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Jun 16, 2015 · jun 16, 2015. donald trump, ceo, trump organization, delivers a presidential campaign announcement, new york city. june 16, 2015
After becoming the presumptive nominee in early May, the Trump campaign announced that it would be seeking large donations for the general election, and that Trump would not be self-funding his campaign in the general election.
- US$350,668,435.70 (December 31, 2016)
- Build a wall’ — and make Mexico pay for it. Trump announced his candidacy with the promise "to build a great, great wall on our southern border" and "have Mexico pay for that wall," and has repeated the call with conviction and consistency.
- Temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States. Following the December 2015 shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., Trump called for "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on."
- Bring manufacturing (jobs) back’ Trump has said he will revitalize manufacturing in various iterations (i.e. "I’m going to be the greatest jobs president God ever created") and laid out how in his June 28 speech on the economy.
- Impose tariffs on goods made in China and Mexico. Warren Maruyama, a former general counsel to the U.S. Trade Representative under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, told us President Trump would have the authority under a variety of trade statutes to impose higher tariffs, but added "it would lead to a trade war and cost hundreds and thousands of jobs."
- Border Wall
- ‘Repeal and Replace’ Obamacare
- Taxes
- Muslim Ban
- Creating Jobs
Throughout his 2016 presidential campaign, Trump promised: “We will build a great wall along the southern border – and Mexico will pay for the wall.” And throughout his presidency, Trump has repeatedly claimed his administration has achieved “the most secure border in US history”, noting that the wall is being built at a rate of “[16km] 10 miles a ...
During his 2016 presidential campaign, Trump promised to “immediately repeal and replace Obamacare” if elected as president, stating that a failure to do so would “destroy American healthcare forever”. Although neither Trump nor Vice President Mike Pence offered a concrete replacement for healthcare during the campaign, they did promise to “protect...
Under Trump’s proposed tax reform plans, all Americans would see a tax cut. This included corporate tax cuts as well as providing tax cuts for working Americans. In May 2016, Trump stated: “Everybody is getting a tax cut, especially the middle class.” Trump’s plan also included lowering the corporate tax rate from 35 to 15 percent. The Tax Cuts and...
One of Trump’s most infamous suggestions during the 2016 election was a ban on all Muslims. Following the San Bernardino, California, shootings in December 2015, President Trump called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on”. He later amended his s...
On the campaign trail in 2016, Trump pledged to “create a total of 25 million new jobs” and achieve a growth rate of 3.5 percent over the next 10 years. He boasted he would be the “greatest jobs president that God ever created”. Even before the coronavirus pandemic, Trump did not come close to creating 25 million jobs. Between January 2017 and Febr...
By Aaron Blake. August 19, 2016 at 9:55 a.m. EDT. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump energized voters during his speech where he called for equality for African Americans, gays and...
Jun 16, 2015 · Just over four years after he came closer than ever to launching a campaign before bowing out, Trump made his announcement at the lavish Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York, laying...
Feb 1, 2016 · stated on February 1, 2016 in a campaign rally in Iowa: "I'm self-funding my own campaign." National. Campaign Finance. Donald Trump. By Lauren Carroll February 10, 2016. Is Donald Trump...
