Trump IIPartial / limited
No tax on tips
Status at April 2026
Completion criterion
Remove tax on tips as pledged; distinguish the broad slogan from a limited deduction.
What happened
The enacted law provides a deduction for qualified tips, capped at $25,000 for 2025–2028. This is qualified, temporary relief, not an unlimited permanent removal of every tax on tips.
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Trump IIPartial / limited
No tax on overtime
Status at April 2026
Completion criterion
Remove tax on overtime as pledged; identify the scope and duration of enacted relief.
What happened
The law provides a deduction for qualified overtime premium pay through 2028, capped at $12,500, or $25,000 on a joint return. The broader slogan is only partly met.
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BidenNot fulfilled as defined
Cancel $10,000 of student debt for low- and middle-income borrowers
Status at January 15, 2025
Completion criterion
Deliver the broad $10,000 cancellation program, rather than announce it or count unrelated targeted relief.
What happened
The Supreme Court blocked the broad program. Separate targeted relief reached millions of borrowers, but did not implement this program as designed.
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Trump ICompleted
Place Neil Gorsuch on the Supreme Court
Status at December 22, 2017
Completion criterion
Nomination followed by confirmation and appointment, not nomination alone.
What happened
The year-one White House account identifies Gorsuch’s placement on the Court as a fulfilled campaign commitment.
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Trump ICompleted
Recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Status at December 22, 2017
Completion criterion
Official U.S. recognition. Moving the embassy is a separate action.
What happened
The White House records official recognition and explicitly links it to the campaign commitment.
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ObamaCompleted
Repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Status at September 20, 2011
Completion criterion
Legal repeal must take effect, not merely be signed.
What happened
The repeal law was signed in December 2010 and formally took effect on September 20, 2011.
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ObamaNot fulfilled as defined
Close the Guantánamo Bay detention facility
Status at January 17, 2017
Completion criterion
Close the detention facility; reducing its population is not closure.
What happened
The White House acknowledged that closure would not be achieved before Obama left office. It reported 45 detainees on January 17, while citing congressional obstacles.
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Rate = completed ÷ assessed commitments. Partial and unfulfilled entries remain in the denominator; unverified entries are excluded and counted separately. No partial-credit weights. A historical completion label does not guarantee a policy remains in force today.