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Steve Rattner has compiled an analysis of “promises not kept” by Trump 2.0 in his first 19 months in office. Broken promises include:
‘We’re going to grow like nobody’s ever grown before.’ (9/5/24)
➡️Fact check: Economic growth has decreased from 2.8% when Trump took office to 1.5%
‘I want to do what has not been done in 24 years: balance the federal budget.’ (3/4/25)
➡️Fact check: CBO projects the deficit will grow to $3.1 trillion by 2036
‘America will be a manufacturing nation once again.’ (1/20/25)
➡️Fact check: We have lost 62,000 manufacturing jobs since Trump took office
‘Starting on Day 1, we will end inflation and make America affordable again.’ (8/9/24)
➡️Fact check: Inflation has risen – gas prices are 30% higher than when Trump took office
‘We’re not cutting Medicaid, we’re not cutting Medicare, and we’re not cutting Social Security.’ (5/4/25)
➡️Fact check: The big beautiful bill cuts Medicaid by nearly $1 trillion by 2034, causing nearly 10 million Americans to lose coverage
‘I’m bringing [costs] way down on health care.’ (2/24/26)
➡️Fact check: Price of health insurance jumped 26% from last year
Source: NYT/Steve Rattner (gift article)
