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Trump Talks with Supporters and Employees at a Local Business in Rome, Georgia, Feb. 19, 2026

February 19, 2026 · The White House · 0:04:16

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What happened

President Donald Trump talked with supporters and employees at a local business in Rome, Georgia on February 19, 2026, in a second White House upload from the day’s business stops. The tax pitch was made person-to-person: of one employee, he told the room, “she’s worked here for almost 50 years. And she paid tax for all those years in those tips, right? But not anymore” — his “no tax on tips, no tax on overtime” policy, as he stated it to her.

The stop’s most replayed moment came when a supporter asked him to replace the signature on a presidential lifetime achievement award that carried his predecessor’s name. The President crossed out the existing signature — “that’s an auto pen,” he said — signed it himself, and handed it back: “Now you have a real lifetime achievement award.” He closed by rating the traveling press “very fair” and shaking hands on his way out.

Why it matters

Where the Coosa Steel speech made the affordability case in national figures, this stop made it across a counter — no tax on tips explained to a near-50-year employee of the business itself. It is recorded on the Economy, Tariffs & Trade hub.

Scoreboard watch

The President’s no-tax-on-tips and no-tax-on-overtime restatement is recorded here as context for the weekly scoreboard’s tax items. The scoreboard entry itself remains review-gated.

Sources: The White House, “President Trump Talks with Supporters and Employees at a Local Business,” The White House, February 19, 2026 (official upload, embedded above; Rome, GA, per the official description). All characterizations as stated by the President and the people at the business.