Overview
- The White House confirmed that President Trump will headline a Republican National Committee dinner in Los Angeles Tuesday and deliver an economy speech at Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas Wednesday.
- Officials say the trip will spotlight the Working Families Tax Cut, point to White House data on higher average federal refunds and lower migration and crime figures, and promote a temporary tip-income deduction for service workers.
- The stops are explicitly tied to midterm strategy as the Nevada speech seeks to help competitive statewide and House races there while also serving as a major GOP fundraising opportunity.
- White House spokespeople signaled that Trump will use the California stop to attack Governor Gavin Newsom and highlight long-running federal-state disputes over high-speed rail funding, pipeline authority and Justice Department scrutiny.
- The trip lands as congressional leaders ready a pre-midterm recess, and the visit could shape campaign messaging and donor momentum in the weeks before November.