One big problem Trump has in making tip tax promise a reality

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In an appeal to voters in Nevada, former President Donald Trump promised rallygoers he wouldn’t “charge taxes on tips” for those who rely on them to make money.

However, Trump, as president, wouldn’t have the power to influence taxation on tipped income. Congress would have to change the laws regarding it, and the former president’s campaign told the Washington Examiner that he would ask it to do so.

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