Trump called the bill the “Great Big Beautiful Tax Cut Bill” because it involves a lot of money, he said while holding bags of food and standing next to a delivery person wearing a “DoorDash Grandma” T-shirt.
Reporters were called in to watch the delivery of Trump’s McDonald’s order so he could create a public relations event for his bad “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”
The bill includes a part that lets some workers subtract part of their tipped income from taxes. It’s a small part of a bill that mostly aims to cut taxes for the wealthy and reduce support for programs like Medicaid by $1 trillion.
“And that’s also for overtime and Social Security, as you know,” Trump added.
“Yes,” the woman replied.
“And it’s pretty amazing,” Trump said.
“Yes, it is,” she agreed.
“Well, you’re really nice,” Trump said.
“Would you like to do a little news conference with me and these people? These are not the nicest people. They’re not nice like you. You know that, right?”
“I’ll do whatever you ask me to do, sir,” said the woman.
“So the no tax on tips is something special, right?”
Trump continued.
“It’s very special,” she said.
“And that’s one that really pertains to you more than anything else,” said Trump.
“Yes, sir,” she said.
“That’s fantastic.
It’s such an honor to meet you. And I think you voted for me, do you think?” asked Trump, putting her on the spot.
“Uh.
Maybe,” said the woman.
“I heard you’re a great supporter.
We appreciate it. Thank you,” said Trump.
Trump then started an unplanned press conference, which quickly got out of control as he began talking about one of his favorite subjects.
“They want to have men playing in women’s sports.
Do you think that men should play in women’s sports?” Trump asked, suddenly turning to the DoorDash worker.
“I really don’t have an opinion on that,” the woman said bluntly.
“I’ll bet you do.
I’ll bet you do,” said Trump, awkwardly swaying his hips from side to side, suddenly uncomfortable.
“No.
No. I’m here about the tax on tips,” said the woman.
“Yeah?
Okay,” said a defeated Trump.
The woman’s refusal to insult trans people just because the president asked her to on camera should be praised.
No matter what her political views are, it took courage.
More broadly, this moment shows the true nature of the MAGA movement.
While regular Americans are struggling with their money and trying to make ends meet, Trump is trying to distract them with harmful culture war topics. Clearly, it’s no longer working.
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