What gets on the list
Something Trump said himself, with a specific timeframe and an outcome you can check: a law, a deal, a decision, an event or a number. Every quote is word for word and linked to its source.
What we leave out
- Vague timing: "soon," "very soon," "shortly," "we'll see."
- Hedged guesses ("we hope," "I'm very confident") and forecasts that just repeat what experts said.
- Routine scheduling he fully controls: when he'll announce a decision, name a nominee, hold a meeting or give a speech. Included only if it ran extremely late.
- Generic campaign lines any candidate could say, like "we're going to win this election."
- Threats he called off after the other side gave ground.
- Outcomes too muddy to call either way.
How the deadline is set
- "Two weeks" means 14 days from the day he said it.
- A range like "three or four weeks" gets the longer end.
- "By the end of the year" means Dec. 31. "On day one" means his first day in office.
- "Immediately" or "right after" an event means within 7 days of it.
- Deadlines run until 11:59 p.m. Eastern.
- Every deadline has a 7-day grace period. If it happens within 7 days after the deadline, it still counts as on time, marked with an asterisk.
What the labels mean
- Pending The deadline hasn't arrived yet. Rarely, the deadline has passed but the figures needed to score it aren't published yet; the card says so and is scored once they are.
- Missed The deadline passed and it hasn't happened. The counter shows how long it's been. If it can no longer happen, the card says the window has closed.
- Late It happened, but more than 7 days after the deadline.
- On time It happened by the deadline, or within the 7-day grace period (marked with an asterisk).
- Open ended A big promise he made without a specific date. The card shows how long it's been since he said it. Not counted against his accuracy rate.
Keeping score
The accuracy rate is meant to measure the president's promises and predictions, not his calendar. An on-time result counts only if it's a real action or event of national significance: a law, an order, a tariff, a military strike. Routine scheduling that happened on time is left out, since counting it would inflate the rate artificially.
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