It may start as a casual aside, a wee-hours social post or a much-hyped announcement.
Whatever the delivery mechanism, President Donald Trump loves to toss out startling ideas aimed at dropping jaws, commandeering headlines and bolstering his political brand. Never in modern times has a president offered so many off-the-cuff statements with such a potential for wide, even global, impact.
His sometimes implausible notions may become reality, or - through repetition - no longer sound so outlandish. At other times, Trump just moves on, either by fashioning a rhetorical off-ramp or finding a way to declare victory. Some ideas, though, just seem to fade away.
Here's a look at some of Trump's showstopping utterances this term and where they stand.
Being gifted a new Air Force One by Qatar