Vice President Kamala Harris echoed a campaign pledge initially made by former President Donald Trump to remove taxes on tips.
While speaking at a campaign rally in Nevada on Saturday, Harris recognized the presence of Culinary Union Local 226 and promised that, if elected in November, she would strive to “raise the minimum wage” and “eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers.”
“I know Culinary 226 is in the house,” Harris told the crowd. “And, the culinary union, as everyone in Nevada knows, they have helped lead the way in our country for workers’ rights and workers dignity. I have to say, for years I’ve been so proud to work by your side. When I was Attorney General of California, we worked together to crack down on wage theft. When I was a United States senator we fought together for paid family leave and medical leave, and earlier this year right here in Vegas we celebrated your historic contract win. And, it is my promise to everyone here, when I am president, we will continue our fight for working families of America. Including to raise the minimum wage, and eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers.”
Harris’s pledge copies an announcement made by Trump in June during a rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he promised that, if elected, his administration would “eliminate taxes on tips.”
Kamala just announced she is stealing President Trump's "NO TAX ON TIPS" proposal.
But like everything else she says, it's a pure political calculation she'll never actually do — but President Trump WILL. pic.twitter.com/8MiJ8eFreu
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 11, 2024
“Tell your waiters and waitresses, anybody else getting tips, ’cause they’re… a lot of people get tips,” Trump said. “Car attendants and caddies, and a lot of different people get tips. We are not going to tax tips – the tax immediately is coming off.”
Kamala Harris is now stealing President Trump’s ‘No Tax on Tips’ pic.twitter.com/8tv4tVEESZ
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 11, 2024
The former president responded to Harris blatantly copying his policies with a Truth social media post where he suggested that she did so because her polling number is starting to dip.
Kamala Harris has completely reversed her positions on banning fracking, defunding the police, and eliminating private insurance. Today she hijacked the Trump plan of no tax on tips. This woman is a total fraud and complete phony who will say and do anything to get elected. pic.twitter.com/5LDsOfCahZ
— Righteous⚡️Crusader (@Craftmastah) August 11, 2024
“Kamala Harris, whose ‘Honeymoon’ period is ENDING, and is starting to get hammered in the Polls, just copied my NO TAXES ON TIPS Policy,” Trump wrote. “The difference is, she won’t do it, she just wants it for Political Purposes! This was a TRUMP idea – She has no ideas, she can only steal from me. Remember, Kamala has proposed the LARGEST TAX INCREASE IN HISTORY – It won’t happen. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!”