On Wednesday, one day after a pit stop in LA for an RNC fundraising dinner, President Trump continued his Western midterms trip in the Silver State, speaking at a rally in Las Vegas for Nevada Republicans on the wins the administration and the GOP have made for the citizens there. But the president had thoughts on the primaries that happened Tuesday night, also.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President and CEO Dana White, in his introduction of Trump, talked about his personal connection to the No Tax on Tips promise fulfilled by the signing of the One Big Beautiful Bill, since his first job growing up in Vegas heavily depended on tips.
.@danawhite introduces @POTUS in Las Vegas: "I've spent my whole life around hardworking people, and when I leave someone a tip, I want that money going to them—not the government. That's exactly what No Tax on Tips is all about." 👏 pic.twitter.com/6Jymyyx99r
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 5, 2026
Pres. Trump shared the numbers on how his administration has already brought back many Nevadans into the workforce — and as a consequence, weaned them off government assistance like SNAP and food stamps:
.@POTUS: "Here in Nevada, we've created over 40,000 new jobs, and lifted nearly 100,000 Nevadans off of food stamps... Last month, inflation dropped at the fastest rate it's dropped in many years, and... more Americans are working in the United States right now that at any point… pic.twitter.com/8AYMXvIBBz
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 5, 2026
Then he circled back to No Tax on Tips from the OBBB:
.@POTUS in Nevada: "With the help of our Republican Majorities in Congress, last year I signed the Great Big Beautiful Bill, giving you the largest tax cuts in American history. You got No Tax on Tips—so if you're a waiter, waitress, bartender, bellhop, a caddy, a valet, a hotel… pic.twitter.com/0L3336ANwf
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 5, 2026
As mentioned earlier, Trump railed against the takeover of the Democrat Party by fringe groups like the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which scored a stunning coup in the primary results, including that by-a-nose win of nominee for U.S. Senate for Michigan, DSA-endorsed candidate, Abdul El-Sayed.
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The president reminded the crowd that the Communists have only one aim:
.@POTUS: While our allies in Congress are working every day to defend the American Dream for you and your children, the Radical Left maniacs are trying to destroy it with the disaster known as Communism. The polls were wrong again last night when they thought it would be a… pic.twitter.com/VcFHo8eVT3
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 5, 2026
@POTUS: While our allies in Congress are working every day to defend the American Dream for you and your children, the Radical Left maniacs are trying to destroy it with the disaster known as Communism. The polls were wrong again last night when they thought it would be a landslide victory for a hater of Jews and Israel, Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan. The Communists want to take their ruinous and deadly ideology of misery and squalor to every state in America—but we're not going to let them.
Then he listed just some of the Dems' radical leftist policy prescriptions and beliefs:
.@POTUS: "Just listen to the official platform of the deranged Communists... whose agenda is now being championed by the Dumocrat members of the United States Congress. They have officially endorsed: defunding the police, defunding the United States military, abolishing and… pic.twitter.com/jEWwAACdYH
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 5, 2026
In the end, he said, their ideas lead to "squalor" and "death" - and he called out El-Sayed by name
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.@POTUS: "When I watch 'Abdul' — he's full of shit." pic.twitter.com/Rfa1PIFFbI
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 5, 2026
As he has in recent months, Pres. Trump said that Communism is our greatest enemy as a nation, and we must finish the job of defeating it:
"Communism is the greatest threat to our Country in its history," says @POTUS in Las Vegas.
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 5, 2026
"Together, we will defeat Communism, Socialism, and Marxism in America once and for all." https://t.co/VhI70ftUde pic.twitter.com/b1hSPY9lq8
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He put a lie to the Democrat Party's claims that they represent working people; their words and actions just don't add up, he said:
.@POTUS: "The Dumocrat Communists in Congress claim to stand for working people—but every single one voted against our tax cuts, they voted against securing the border... They voted against No Tax on Tips. They voted against No Tax on Overtime. They voted against No Tax on Social… pic.twitter.com/1nqBpPm2Pu
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 5, 2026
Then he invited a Clark County (NV) Teamsters member on stage to speak about how the provision to not tax overtime is a boon for him:
Foreman with Teamsters Local 631 in Clark County, Nevada showers praise on @POTUS' historic 'No Tax on Overtime' provision of the Working Families Tax Cuts:
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 5, 2026
"Thank you for allowing us to keep this money that we work so hard for." pic.twitter.com/Tu8uHzwOk9
Next, Trump asked Governor Joe Lombardo (R-NV) to speak. The governor highlighted how crucial No Tax on Tips and other tax cuts put in place by Republican majorities in Congress and the White House are for his state. It is heavily dependent on the hospitality industry, which leans into tipping culture and overtime hours:
Governor @JoeLombardoNV: "No Tax on Tips benefits more people in the state of Nevada than anywhere else in the United States. So when people talk to me about Donald Trump, I'm proud to say he LOVES Nevada." pic.twitter.com/Tv1FuaFA25
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 5, 2026
He then moved on to immigration, citing the catastrophic invasion of the Spanish enclaves in Northern Africa as a prime example of why we cannot let the Left regain power in Congress and, in 2028, the Oval Office:
.@POTUS: "Every single day, we're liberating our communities from the scourge of migrant crime. You saw what happened last week in Spain—where 60,000 migrants stampeded against the border, invaded and occupied the town, attacked innocent citizens, and rioted in the streets—and… pic.twitter.com/surzyaAfTX
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 5, 2026
.@POTUS: "Every single day, we're liberating our communities from the scourge of migrant crime. You saw what happened last week in Spain—where 60,000 migrants stampeded against the border, invaded and occupied the town, attacked innocent citizens, and rioted in the streets—and that’s what Communists want for America... the people of Nevada aren't going to let it happen... Right here in Las Vegas, ICE recently arrested an illegal migrant who brutally stabbed and tried to murder his two roommates. In Lion County, ICE arrested an illegal alien convicted of two counts of sexually assaulting a child... That's why under the Trump administration, we will always stand with ICE and Border Patrol."
Trump ended with, what else, the Trump Dance:
THANK YOU, LAS VEGAS! pic.twitter.com/FnsIJosZQu
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 5, 2026
You can watch his full remarks below:
President Trump Delivers Remarks, Aug. 5, 2026 https://t.co/J71xQevwam
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 5, 2026
Editor’s Note: The 2026 Midterms will determine the fate of President Trump’s America First agenda. Republicans must maintain control of both chambers of Congress.
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