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Trump Delivers Remarks in Las Vegas, Aug. 5, 2026

August 5, 2026 · The White House · 1:16:11

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What happened

President Donald Trump addressed a rally crowd in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 5, 2026, thanking UFC president Dana White and recalling the recent White House fight night before turning to a somber opening: “I want to send our love and heartfelt prayers to the family and loved ones of the brave Las Vegas police officer who was shot and killed in the line of duty yesterday afternoon” — an officer of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, 30 years old, whom the President called a hero who “will never be forgotten.”

The policy headline of the rally was the tax package he first promised in Las Vegas in 2024. “No tax on tips didn’t hurt, did it?” he asked. “I said it and I got it done.” In the closing stretch of the remarks, carried in the White House’s own highlight clip of the event, he put the Nevada figures on the record: 150,000 Nevada workers saved an average of more than $3,000 thanks to no tax on overtime, and tipped workers — “a waiter, a waitress, a bartender, a bellhop, a caddy… in Las Vegas or anywhere else, you pay zero taxes on your tipped income.” He closed with the full litany: “We will make America great again. Thank you, Nevada.”

Why it matters

Las Vegas is where the no-tax-on-tips pledge was first made, and this rally is the administration’s victory-lap statement of the Working Families Tax Cuts in the city that inspired them — with a per-state beneficiary figure (150,000 Nevada workers, $3,000 average overtime savings) that is dated, attributed, and checkable against Treasury and IRS reporting as the filing data publishes.

Scoreboard watch

This rally carries scoreboard-watch claims: the 150,000 Nevada workers and $3,000-plus average overtime savings figures, and zero federal tax on tipped income under the Working Families Tax Cuts. The scoreboard will check them against the Treasury Department’s published guidance and filing-season data.

Sources: The White House, “President Trump Delivers Remarks, Aug. 5, 2026,” Las Vegas, NV (official upload, embedded above; the upload’s description places the event in Las Vegas), and the White House highlight clip of the same remarks (i1Aocuh2Qoc). All figures as stated by the President at the rally.