By WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump loves offering outlandish ideas and then repeating them until they start to become mainstream — even if they don’t always come to fruition.

Some notions that once felt far-fetched are now the norm, like insisting his government has a Department of War , imposing global tariffs at rates unseen since the Gilded Age and pardoning members of the mob that overran the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

But other musings force him to find ways to save face without keeping his word. And many disappear as simply unworkable.

A look at the latest round of Trump’s especially jaw-dropping recent statements and where they stand:

50-year mortgages

WHERE IT STANDS: Still talking about it.

BACKSTORY: Trump posted on

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