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The president reiterated a pledge to end taxes on tips, but the message was an afterthought as the president celebrated his blitz of orders in his first week in office.
- Jan. 25, 2025, 9:31 p.m. ET
President Trump was supposed to cap his first week since returning to the White House with a speech on Saturday in Las Vegas about an economic plan that he suggested was crucial to his election win.
But despite the massive sign by the stage stating “NO TAX ON TIPS,” any details on how he would make that promise a reality were afterthoughts.
“I have to be honest with you, I’m really here for a different reason,” Mr. Trump told the crowd in a Las Vegas casino. “I’m here to say thank you.”
Rather than focus on his economic plan, Mr. Trump took a victory lap of sorts in front of hundreds of supporters.
He celebrated a series of executive orders that would curtail immigration and others shutting down diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the government. “We got rid of the woke crap,” he said of the D.E.I. moves.
The president also criticized the World Health Organization and talked about his decision to pardon those who rioted on Jan. 6, with a founder of a militia group in attendance. He continued to attack former President Joseph R. Biden Jr., one day after sparring with Democrats during a briefing on recovering from the wildfires in California.
