Lombardo a no-show at Trump’s ‘no tax on tips’ event in Las Vegas

By: April Corbin Girnus, Matthew Mondschein

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: April 17, 2026

Words: 1,046

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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President Donald Trump came to Las Vegas Thursday to proclaim working Nevadans are better off thanks to his policies, particularly a provision of his giant tax and spending bill that provides a tax deduction to workers earning tipped incomes.

But the Trump economy, which has been rocked by his war with Iran and its accompanying $5 a gallon gas, wasn’t impressive enough that Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo wanted to bask in it Thursday.

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