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Trump's 40 Biggest Broken Promises

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31. He promised to enact term limits for all members of Congress.

He has not even tried to enact term limits.

32. He promised that China would pay for tariffs on imported goods.

His trade war has cost 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 promised to "push colleges to cut the skyrocketing cost of tuition."

Instead, he's made it easier for for-profit colleges to defraud students, and tuition is still rising.

34. He promised to protect American steel jobs.

The steel industry continues to lose jobs.

35. He promised tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations would spur economic growth and pay for themselves.

His tax cuts will add $2 trillion to the federal deficit.

36. After pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord, he said he'd negotiate a better deal on the environment.

He hasn't attempted to negotiate any deal.

37. He promised that the many women who accused him of sexual misconduct "will be sued after the election is over."

He hasn't sued them, presumably because he doesn't want the truth to come out.

38. He promised to bring back all troops from Afghanistan.

He now says: "We'll always have somebody there."

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