Can Trump turn promises into policy?

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrives to give remarks alongside SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son (L) at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort on December 16, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump announced that SoftBank will invest over $100 billion in projects in the United States including 100,000 artificial intelligence related jobs.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrives to give remarks alongside SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son (L) at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort on December 16, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump announced that SoftBank will invest over $100 billion in projects in the United States including 100,000 artificial intelligence related jobs. Photo by Andrew Harnik - Getty Images

Donald Trump becomes the 47th President of the United States in just over a month.

Throughout his campaign, Trump laid out a list. Things he plans to accomplish in a second term — some on day one. They include: closing the border...imposing tariffs... and ending the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Trump also campaigned on bringing down food prices...in fact, he told NBC's Kristen Welker, it's the reason he won.

President-elect Trump has a long to-do list for his first days in office. How much of it can he actually get done? A lot, says senior Trump advisor Jason Miller.

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