Donald Trump promised during a Q&A session last year that he would not act like a dictator if he wins the presidential election. With one exception – the first day.
The statement was spiced with a promise to close borders and drill for more oil.
I want to close the border and I want to drill, drill, drill, said Trump.
Here are some of his most common campaign promises.
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Migration:
Donald Trump has promised to immediately initiate the "largest deportation in US history", and deport millions of undocumented migrants.
Trump has also promised to reintroduce the disputed entry ban from mainly certain Muslim countries.
At the same time, Donald Trump has promised to issue work and residence permits to foreign citizens who take a college degree.
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Economy:
Donald Trump has, among other things, promised an end to inflation (the latest inflation figure, from October, is already 2.1 percent, in line with the inflation target) and to implement "historic" tax cuts. For example, abolished tax on tips and overtime pay, as well as reduced corporate taxes.
He has also promised tougher tariffs on foreign goods, not least against China, but also against Mexico if the country does not ensure that it closes its border with the US.
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Climate:
Donald Trump has promised to tear up Joe Biden's big climate package and also wants to abolish tax breaks and other initiatives that have benefited the electric vehicle sector.
Trump has promised to withdraw the US from the global Paris Agreement, spoken out against offshore wind power projects, and promised to increase production of fossil fuels with the campaign slogan "drill, baby, drill".
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Foreign Policy:
Donald Trump has promised to put American interests first in foreign policy. He has been strongly critical of support to Ukraine and promised to end the war "within 24 hours" by negotiating a settlement.
He has also promised to end the war in Gaza and talked about building an "iron dome" over the US, i.e. an advanced air defense system similar to the one Israel has.
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Court Cases:
Donald Trump has opened up to the possibility that he will pardon some of those convicted after the storming of the Congress building on January 6, 2021.
At the same time, Trump has promised that he will "in two seconds" fire the federal special prosecutor Jack Smith, who is leading the charges against him related to the storming.
