Vote Me For Poverty

Not every promise a politician makes will be kept after the election. Some may be fulfilled. Others are nothing but BS. Here's an example.

"Foreign Countries Will Pay the Tariffs" - October 15, 2024. Donald J. Trump. CNN and Associated Press (AP).
After the election - His administration imposed broad tariffs, including a baseline tariff on imports announced on April 2, 2025. Trump continued to claim that foreign countries were paying the United States billions of dollars. However, importers in the United States are legally responsible for paying U.S. customs duties, and some of those costs can be passed on to American consumers through higher prices.

"Starting on day one, we will end inflation and make America affordable again, to bring down the prices of all goods." - August 9, 2024. Donald J. Trump, Roll Call and NBC Montana.
After the election - His administration introduced tariffs that economists warned could raise the prices of imported products and goods made with imported materials. In April 2025, Reuters reported that the tariff announcements had unsettled financial markets and increased concerns about inflation and recession.

"I will always protect Medicare and Social Security." - January 9, 2024. Donald J. Trump. Trump Truth Social.
On April 1, 2026, Trump said that the federal government could not take care of daycare, Medicaid, and Medicare, referring to the need to focus on military protection. Trump said; "It's not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these individual things." He also stated; "We have to take care of one thing: military protection."