Donald Trump on Sunday proclaimed he would find a way not to tax the tips of service workers if he were elected to another term, but that didn't go over well for a culinary union leader.
"I am the only Candidate who has ever called for delivering relief to our wonderful Service Workers by NOT TAXING THEIR TIPS. It was my idea that Tips should not be taxed, and only I will GET IT DONE - And do it IMMEDIATELY upon my return to the White House," Trump wrote Sunday on Truth Social. "Crooked Joe Biden has taken the totally opposite approach, trying to TAX more and more of their Tips, even hiring 88,000 IRS Agents to collect! In fact, Crooked Joe substantially increased the Reporting Requirements for Workers (2023!), and would go still further if I wasn’t here to watch. Biden could never, and will never, get done what I’ve proposed - Just like he never got Student Loan Forgiveness done."
He then added, "With Biden, it’s ALL TALK, AND NO ACTION. Hopefully Rank and File Union Members, Union Leadership itself, and Workers all over the Country, both Union and Non-Union, will support Donald J. Trump, because I’m NO TALK AND ALL ACTION! TRUMP KEEPS HIS PROMISES, AND STANDS WITH OUR GREAT WORKERS. PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT!"
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That didn't go over well with a culinary union official later that day.
Ted Pappageorge, the Secretary-Treasurer and former president of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226, reportedly issued a statement on the controversial issue.
"For decades, the Culinary Union has fought for tipped workers' rights and against unfair taxation," the official said in the note, according to Jon Ralston, the editor of the Nevada Independent. "Relief is definitely needed for tip earners, but Nevada workers are smart enough to know the difference between real solutions and wild campaign promises from a convicted felon."