In the roughly two years from late 2024 through mid-October 2026 (covering the 2024 campaign and the first ~21 months of Trump’s second term, which began January 20, 2025), independent trackers and news sources document a number of fulfilled campaign promises, while noting many others remain in progress, stalled, compromised, or broken.
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PolitiFact’s MAGA-Meter (tracking ~75 second-term promises) rates about 20% (around 15) as fully “Promise Kept” as of mid-to-late 2026, with a larger share “In the Works.” The AP tracker (as of late 2025) listed a smaller set of “Kept” items. White House releases and supportive outlets claim a broader set of results. Outcomes often involve executive actions, legislation such as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (signed July 2025), or measurable policy shifts. Full verification of every claim is complex due to ongoing legal challenges, data disputes, and differing definitions of success.
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Promises widely reported as kept (with supporting actions/outcomes)These draw from PolitiFact, AP, White House summaries, and contemporaneous reporting:Pardons for many (or most) people charged/convicted in connection with the January 6, 2021, Capitol events — Issued on or shortly after Inauguration Day 2025 via executive action.
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Release remaining classified/redacted JFK assassination files — Done via executive order early in the term.
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Withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement — Executive order.
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Declare a national energy emergency to boost domestic energy production (drilling, pipelines, refineries, etc.) — Executive order.
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Make the 2017 tax cuts permanent / extend them — Accomplished through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (congressional action, signed July 2025).
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No tax on tips — Included in the 2025 tax law (deductions up to certain limits reported).
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End catch-and-release at the border / dramatically reduce illegal crossings and releases into the interior — Multiple months (reported as 15–16 consecutive by mid/late 2026) of zero releases by Border Patrol; crossings at multi-decade lows; large numbers of deportations and self-deportations (hundreds of thousands of formal removals plus estimates of 1.9–3+ million departures overall in various reports). Related: Laken Riley Act signed; cartels designated as foreign terrorist organizations.
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Protect women’s/girls’ sports (bar biological males from women’s categories in federally funded settings) — Executive order early in the term; NCAA policy change; Title IX rules adjusted.
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Save TikTok (prevent full ban) — Deal involving U.S. investors announced.
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Revoke/end many federal DEI initiatives — Series of executive orders targeting federal government, contractors, military, etc.
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Freeze federal hiring / reduce federal workforce / return workers to in-person work — Executive actions; significant workforce reductions reported via DOGE-related efforts and other measures.
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Additional items frequently cited as delivered by the administration or supportive trackersSignificant tax relief elements for working families/overtime/Social Security seniors (via the 2025 law; some rated “Compromise” by PolitiFact because not fully eliminating taxes for all).
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Most-favored-nation-style drug pricing agreements with multiple manufacturers covering a large share of the branded market; related price relief measures.
wisconsinrightnow.com
Gaza hostages (all living ones) returned under a Trump-brokered plan (October 2025).
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Other reported peace/ceasefire deals or diplomatic outcomes (e.g., Armenia-Azerbaijan, DRC-Rwanda, NATO spending target increases).
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Sharp reported drops in violent crime/murders (FBI data cited for historic declines in 2025 continuing into 2026).
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Military recruiting improvements and restoration of traditional base names / focus away from DEI.
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“Trump Accounts” (seeded investment accounts for eligible children born in certain years).
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