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Trump Urges Tax Breaks at Phoenix Event Ahead of Elections

4/17/2026

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President Donald Trump will speak at a Turning Point Action event in Phoenix on Friday at 5 p.m. EDT.
Trump held a Las Vegas roundtable urging tax breaks for tipped workers to sway voters.
His Westward visit occurs amid pressure to end the ongoing war and focus on strategies to keep congressional control in November.
The sequence signals a coordinated effort ahead of the November elections.

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President Donald Trump will speak at a Turning Point Action event in Phoenix on Friday at 5 p.m. EDT.
Trump held a Las Vegas roundtable urging tax breaks for tipped workers to sway voters.
His Westward visit occurs amid pressure to end the ongoing war and focus on strategies to keep congressional control in November.
The sequence signals a coordinated effort ahead of the November elections.