A day before Trump’s visit, members of the Culinary Union, one of the most powerful turnout machines in Democratic politics, focused on affordability as they knocked on doors for a state Senate race in a working-class area of east Las Vegas.
Culinary Union leadership have argued that Trump’s immigration and tariff policies have hamstrung Las Vegas’s economy and highlighted that his “no tax on tips” policy is temporary and with exemptions — such as only applying one tax credit if two tip earners are married.