Vice President Kamala Harris pledged to eliminate taxes on tips in the service and hospitality sectors if she wins the presidency, echoing the same proposal former President Donald Trump announced months earlier.
The proposal came a day after the Culinary Workers Union, a major labor group in Nevada, endorsed Harris.
Trump quickly took to social media to claim credit for the proposal, which he put forward in June at his own Las Vegas rally.
"[Harris] has no imagination, whatsoever, as shown by the fact that she played 'COPYCAT' with, NO TAXES ON TIPS!"
Banning taxes on tips would require new legislation and congressional approval, which a Harris campaign official later acknowledged.
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