Top 10 Promises Broken by Donald Trump Since the 2024 Election
Donald Trump being a pathological liar is obvious to everyone except his legion of followers and supporters.
With six disastrous months of his second term underway, it's time to analyze ten of Trump's biggest lies from his 2024 campaign and see how his promises stack up today.
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Release the Epstein Files
Donald Trump promised to release files relating to his former friend Jeffrey Epstein if elected, including the client list detailing visitors to Epstein's private island. Since Trump returned to office, the files have gone from supposedly being on Pam Bondi's desk in February, to not existing at all, to actually being written by the Obamas and Clintons.
The release of clearly spliced and edited footage, supposedly of Epstein's prison cell, was also highly disputed. This nonchalance and blatant backtracking over a child trafficking case has alienated even some of Trump's most devoted supporters, and Trump begging for the world to move on from Epstein only serves to make the president look even guiltier.
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Serve as Peace President
Trump and Vance continuously heralded themselves as the 'peace ticket' in 2024, promising no wars if they won election. Since then, Trump has increased his support for Israel, increasing military aid and enabling Israel's illegal destruction of Gaza, citing plans to turn the Gaza Strip into a resort.
Trump also wasted billions of dollars escalating Israel and Iran's conflict, firing missiles at bases in Iran which didn't even destroy their intended targets. Regarding Ukraine, Trump has been weak and subservient when confronting Putin, and hostile towards President Zelenskyy.
Most notoriously, VP Vance embarrassed himself on the global stage when he demanded Zelenskyy thank the US during a White House visit.
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Deliver a Better Economy
Often highlighted as the key reason Trump won the 2024 election, Trump promised Americans a sharp decrease in the cost of living.
Six months on, groceries have seen no decrease in price, and Trump's amateur tariffs have led to extortionate prices on foreign imports, crippling small American businesses who can't afford any alternatives.
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Deport Only Illegal Immigrants
A key talking point among GOP voters is the perceived issue of immigration. Trump has increased ICE's resources by hundreds of billions of dollars, enabling masked officers to deport legal, authorized immigrants by the hundreds, without any due process.
Immigrants are dehumanized and held in inhumane conditions, with Alligator Alcatraz (built in only eight days) inevitably making these conditions worse. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador, probably serves as the most notorious example of ICE's unlawful practices.
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Eradicate Government Waste
Trump was so desperate to convince voters that Democrats were wasting their taxes that he invented the Department of Government Efficiency to feign an effort to cut down on supposed government waste. DOGE has been used as an excuse to cut research for cancer cures, pediatric care, and climate research.
Former friend of Trump, Elon Musk, helped run DOGE, allowing the oligarch access to sensitive American data, despite Musk not being elected or even American. Despite Trump's supposed anti-waste stance, the Trump administration spent $200 billion more than the Biden administration within their first 100 days.
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Put America First
Constantly mentioning Biden's involvement in the Ukraine war, Trump promised Americans that he would keep foreign intervention to a minimum, and that America's interests would come first.
In his first six months, Trump has accommodated the visit of Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House three times, and sent military aid to Israel, involving the US in Israel's attacks on Palestine and Iran. It remains to be seen how trillions of dollars of aid to Israel possibly help the average American citizen.
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Remain Uninvolved with Project 2025
Project 2025 has been adhered to since Trump's reelection, with Trump's Big Beautiful Bill being a key contributor. Trump repeatedly assured concerned voters that the radical Project 2025 agenda had nothing to do with him during his campaign.
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Provide Better Healthcare
Trump claimed he has great healthcare plans for Americans, often citing decreasing insulin costs during his first presidency, which are actually a result of Barack Obama's presidency.
The Medicaid cuts introduced in the Big Beautiful Bill will make healthcare exorbitantly expensive for millions of Americans.
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Work Non-Stop
Donald Trump has golfed 40 days out of 177 so far, costing taxpayers around $56 million. He has also taken multiple trips to sporting events, including UFC fights and the FIFA Club World Cup final, where he embarrassed himself by photobombing Chelsea's trophy celebrations.
JD Vance has vacationed twice since getting elected, including a trip to California, despite Vance considering California lawless and riddled with crime.
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End the War in Ukraine Within 24 Hours
This has not happened.
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Reduce the Price of Prescription Drugs by 1500% to 1900%