Nashville artists praise Trump's no-tax-on-tips policy one year into presidency
FIRST ON FOX: Artists, bartenders and concertgoers in Nashville praised the work of President Donald Trump on the anniversary of his first year back in office, thanking the administration in...
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FIRST ON FOX: Artists, bartenders and concertgoers in Nashville praised the work of President Donald Trump on the anniversary of his first year back in office, thanking the administration in a video released by Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., on Tuesday. "President Trump is the servers’ president, the singer-songwriters’ president, and… Tennessee’s president. Promises made, promises kept," Ogles said. Ogles’ office interviewed several artists at venues in Music City who applauded the administration’s achievements, compiled in a video first obtained by Fox News Digital. ONE YEAR BACK IN THE OVAL OFFICE, TRUMP WHITE HOUSE SAYS EVERY MAJOR CAMPAIGN PROMISE DELIVERED " We want to give a shout-out to Donald Trump, our great president, for eliminating taxes on tips in this country, because this is how we make most of our living. It's off our tips, man," a musician named Thomas Friel said. Trump returned to power one year ago today on Jan. 20, 2025, with a flurry of executive actions ranging from immigration and border security to reversing Biden-era regulatory restrictions. But the administration’s crowning legislative achievement came in July when Congress passed Trump’s signature One Big Beautiful Bill Act — a tax and border package. Of the president’s wins highlighted by artists in Ogles' video, none received more praise than his no-tax-on-tips provision. "My name is Andrew Thompson. I make a full-time living out here on Broadway. And what the president's doing about not taxing our tip dollars is great because that's how I make a living, and that's [how] everybody else that's on the street makes a living," Thompson said. TRUMP HAS SET THE STAGE FOR AN AMERICAN COMEBACK AFTER BIDEN’S DISMAL ECONOMY Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, tip earners may make up to $25,000 in tax-deductible income from 2025 through 2028, according to the Tax Foundation, a think tank that studies tax policy. When asked how they would use their additional income, artists like Maddie Wonky said th…