President Donald Trump excited a crowd when he appeared at a casino in Las Vegas on Saturday after holding a rally in the city where he reminded supporters of his pledge to eliminate taxes on tips.
Footage of Trump entering the casino spread quickly across social media sites, with one clip showing the president standing at what appeared to be a craps table, where he seemed to compliment a male player after he threw his dice
“Prior to the surprise visit, Trump had addressed thousands of supporters at the Circa Resort & Casino in Sin City on Saturday afternoon. Photos and video show Trump strolling around the casino floor after the speech, while surrounded by security,” Fox News reported.
Reporters shouted questions at Trump — who has owned casinos himself — but a craps player scolded the press pool, telling them, “I’m rolling here.” Trump told the gambler that he was “doing a good job” before leaving.
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Trump took a moment to thank staff members holding water trays shortly after delivering a speech centered on his “no tax on tips” campaign promise, aimed at reducing federal taxes for hospitality workers.
“Any worker who relies on tips [as] income, your tips will be 100% yours,” Trump said to a cheering audience during the speech.
“Nationwide, over four million workers depend on tip income, including an estimated 700,000 single moms…here in Nevada…think of it, a quarter of the typical restaurant workers’ pay comes from tips. I didn’t know that,” he added.
During his speech, Trump directly addressed Nevada Republican Governor Joe Lombardo, candidly asking him how significant the issue had been during the November election.
“You think that had an impact on the election?” Trump asked. “What, a half a point? It’s pretty big….nationwide over four million workers depend on tip income, including an estimated 700,000 single moms.”
“And here in Nevada…think of it, a quarter of the typical restaurant workers’ pay comes from tips. I didn’t know that,” Trump continued.
The president then addressed impacted workers as “some of the very citizens who were hit hard and very hard by the ravages of the Biden economy, which was inflation.”
“When I think of Biden, I think of incompetence and inflation,” Trump said of former President Joe Biden, who left office on Monday.
Earlier this week, Trump announced plans to visit Nevada to “thank” voters for their support in the November election, noting the significance of winning in a state that has historically leaned blue.
“I’m going to Nevada, and I’m really going to thank Nevada for the vote because we won Nevada,” Trump said at the White House earlier this week. “That’s normally a Democratic vote and I just want to go there to thank Nevada for the vote.”
During Saturday’s speech, Trump highlighted some promises his administration has already fulfilled, such as withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO) and eliminating certain federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices.
“We got rid of the woke crap,” Trump said to a cheering audience. “A lot of crap…you know, these people were petrified of it. I’ll tell you, these companies, they run these big companies, they were petrified of it.”
Trump also mentioned his order freezing hiring at the Internal Revenue Service as one of his first official acts.
“They hired, or tried to hire, 88,000 new workers to go after you,” Trump told the audience. “And we’re in the process of developing a plan to either terminate all of them or maybe we’ll move them to the border.”
