In Las Vegas, Trump touts proposal to end taxes on tipped wages

Saturday, August 24, 2024 11:21 AM
  • Eric Neugeboren, Isabella Aldrete and Gabby Birenbaum, The Nevada Independent

Former President Donald Trump touted his proposal to remove taxes on tipped wages while repeating his typical freewheeling campaign messaging and attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign stop in Las Vegas on Friday.

The event — held at the Il Toro E La Capra restaurant — marked Trump’s fourth appearance in Las Vegas this year and first since Harris ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket last month, upending the presidential race and prompting a surge of Democratic enthusiasm.

Trump had led in Nevada polls all year before the Democrats replaced President Joe Biden with Harris, and his campaign had considered Nevada a foregone conclusion, but polls have since shown a virtual tie.