not acted upon, then the issue be brought directly to me, and I will pick up the phone and fix it myself, if need be." Update August 9th, 2018: Trump administration launched its ‘White House’ veterans hotline, based in West Virginia Not take vacations The Promise: "I would not be a president who took vacations. I would not be a president that takes time off.” Update August 9th, 2018: In August ‘working vacation,’ Donald Trump golfing, hosting business dinner and calls with lawmakers Grow the economy by 4 percent a year The Promise: “We're bringing it (the GDP) from 1 percent up to 4 percent. And I actually think we can go higher than 4 percent. I think you can go to 5 percent or 6 percent.” Update August 7th, 2018: Donald Trump’s promise of 4 percent economic growth a year did not happen in 2017 Cancel all funding of sanctuary cities The Promise: "We will end the sanctuary cities that have resulted in so many needless deaths. Cities that refuse to cooperate with federal authorities will not receive taxpayer dollars, and we will work with Congress to pass legislation to protect those jurisdictions that do assist federal authorities.” Update August 6th, 2018: Federal appeals court says Donald Trump’s order against sanctuary cities is unconstitutional Terminate Barack Obama's immigration executive orders 'immediately' The Promise: "Immediately terminate President Obama’s two illegal executive amnesties (Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). All immigration laws will be enforced -- we will triple the number of ICE agents. Anyone who enters the U.S. illegally is subject to deportation. That is what it means to have laws and to have a country." Update August 6th, 2018: Federal judge says Trump administration failed to justify DACA rescission Stop the AT&T Time Warner Merger The Promise: "As an example of the power structure I'm fighting, AT&T is buying Time Warner and thus CNN, a deal we will not approve in my administration because it's too much concentration of power in the hands of too few." Update July 13th, 2018: Justice Department challenges AT&T merger with appeal Raise tariffs on goods imported into the U.S. The Promise: “Any country that devalues their currency to take unfair advantage of the United States and all of its companies that can’t compete will face tariffs and taxes to stop the cheating.” Update July 11th, 2018: Trump makes good on promise to raise tariffs on imported goods Stop the AT&T Time Warner Merger The Promise: "As an example of the power structure I'm fighting, AT&T is buying Time Warner and thus CNN, a deal we will not approve in my administration because it's too much concentration of power in the hands of too few." Update July 10th, 2018: AT&T completes merger with Time Warner Suspend immigration from terror-prone places The Promise: “And if people don't like it, we've got to have a country folks. Got to have a country. Countries in which immigration will be suspended would include places like Syria and Libya. And we are going to stop the tens of thousands of people coming in from Syria.” Update June 26th, 2018: U.S. Supreme Court upholds Donald Trump’s travel ban Stop the AT&T Time Warner Merger The Promise: "As an example of the power structure I'm fighting, AT&T is buying Time Warner and thus CNN, a deal we will not approve in my administration because it's too much concentration of power in the hands of too few." Update June 14th, 2018: Federal judge grants approval for AT&T merger with Time Warner Rebuild the U.S. Navy toward the goal of 350 ships The Promise: "We will build a Navy of 350 surface ships and submarines as recommended by the bipartisan National Defense Panel." Update May 25th, 2018: Trump touts 350-ship promise at Naval Academy graduation Take no salary The Promise: "If I'm elected president, I'm accepting no salary." Update May 18th, 2018: Trump donates first-quarter salary to VA Move U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem The Promise: "We will move the American embassy to the eternal capital of the Jewish people, Jerusalem." Update May 14th, 2018: Trump moves embassy to Jerusalem Renegotiate the Iran deal The Promise: “This deal if I win will be a totally different deal. This will be a totally different deal.” Update May 8th, 2018: Trump announces U.S. exit from Iran nuclear deal Terminate Barack Obama's immigration executive orders 'immediately' The Promise: "Immediately terminate President Obama’s two illegal executive amnesties (Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). All immigration laws will be enforced -- we will triple the number of ICE agents. Anyone who enters the U.S. illegally is subject to deportation. That is what it means to have laws and to have a country." Update April 25th, 2018: Federal judge orders Trump admin. to accept new DACA requests, but stays order for 90 days be." Enact term limits "If I'm elected president, I will push for a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on all members of Congress." Impose death penalty for cop killers “One of the first things I’d do in terms of executive order, if I win, will be to sign a strong, strong statement that would go out to the country, out to the world, that anybody killing a police man, a police woman, a police officer, anybody killing a police officer, the death penalty is going to happen,” Appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton “I will ask, to appoint a special prosecutor. We have to investigate Hillary Clinton, and we have to investigate the investigation.” Enact a temporary ban on new regulations "We're going to cancel every needless job-killing regulation and put a moratorium on new regulations until our economy gets back on its feet." Make no cuts to Medicare “I’m not going to cut Social Security like every other Republican and I’m not going to cut Medicare or Medicaid.” Invest $550 billion in infrastructure and create an infrastructure fund "The Trump Administration seeks to invest $550 billion to ensure we can export our goods and move our people faster and safer." Make no cuts to Social Security “I’m not going to cut Social Security like every other Republican and I’m not going to cut Medicare or Medicaid.” Make no cuts to Medicaid “I’m not going to cut Social Security like every other Republican and I’m not going to cut Medicare or Medicaid.” Eliminate Common Core “We're cutting Common Core. We're getting rid of Common Core. We're bringing education locally." Impose a hiring freeze on federal employees "A hiring freeze on all federal employees to reduce federal workforce through attrition (exempting military, public safety, and public health)." Slash federal regulations "A requirement that for every new federal regulation, two existing regulations must be eliminated." Place lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying for foreign government "I'm going to issue a lifetime ban against senior executive branch officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign government and I'm going to ask Congress to pass a campaign finance reform that prevents registered foreign lobbyists from raising money in American elections and politics.” Place lifetime ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections "A complete ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections." Eliminate gun-free zones at schools and military bases “I will get rid of gun-free zones on schools, and — you have to — and on military bases." Defund Planned Parenthood "I would defund it because of the abortion factor, which they say is 3 percent. I don't know what percentage it is. They say it's 3 percent. But I would defund it, because I'm pro-life." Approve the Keystone XL project and reap the profits "I want it built, but I want a piece of the profits." Achieve energy independence “Under my presidency, we will accomplish a complete American energy independence. Complete. Complete." Nominate someone from his list of justices to replace Antonin Scalia “I am looking to appoint judges very much in the mold of Justice Scalia. I'm looking for judges — and I've actually picked 20 of them so that people would see.” So far we say B- LOL

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