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Trump has continued to lie to us from the beginning of his Presidency to his attempt at re-election. Here are 40 promises he’s made and has broken.

1. Covid would “go away without a vaccine”. The virus has killed over 209,000 Americans.

2. He said he “won’t have time to play golf” He has made more trips to golf during this pandemic than meetings with Dr. Fauci and has golfed more times than any President and cost taxpayers more than $136 MILLION, as a reminder he only paid $750 in US taxes in 2017.

3. He would “repeal the affordable care act” and replace it with something “beautiful” (7 million Americans have lost their health insurance since he took office) Hé also asked the Supreme Court to strike down the law in the middle of this Global Pandemic with absolutely no plans or details on how to replace it.

4. He said he would cut your taxes and make the rich pay more.(By 2027, the top 1% will have received 83% of the Trump tax cut. The richest 0.1% will receive 60% of it. And more than half of all Americans will have had to pay MORE in taxes.

5. He said Corporate tax cuts would be invested in workers. Reality: Corporations spent more of their tax savings buying back shares of their own stock than increasing workers wages.

6. He said he would boost economic growth by 4% a year. The economy ended up stalling, unemployment soared to the highest levels since the Great Depression 14.7%. Just over half of Americans who are older than 16 are employed. The worst ratio in 70 years.

7. He said “I’m not going to cut Social Security like every other Republican, and I’m not going to cut Medicare or Medicaid.” His latest budget includes billions in cuts to Social Security, Medicare AND Medicaid.

8. He promised he would be “the voice” of American workers. He said “I am your voice”, while his administration has stripped workers of their rights, repealed overtime protections, rolled back workplace safety rules, and turned the other way to employers who steal their workers’ wages.

9. He promised the average American family would see a $4,000 pay raise because of his tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. There was no “trickle down effect”, in fact wages for most Americans have barely kept up with inflation.

10. He said “Anyone who wants a test for COVID-19 will get one” Countless Americans still can’t get a test for COVID.

11. He said Hydroxychloroquine protects against COVID-19. The FDA actually revoked its emergency authorization due to the drug’s potentially lethal side effects.

12. He promised to ELIMINATE the federal deficit in 8 years. So far he has increased it by 68%!

13. He said he would hire “only the best people”. He has fired a record number of his own cabinet and White House picks, then called them “whackos, dumb as a rock” and “not mentally qualified”. 7 of them have been charged with crimes.

14. He said he would bring down the cost of prescription drugs. He said “The drug industry has been disasterous. They’re getting away with murder.” Drug prices have soared, and a company that got federal funds to develop a drug to treat coronavirus is charging $3,000 a pill.

15. He said he’d revive the struggling coal industry by bringing back lost coal mining jobs. The coal industry has lost almost 1,000 jobs since Trump became President as clean energy has become cheaper.

16. He promised to help American workers during the pandemic. 80% of the tax benefits in the coronavirus stimulus package have gone to millionaires and billionaires. At least 21 MILLION Americans have lost extra unemployment benefits, with no new stimulus check to fall back on.

17. He said he’d “drain the swamp”. Instead he’s brought into his administration more billionaires, CEO’s and Wall Street Moguls than in any other administration in history. He’s also filled departments and agencies with former lobbyists, lawyers, and consultants who are crafting new policies for the same industries they used to work for.

18. He said he would protect Americans with “pre-existing conditions”. “Preexisting conditions are in the bill and I mandated it, I said has to be.” His justice department is trying to repeal the entire Affordable Care Act, including protections for people with preexisting conditions.

19. He said “Mexico will pay for the wall”. The wall is estimated to cost American Tax payers $11 BILLION.

20. He said he’d bring Peace to the Middle East. Instead, tensions have increased and his so-called “peace plan” was doa, dead on arrival.

21. He said he would lock up Hillary Clinton for using a private email server. Ironically enough, Trump uses his personal cell phone for official business, and several members of his own administration, including daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner who have used private email in the White House.

22. He said he’d use his business experience to whip the federal government into shape. His own White House is in permanent chaos. He caused the longest government shutdown in our nation’s history when he didn’t get funding for his wall.

23. He tried to end DACA. The Supreme Court ruled that his plan to deport 700,000 young immigrants was unconstitutional, and DACA still stands.

24. He promised 6 weeks of PAID maternity leave. “To any mother with a newborn child whose employer does not provide the benefit”. Still hasn’t happened.

25. He said he’d bring an end to Kim Jung-un’s nuclear program. Kim is EXPANDING North Korea’s nuclear program.

26. He said he would distance himself from his businesses while in office. He continues to make money from his properties and maintain his grip on his real estate empire. He has used his properties as leverage on foreign powers, he has also used his properties as meeting locations with other countries, which they have to pay for and goes into Trumps wallet.

27. He said he would force companies to keep jobs in America, “There will be a major border tax on these companies that are leaving”. Since he took office, companies like GE, Carrier, Ford and Harley Davidson have continued to outsource thousands of jobs while still receiving massive tax breaks. As well as offshoring by FEDERAL contractors have increased!

28. He promised to end the opioid crisis. As Americans are now more likely to die from an opioid overdose than a car accident!

29. He said he’d release his tax returns. It’s been nearly 4 years, he has not released his tax returns. The president has faced legal challenges over access to his tax returns, including a lawsuit by the House of Representatives to obtain the documents as part of congressional oversight. NY Times has obtained his returns for 2017 claiming he only paid $750 in US income tax while paying $156,824 in taxes in the Philippines and $145,400 in India.

30. He promised to negotiate a better Iran Nuclear Deal. Negotiations have gone no where while managing to bring us to the brink of war.

31. He said he would enact term limits for all members of Congress. He hasn’t even tried to enact term limits.

32. He said China would pay for tariffs on imported goods. Reality: His trade war has cost the U.S. Consumers $34 BILLION A YEAR, eliminated 300,000 American jobs, and cost American taxpayers $22 BILLION in subsidies for farmers hurt by the tariffs.

33. He said he was going to “push colleges to cut the skyrocketing cost of tuition.” Instead, he’s made it easier for for-profit colleges to defraud students while the tuition still continues to rise.

34. He said he would protect American steel jobs, while the industry continues to lose steel jobs.

35. He said the GOP tax cuts would spur economic growth. He promised tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations would start economics growth and pay for themselves. His tax cuts will add $2 TRILLION to the federal deficit.

36. He said he’d negotiate a better deal on the environment. After pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord, he said he’d negotiate a better deal on the environment. He hasn’t even attempted to negotiate any deal.

37. He claimed he would sue his accusers of sexual misconduct. “All of these lira will be sued after the election is over.” He promised that the many women who accused him of sexual misconduct. He hasn’t sued them, most likely because he doesn’t want the truth to come to fruition.

38. He claimed he would bring back all troops from Afghanistan. He now says “we’ll always have somebody there.”

39. He pledged to put America First. Instead, he’s deferred to dictators and authoritarians at America’s expense, and excluded our allies - who now laugh at us behind our back.

40. He promised to be the voice of the common people. In reality he has made his rich friends richer, increased the political power of big corporations and the wealthy and harmed working Americans.