One of the mantras within President Donald Trump’s administration since he took office in January has been “promises made, promises kept” even as many of his campaign pledges remain unfulfilled.
In the first 100 days of Trump’s second term in the White House, federal courts have slowed or halted some of his most aggressive moves. He has been unable to end wars in Ukraine and Gaza, land trade deals or bend the Federal Reserve to his will.
Here is where Trump stands on some of his main promises:
THE ECONOMY AND INFLATION
A Republican elected on a pledge to bring down consumer prices and boost the economy, Trump pointed to the first outright drop in monthly inflation in nearly five years in March as evidence that he was having an impact.
But prices are expected to rise on many goods. Trump’s worldwide tariffs have jolted the U.S. stock market and stoked fears of a recession. Businesses that rely on imports are nervous, and consumer confidence is dropping.
The U.S. economy shrank in the first quarter of the year, according to a Commerce Department report released on Wednesday, largely due to a rush of imports to beat the tariffs. The drag on the economy created by the net effects of trade was the largest on record dating back to the 1940s.
The White House has said it will strike trade deals with dozens of nations, including China, in the hope that brings some stability to the global marketplace.
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