‘Here to thank you’: Trump wins in Las Vegas

President Trump is set to wrap up his first week back in the White House with a speech on Saturday in Las Vegas about an economic plan he says is key to his re-election victory. .

But despite the big sign on the platform saying “NO TAX ON TIPS,” any details on how he’ll make good on that promise are an immediate conjecture.

“I have to tell you the truth, I’m here for a different reason,” Mr. Trump told the crowd at a Las Vegas casino. “I’m here to thank you.”

Instead of focusing on his economic plan, Mr. Trump, took a variety of victory laps in front of hundreds of supporters.

He celebrated a series of executive orders that would curb immigration and others that would shut down the government’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs. “We’re removing the wake,” he said of the DEI initiative.

The president also criticized the World Health Organization and spoke about his decision to pardon the rebels on January 6, with the founder of a militia group in attendance. He continued to attack former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. he, a day after facing Democrats during a briefing on California wildfire recovery.

Despite winning the election and approaching the end of his first week in office, it appears that Mr. Trump is still on the campaign trail.

“They made America last, they made you last,” Mr Trump said, adding that he did not know if Mr Biden knew he was “alive” when he was in office. “Something bad happened, and now it’s clear.”

The last day of his first trip to the second term marked the collision of the grand campaign promises with the reality of the government. Mr. Trump told a crowd at the Circa Resort & Casino that he would work with Congress next week on legislation that would “keep my promise” on tax exemptions.

Mr. Trump said the pledge, which has become a major billboard in his campaign, came from a suggestion from a waiter he met at a hotel. After presenting the idea, he recounted, “I said, ‘Thank you very much, you just won the election.’

But he had little say in how the proposal would move through Congress. Republicans have introduced legislation breaking Mr. Trump’s promises in various ways, with uncertainty over the cost of doing so.

Among the details of the debate are the types of taxes that should be allowed to be avoided. Many workers pay income taxes and payroll taxes, which fund Social Security and Medicare, although low-wage workers often pay little or no income tax.

A proposal floated in Congress would eliminate tips from the income tax, but save it for the payroll tax, at an estimated cost of $106 billion dollars in ten years.

Creating a form of tax-free income could encourage many Americans, including high-paid professionals, to change the way they pay, making the tax breaks even more expensive. To solve this, Republicans can impose income limits, prevent wealthy Americans from getting tax breaks, or can allow taxpayers to deduct only certain tips from their income.

Mr. Trump’s audience at the casino on Saturday appeared to be completely satisfied with Mr. Trump’s performance, although it did not include details about the broadcast.

The crowd roared when he announced that Pete Hegseth had been confirmed as Secretary of Defense the night before. They cheered as Mr Trump said he was “very proud to release the J6 hostages” to a crowd that included Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers militia who served 18 years in prison on a sedition conviction for conspiracy until his sentence is commuted. by mr. Trump.

Mr. Trump prompted laughter when he appeared to joke about serving a third term, an idea that sparked a long-running proposal in Congress by a Republican to change the 10th Amendment’s time limit. -22.

“It would be the greatest honor of my life to serve not once but twice or three or four times,” Trump said, as he began to laugh. He added, “No, it will serve twice.”

After his speech, Mr. Trump went downstairs to the casino, where he was greeted by cheers from patrons watching a game of craps.

“Roll the dice,” Mr. Trump said as he ignored screaming questions from reporters about his firing of at least a dozen inspectors general in the federal government. “Not bad,” Mr. Trump said after the bet.