Trump's "Day One" Promises

Civics 101

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🗓️ 12 November 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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President Elect Donald Trump has said he won't be a dictator "except for day one." We take a look at all of the "day one" promises he's made over the course of his campaign and explain how he might get them done. Or not. For a sense of how many times Donald Trump made these promises, check out the Washington Post's data here. Click HERE to buy tickets for NHPR's Holiday Raffle! NHPR’s Holiday Raffle is open to any United States resident 18 years or older in any state where the Raffle is not prohibited by state, local or other laws. (States where raffles are not permitted: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Hawaii, North Carolina, and Utah.) (edited) CLICK HERE: Visit our website to see all of our episodes, donate to the podcast, sign up for our newsletter, get free educational materials, and more! To see Civics 101 in book form, check out A User's Guide to Democracy: How America Works by Hannah McCarthy and Nick Capodice, featuring illustrations by Tom Toro. Check out our other weekly NHPR podcast, Outside/In - we think you'll love it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.2	You would never abuse power as retribution against anybody.
0:50.3	Except for day one.
0:52.2	Except for one.
0:52.8	He's going to praise.
0:53.6	Except for day one. Meaning? I want He's going crazy. Except for day one.
0:54.5	Meaning?
0:55.4	I want to close the border and I want to drill.
0:58.2	That's not a drill.
0:59.2	That's not, that's not, that's not retribution.
1:02.2	I got it.
1:03.2	I'm going to be, you know, he keeps, we love this guy.
1:07.4	He says, you're not going to be a dictator, are you?
1:09.4	I said, no, no, no, other than day one, we're closing the border and we're drilling, drilling, drilling. After
1:15.2	that, I'm not a dictator. I'm Hannah. I'm Nick. And this is Civics 101.
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