“I will make the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent.”
Sources (click to view full provenance)
Propose an edit to this promise's details
Suggest a sourced correction to the promise text, topic, scope, significance, or dates. Changing the promise text requires a source. Your suggestion is reviewed before it changes the record.
Sign in and complete the Contributor Agreement to propose an edit.
Assessments
evidence-backed verdictsThese are sourced verdicts from fact-checkers or community evidence reviews — not opinions.
Independently re-verified both cited sources via WebFetch; both are real, live, and directly support the outcome. As Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson led passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1, 119th Congress), which permanently extends the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act individual income tax rates and brackets that were set to expire at the end of 2025. The House passed it (initial passage May 22, 2025, 215-214-1; final Senate-amended version July 3, 2025, 218-214) and President Trump signed it into law July 4, 2025. Johnson not only drove the effort (framing it as Trump's 'one big, beautiful bill' and negotiating the SALT-deduction deal to secure moderate Republican votes) but the promise was actually enacted, so the core commitment to make the expiring 2017 cuts permanent was fully fulfilled. This is a straightforward, verifiable legislative outcome that would earn FULL under the same standard for any party. FULL (rather than CHAMPIONED) is correct because the promise was not merely led but signed into law.
Your opinion on this assessment(clearly labeled opinion)
Sign in to vote.
Discussion
community opinionsComments are user opinions — not verdicts. They do not affect the official assessment.
Sign in to join the discussion.
Propose a correction
community accountabilitySee an error in the promise text, status, significance, or missing source? Submit a sourced correction — a reviewer will evaluate and apply it if accurate. Your submission must cite evidence; unsourced changes are not accepted.
Sign in or create an account to propose a correction.
Debate
sourced community argumentsThese are sourced community arguments — not StumpWatch assessments. Each cites a source and is community-contributed; it does not change the official status or rating above.
No arguments yet
Be the first to weigh in. Every argument cites a source and is reviewed before it publishes. Create an account to add one and help keep this promise honest.
Add a sourced argument
Cite a source for your point. Submissions are held for reviewer approval before they appear.
Sign in or create an account to add an argument.