President Donald Trump made a lot of tariff threats and trade promises this year. Many materialized into a barrage of new import taxes that overturned decades of U.S. economic policy — but others have yet to be fulfilled as 2025 comes to a close. Here's what Trump said when announcing some of his biggest (but still unrealized) tariff threats and promises this year, and where things stand today. External Revenue Service: In his words: Trump in a Jan. 14 social media post: "For far too long, we have relied on taxing our Great People using the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ... We will begin charging those that make ... (full story)