DON OF A NEW AMERICA
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump made a lot of promises during his campaign, and now the real work begins. But many questions remain, including how did he get here and what happens next?
76 PROMISES FROM DONALD TRUMP’S CAMPAIGN
1. Build a wall along the Mexican border. 2. Make Mexico pay for it. 3. “We’re all going to be saying ‘Merry Christmas’ again.” 4. Consider getting rid of the Environmental Protection Agency. 5. Replace ObamaCare with something “terrific.” 6. Rebuild the country’s aging infrastructure for one-third the current cost. 7. Save Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security without cutting benefits. 8. Defund Planned Parenthood. 9. “I will take care of women.” 10. Frequently use the term “radical Islamic terrorism.” 11. Temporarily ban most foreign Muslims from entering the U.S. 12. Bar Syrian refugees. 13. Never take a vacation. 14. Pick Supreme Court justices who are “really great legal scholars.” 15. Strengthen the military so “Nobody’s going to mess with us.” 16. Be unpredictable. 17. Work with Vladimir Putin to wipe out shared enemies. 18. “Bomb the s--- out of ISIL.” 19. Leave troops in Afghanistan. Protect Israel. And increase U.S. military presence in the East and South China Seas. 20. Renegotiate the Iran deal. 21. Refuse to call Iran’s leader by his preferred title. 22. Oppose the killing of journalists. 23. Find great generals and do not allow them to discuss strategy on TV news shows. 24. Fire “the corrupt and incompetent” leaders of Veterans Affairs. 25. Invest more in programs that help military veterans transition to civilian life. 26. Bring back jobs from China, Mexico, Japan and elsewhere. 27. Ensure students at Wofford College in South Carolina, where Trump attended a town hall, all have jobs at graduation. 28. Declare China a currency manipulator. 29. Instead of a state dinner, buy the Chinese president “a McDonald’s hamburger and say we’ve got to get down to work.” 30. Replace “free trade” with “fair trade.” 31. Put billionaire hedge fund manager Carl Icahn in charge of trade negotiations with China and Japan. 32. Force Ford to cancel plans to build a plant in Mexico with threats of a 35 per cent tax. 33. Force Nabisco to once again make Oreos in the U.S. 34. Impose new taxes on many imports. 35. Grow the economy by at least six per cent. 36. Reduce the debt by “vigorously eliminating waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government.” 37. Cut the budget by 20 per cent by simply renegotiating. 38. Simplify the U.S. tax code. 39. Stop taxing single individuals earning less than $25,000 or couples earning less than $50,000. 40. Allow corporations a one-time window to transfer money being held overseas. 41. Get rid of most corporate tax loopholes. 42. On the first day in office, get rid of gun-free
zones at military bases and in schools. 43. Use “common sense” to fix the mental health system and prevent mass shootings. 44. Allow concealed-carry permits in all 50 states. 45. Terminate President Barack Obama’s executive orders related to immigration. 46. Deport the almost 11 million immigrants illegally living in the U.S. 47. Continue to allow lowly paid foreign workers on temporary works visas because they are the only ones who want to pick grapes. 48. Say things that are politically incorrect. 49. Get rid of Common Core because it’s “a disaster.” 50. Knock down regulatory walls between states for health insurance. 51. Heavily surveil mosques in the United States. 52. Create a database of Syrian refugees. 53. Prosecute Hillary Clinton
over email scandal. 54. Make medical marijuana widely available to patients. 55. Stop spending money on space exploration until U.S. can fix its potholes. 56. Target and kill relatives of terrorists. 57. Shut down parts of the Internet so terrorists can’t use it to recruit Americans. 58. Bring back waterboarding. 59. “I promise I will never be in a bicycle race.” 60. Negotiate the release of all U.S. prisoners held in Iran before taking office. 61. Drop “traitor” Bowe Bergdahl out of an airplane into desolate Afghanistan without a parachute. 62. Be “the greatest jobs president that God ever created.” 63. Get rid of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. 64. Ensure Americans can still afford to golf. 65. Impose a minimum sentence of five years for crimes involving a gun. 66. Fix the background check system used when purchasing guns. 67. Impose death penalty for anyone found guilty of killing a police officer. 68. More funding for police training. 69. More funding for drug treatment. 70. Triple the number of immigration and customs officers. 71. End birthright citizenship. 72. Bring back the American Dream. 73. Ensure Iowa continues to host the nation’s first presidential nominating contest. 74. Make America great again. 75. Be a cheerleader for the American brand. 76. Start winning again.