The Promises of President-Elect Donald Trump, in His Own Words

What he plans to tackle come Jan. 20, 2017.

Trump greets the crowd after speaking at his victory party.
Photographer: M. Scott Brauer for Bloomberg Businessweek

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By Josh Eidelson and Dimitra Kessenides

November 10, 2016 at 10:00 AM UTC

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This article is part of the November 14, 2016 issue of businessweek.

“We are going to fix our inner cities and rebuild our highways, bridges, tunnels, airports, schools, hospitals. We’re going to rebuild our infrastructure, which will become, by the way, second to none. And we will put millions of our people to work as we rebuild it.” —Nov. 8, 2016

“I will also cancel all wasteful climate change spending from Obama-Clinton, including all global warming payments to the United Nations.” —Oct. 26, 2016