Donald Trump and his administration work so tirelessly that it’s hard to keep up with every new lie they advertise. By now, Trump’s promises have their own cinematic universe. We had a dramatic trailer, a big soundtrack, but zero plot resolution.
A presidency must be measured not by rallies or slogans, but by what changes for ordinary people. By that standard, Trump’s scorecard is unforgiving. The pledges that won him votes have withered with astonishing speed as he wraps up the first year of his second term. But the tragedy isn’t that the promises were broken. It’s that millions believed them, and continue to do so.
