No action evident on creating infrastructure fund

Donald Trump's promise to invest $550 billion in American infrastructure had yet to take shape more than three years into his presidency.

It would cost a lot to fix the nation's roads, bridges and dams. At one point there was a tentative agreement with Democratic leaders in Congress for a $2 trillion infrastructure plan. 

But that deal fell apart in May 2019 amid Trump's clashes with Democratic leaders over what he called their "phony investigations" of him.

Asked about the $550 billion promise, a Trump campaign spokesman in January pointed us to an order Trump issued in 2017 that produced proposed rule changes in January 2020. The administration says the changes will reduce the time needed to obtain permits for infrastructure projects. 

But those steps don't address the $550 billion pledge.

In June, news reports said the Trump administration is preparing a nearly $1 trillion infrastructure plan. But no details have emerged.

The campaign did not reply to our July requests for information.

As Trump enters the final months of his term, we've seen no action on this promise, so we rate it Promise Broken.