We will have no tax on tips, no tax on overtime and no tax on Social Security benefits for our seniors.
Stated position. What this official has said they believe on this issue — a sourced claim, shown distinctly from any assessment of what they did. It is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
Derived from a tracked promise: “We will have no tax on tips, no tax on overtime and no tax on Social Security benefits for our seniors.”
Sources
- Trump Madison Square Garden Rally Transcript (via SingjuPost)https://singjupost.com/full-transcript-trumps-maga-rally-at-msg-new-york-city/ ↗
“Regarding senior benefits, Trump pledged: 'We will have no tax on tips, no tax on overtime and no tax on social security benefits for our seniors.'”
- Roll Call Factbase — Trump MSG Rally Transcript, October 27, 2024https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-speech-campaign-rally-new-york-madison-square-garden-october-27-2024/ ↗
“'we will have no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and no tax on Social Security benefits for our seniors.'”
- American Presidency Project — 2024 Republican Party Platformhttps://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/2024-republican-party-platform ↗
“FIGHT FOR AND PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE WITH NO CUTS, INCLUDING NO CHANGES TO THE RETIREMENT AGE. President Trump has made absolutely clear that he will not cut one penny from Medicare or Social Security.”
- Rev.com (Trump Rally in Doral, Florida)https://www.rev.com/transcripts/trump-rally-in-florida-on-7-09-24 ↗
“Trump stated he will 'not cut one penny from Social Security or Medicare, and I will not raise the retirement age by one day.' He emphasized keeping this promise for 'four straight years' and pledged to maintain it going forward.”
- 10News (ABC affiliate)https://www.10news.com/politics/truth-be-told/truth-be-told-trump-vows-not-to-cut-social-security-medicare ↗
“'I will not cut one penny from Social Security or Medicare' — Trump said this on July 27 during a rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota.”
- FactCheck.orghttps://www.factcheck.org/2024/03/trumps-comments-about-cutting-entitlements-in-context/ ↗
“Trump said in a video posted to Truth Social on Jan. 20, 2023: 'Under no circumstances should Republicans vote to cut a single penny from Medicare or Social Security to help pay for Joe Biden's reckless spending spree. ... Do not cut the benefits our seniors worked for and paid for their entire lives. Save Social Security. Don't destroy it.'”
- The American Presidency Project — CNN Republican Candidates Debate, Miami, Floridahttps://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/republican-candidates-debate-miami-florida ↗
“I will do everything within my power not to touch Social Security, to leave it the way it is; to make this country rich again; to bring back our jobs; to get rid of deficits; to get rid of waste, fraud and abuse, which is rampant in this country, rampant, totally rampant.”
- P2016.org (Trump announcement speech transcript)https://www.p2016.org/trump/trump061615sp.html ↗
“The government must honor its obligations to our seniors. We must protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, without cuts…there will no longer be any waste, fraud and abuse on my watch.”
- Rev.com — Trump RNC Acceptance Speech Transcript, July 18, 2024https://www.rev.com/transcripts/donald-trump-speaks-at-2024-republican-national-convention ↗
“'I am going to PROTECT Social Security and Medicare—Democrats are going to DESTROY Social Security and Medicare.' Trump framed his position as protective of these entitlements.”
- NBC Boston — Trump RNC Speech Transcripthttps://www.nbcboston.com/news/national-international/read-donald-trumps-full-rnc-speech-accepting-gop-nomination/3432055/ ↗
“'I am going to PROTECT Social Security and Medicare.'”
- KFF Health Newshttps://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/trump-harris-medicare-drug-price-negotiation-fact-check/ ↗
“The problem is, we don't negotiate. We're the largest drug buyer in the world. We don't negotiate. If we negotiated the price of drugs, Joe, we'd save $300 billion a year.”
“save $300 billion a year by getting discounts as the biggest buyer of prescription drugs. 'We don't do it. Why? Because of the drug companies.'”
- The American Presidency Project — Republican Candidates Debate, Greenville, South Carolinahttps://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/republican-candidates-debate-greenville-south-carolina ↗
“I'm going to save Social Security. I'm going to bring jobs back from China...We're not going to hurt the people who have been paying into Social Security their whole life and then all of a sudden they're supposed to get less.”
“People who are listed as over 100 years old in the Social Security system are "not necessarily receiving benefits," the new head of the agency said”
- Congressional Research Service (Congress.gov)https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF13045 ↗
“the projected combined trust fund asset depletion date is 2034 (versus 2035 in last year's report), after which the percentage of benefits payable would be 81%”
“It's my absolute intention to leave Social Security the way it is. Not increase the age and to leave it as is.”
- AARP — 2016 Election and Social Securityhttps://www.aarp.org/politics-society/government-elections/info-2016/election-2016-and-social-security.html ↗
“The key to preserving Social Security and other programs that benefit AARP members is to have an economy that is robust and growing. If we are able to grow the economy, increase the tax base, bring capital and jobs back to the United States and encourage foreign direct investment, we will shore up our entitlement programs for the time being.”
- Committee for a Responsible Federal Budgethttps://www.crfb.org/blogs/analysis-donald-trumps-health-care-plan ↗
“Trump proposes to transform Medicaid into a block grant to the states.”
- Physicians for a National Health Program (citing Trump campaign plan)https://pnhp.org/news/donald-trump-releases-his-health-reform-proposals/ ↗
“Block-grant Medicaid to the states.”
“Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 217 - 213 (Roll no. 256).”
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serviceshttps://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-approves-innovative-tennessee-aggregate-cap-demonstration-prioritize-accountability-value-and ↗
“The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today approved an innovative demonstration offering unprecedented flexibility to Tennessee's Medicaid program with a new "aggregate cap" approach to Medicaid financing”