President Donald Trump has said he delivered on all he returned to office to do, already.
“I’ve kept all my promises, and much more,” he told a Detroit audience in January.
Trump reeled off a list:
The truth?
Trump fulfilled a decent chunk of his domestic agenda in his first year — enforcing hardline immigration policies, withdrawing from international organizations and signing a Republican-backed tax and spending law, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Many promises remain undelivered.
PolitiFact is tracking 75 of Trump’s second-term campaign promises on our MAGA-Meter.
Nearly one-third of promises have stalled from inaction in Congress, roadblocks from the courts (including the U.S. Supreme Court on Trump’s tariff powers), or lack of White House initiative. Trump has compromised in some ways, even on some of the examples in his Detroit list.
Trump’s agenda includes the largest domestic deportation operation in history, reducing the price of groceries, shutting down the Education Department and instituting a temporary cap on credit card interest rates. The list includes some esoteric promises, such as promoting research into flying cars.
We periodically evaluate Trump’s progress, just as we did with Barack Obama, Trump during his first term and Joe Biden.
PolitiFact uses five ratings to assess progress: Stalled, In the Works, Promise Kept, Promise Broken and Compromise. We base our ratings on measurable outcomes, not intentions or efforts. We are not making a value judgment on his promises; whether readers want Trump to keep or break his word is up to them.
Here’s a look at the status of his promises before his State of the Union address.
Promises Kept
Trump has kept about 19% of his promises, including on his first day, when he pardoned the defendants of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.
In July 2025, he signed an extension of his 2017 tax cuts into law, keeping his promise to taxpayers of all income levels.
One of his most popular promises was to save TikTok. The app announced in January a new venture that includes U.S. investors.
In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington. (AP)
Compromise
Three promises, all about taxes, are rated Compromise.
Take his promise to end taxes on Social Security for beneficiaries: His 2025 tax law created a significant tax break for people over 65, but it does not cover all Social Security recipients and did not eliminate the tax outright. The break lasts through 2028.
In the Works
Ettore Russo fires his pistol at an indoor shooting range during a qualification course to renew his concealed carry handgun permit at the Placer Sporting Club in Roseville, Calif., on July 1, 2022. (AP)
About 45% are rated In the Works.
House Republicans proposed legislation that enforces concealed carry reciprocity, but it faces many steps before it could become law. More than half of U.S. states have some version of concealed carry reciprocity, agreements with other states about the validity of concealed carry permits or licenses. Several states do not recognize out-of-state concealed carry permits.
Trump’s efforts to revoke diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives extended to universities and halted tens of billions of dollars in local transportation infrastructure funding. Some of his executive orders curtailing the government’s use of DEI have been reversed, modified or blocked in court. It remains unclear if his actions will have a lasting chilling effect on museums, historical sites and federal agencies.
Broken
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance had a heated meeting Feb. 28, 2025, in the Oval Office at the White House. (AP)
Trump broke one promise that he made dozens of times while campaigning: to stop the Ukraine-Russia war in 24 hours. Trump has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy but has yet to establish a peace deal. As the fourth anniversary of Russia’s attack approached, delegations from both sides met in Geneva for U.S. brokered-talks in mid-February but did not reach a resolution.
Stalled
About 31% rate Stalled, including Trump’s promise to require proof of citizenship to vote. House Republicans passed the SAVE America Act, which would change federal requirements for voter registration, but it faces hurdles in the Senate.
Trump promised to bring down the price of everyday goods. Prices for certain items have dropped, including gasoline and some types of groceries. But prices for many things or services, such as groceries, electricity, housing and medical care are higher than they were when he took office.
Staff Writers Grace Abels, Maria Briceno, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe and Loreben Tuquero contributed to this article.
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