Fact check: Perry Johnson’s $4,747 plan overstates Michigan tax cut savings

Johnson's proposal, in particular, has sparked several reader inquiries as part of Bridge Listens, our non-scientific survey of election year issues. 

Among them: Johnson says he will eliminate income tax, my question is, what revenues will be used to fund the state's operations? — Arlon from Sault Ste. Marie 

Can cutting 2 cents from every state dollar spent actually replace state income tax? — Bean from Brimley…

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/politics-government/2026-04-02/fact-check-perry-johnsons-4-747-plan-overstates-michigan-tax-cut-savings

 

Sorry, but You Had to Be an Idiot to Believe Trump Could Lower Prices

The president’s disastrous affordability rally merely reraises the question: How could anyone have fallen for his campaign promises in the first place?

https://newrepublic.com/post/204349/trump-2024-promise-lower-prices-inflation-voters-fooled

 

Fox News is VERY upset with politicians who make unrealistic promises #d...

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/M2eqimImQ6k

Trump Promised to ‘Drill, Baby, Drill.’ The New Rigs Are Nowhere to Be Found | WIRED

Roughly one in three survey respondents chalked up the expectations for fewer wells to higher tariffs on steel imports. And three in four said tariffs raised the cost of drilling and completing new wells...

https://www.wired.com/story/trump-promised-to-drill-baby-drill-the-new-rigs-are-nowhere-to-be-found/ 

 

Elon Musk already backing off one of his key pre-election promises

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that his budget-cutting effort on behalf of President-elect Donald Trump would most likely not find $2 trillion in savings, backtracking on a goal he set earlier as co-head of a new advisory body, the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE."

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/elon-musk-already-backing-one-key-pre-election-promises-rcna186958

 

VP vows at Michigan rally to ‘do everything in my power to end the war in Gaza’

"It is devastating, and as president, I will do everything in my power to end the war in Gaza, to bring home the hostages, end the suffering in Gaza, ensure Israel is secure and ensure the Palestinian people can realize their right to dignity, freedom, security and self-determination."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/03/kamala-harris-michigan-arab-muslim-americans

Why Big Money Supports Trump | Robert Reich

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LEnI9THvLA

DeSantis pledges $2 gas if elected — though presidents only have limited say | The Hill

"As President, I will be laser-focused on reducing gas prices and energy costs," DeSantis said in a written statement. "We will unleash American energy dominance as a way to stop inflation and achieve $2 gas in 2025." 

The average price of gasoline in the U.S. is currently about $3.88 cents per gallon. Prices rose in recent weeks amid supply cuts from Saudi Arabia and Russia...

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4213811-desantis-pledges-2-gas-if-elected-though-presidents-only-have-limited-say/

Where Biden stands on key promises in his first 50 days | PBS NewsHour

Fifty days in, Biden has made major strides on a number of key campaign pledges for his earliest days in office, while others are still awaiting action. Where he stands on some of his major promises...

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/where-biden-stands-on-key-promises-in-his-first-50-days

‘Promises made, workers betrayed’: Trump gave $425 billion in federal contracts to corporations that offshored 200,000 jobs – Raw Story

Despite the 2016 campaign promise that he made to voters in pivotal industrial swing states throughout the Midwest that he would end the profit-driven relocation of manufacturing jobs to lower-wage countries, President Donald Trump has awarded more than $425 billion in federal contracts to corporations responsible for offshoring 200,000 jobs held by U.S. workers, according to a new report published Monday by progressive think tank and advocacy group Public Citizen....
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/10/promises-made-workers-betrayed-trump-gave-425-billion-in-federal-contracts-to-corporations-that-offshored-200000-jobs/

What I Learned From a List of Trump Accomplishments | InvestingLab.com

Don’t ask me why, but I’ve spent the past week fact-checking a list of Donald Trump’s accomplishments, as compiled by one of his loyal supporters. OK, if you must know: A friend asked me to because she didn’t believe this list could be true, and she was upset that someone she respected had posted it. She wanted me to help her write a rebuttal. ....
https://investinglab.com/what-i-learned-from-a-list-of-trump-accomplishments/

Opinion | ‘I Keep My Promises,’ Trump Said. Let’s Check. - The New York Times

Here’s a report card on whether the president met his 2016 campaign pledges.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/05/opinion/sunday/trump-promises-check.html

Trump campaign releases second-term agenda - Axios

The Trump campaign on Sunday released a 49-point wishlist for President Trump's second term on the eve of the Republican National Convention.
https://www.axios.com/trump-campaign-second-term-agenda-46297a5a-50c3-42a5-bd7f-b91e7a84fe1c.html

Chris Hayes Turns Donald Trump’s Own Campaign Claims Against Him In Withering Monologue | HuffPost

“There is no plan from the president, who warned against American carnage, with the carnage and chaos we are living through now.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chris-hayes-donald-trump-american-carnage_n_5ed0ad06c5b6aeca900f14bb

Trump caught breaking another campaign promise with his new budget – Raw Story

Typically, a president presents his budget and legislative proposals at the State of the Union Address. Trump instead turned it into a political rally. His campaign slogan is “Promises Made, Promises Kept,” but his ten-year budget plan does nothing to meet the promises he made about the deficit for the next decade. The proposal will run about $4.8 trillion, The Washington Post reported Sunday evening. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/02/trump-caught-breaking-another-campaign-promise-with-his-new-budget/

Mike Bloomberg: Fixing Inequality Is My Priority - NYTimes

Right now, the rewards of the economy are far too concentrated at the top. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/opinion/mike-bloomberg-tax-2020.html

New Reports Show That Trump’s Economic Promises Were Empty | The New Yorker

With the impeachment trial, the coronavirus, and the Iowa caucuses in the news, dry economic statistics aren’t getting much attention right now. But two new reports—the latest gross-domestic-product figures from the Commerce Department and a new set of budget projections from the Congressional Budget Office—shouldn’t be allowed to pass without comment. Indeed, the issues they raise should be central to the 2020 election. ....
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/new-reports-show-that-trumps-economic-promises-were-empty

Donald Trump has sold out America by putting his own interests ahead of the country’s in these 6 ways – Raw Story

One of Donald Trump’s main campaign promises was to put “America First” and defend American interests above all else. It was a theme that riled up his base at rallies across the country, but this has turned out to be yet another big lie. At every turn, he has sold out America for his own personal interest. Instead of putting America first, here are 6 ways Donald Trump has put himself first: https://www.rawstory.com/2019/10/donald-trump-has-sold-out-america-by-putting-his-own-interests-ahead-of-the-countrys-in-these-6-ways/

Paul Krugman: Trump’s ‘utter failure’ to bring back manufacturing jobs ‘should really scare him’ – Raw Story

One of President Donald Trump’s biggest promises to voters in 2016 was bringing back well paying manufacturing jobs to the United States. However, as Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman documents, Trump has not fulfilled this promise in any way, shape, or form.....
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/10/paul-krugman-trumps-utter-failure-to-bring-back-manufacturing-jobs-should-really-scare-him/

America's newest comedy troupe: House GOP - The Hill

At their Baltimore retreat last weekend, House Republicans stepped up to provide Borowitz- and Onion-worthy laughs.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/462092-americas-newest-comedy-troupe-house-gop