Trump rounds out first week with 'no tax on tips' bonanza in Las Vegas
- Donald Trump toured North Carolina and California disaster zones on Friday
- He spent the night at his own hotel in Las Vegas before an event Saturday
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President Donald Trump took the stage in Las Vegas Saturday as part of victory lap around the country, keeping up a rapid pace of announcements, hirings, and firings in his first week back in office.
Crowds waited hours for a glimpse of the president at the Circa Resort & Casino.
Trump took to the stage at around 12.30pm PST to tell his fans how he planned to revolutionize their lives with his overhaul on taxing tips.
Among those there to listen was Oathes Keeper founder Stewart Rhodes, recently released from prison by Trump. Rhodes is banned from Washington and the Capitol for his role in the January 6 riot.
Trump kicked off Saturday's celebration by thanking the people of Nevada for electing him so overwhelmingly in November.
'The only Republican win of this state in decades... and it was a landslide. We had a big win and an early win... it was a bad signal for the Democrats.'
Trump's promise to remove tax on tips was such an attractive promise to voters that Kamala Harris quickly adopted it.
Nowhere is it more welcome than in Sin City, entirely propped up by service workers.
US President Donald Trump arrives to speak on his policy to end tax on tips in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 25, 2025
Among those there to listen was Oathes Keeper founder Stewart Rhodes, recently released from prison by Trump, was among those there to listen
The next days were a whirlwind of activity, as he signed dozens of executive orders and laid out his America First agenda to an international audience of executives and world leaders in Davos.
His most eye-catching move was to pardon 150o supporters convicted for their role in the Jan 6 assault on the Capitol.
Trump's allies compare his audacious first week with a special forces raid designed to knock enemies off balance.
On Friday, he left aboard Air Force One for his first trip of his second presidency.
He toured an area of North Carolina devastated last year by Hurricane Helene, met families who lost their homes and floated the idea of disbanding the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Then it was on to enemy territory, with a swing west to California where he met Democratic officials and toured a neighborhood razed by wildfires.
DailyMail.com traveled aboard Air Force One with the president. Aides handed out a four-page dossier of his achievements in the first 100 hours.
His Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said: ‘This president has done more in 100 hours than his predecessor Biden did in the first 100 days
President Donald Trump talks with California Gov. Gavin Newsom after arriving on Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, on Friday
Trump spoke with residents as he toured a fire-affected area in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles
'President Trump has taken more than 300 executive actions, he has signed tens of executive orders on the economy, on our border.
'He took 10 very strong actions on day one to secure the southern border, launch the largest mass deportation operation in American history which as you know is now under way.'
There was more good news for Trump as he arrived in Las Vegas on Friday night. Pete Hegseth, his controversial pick for secretary of defense, was confirmed in the post after Vice President J.D. Vance cast the deciding vote.
'He'll be a very good secretary of defense,' said Trump earlier.
He is due to spend the rest of the weekend at his Doral Club in Miami.
