Summary
Donald Trump has begun tempering his campaign promises, admitting challenges in delivering on pledges to lower grocery prices, resolve the Ukraine war, and implement tariffs without raising consumer costs.
In interviews, Trump acknowledged the complexity of reversing price hikes and ending international conflicts, sparking criticism from Democrats who accuse him of preemptively breaking promises.
Trump allies argue he’s transitioning from campaign rhetoric to governing realities.
His past struggles to fulfill 2016 pledges, such as repealing Obamacare or building a Mexico-funded border wall, underscore the difficulty of enacting sweeping promises.
He can’t follow through? I am shocked. Shocked! If only we had some historical precedent for this like him promising to build a wall on a previous presidential term and then halfassing a fence.
Didn’t his fence blow over?