Overview
- President Trump accepted two McDonald’s bags outside the Oval Office on Monday from DoorDash driver Sharon Simmons and handed her a $100 tip as cameras rolled to promote his tax-on-tips policy.
- DoorDash named Simmons as the courier and said the visit was a scheduled promotional appearance, which reporters noted required prior permission and security vetting.
- Simmons, a grandmother from Arkansas, said the change let her keep about $11,000 in tips last year to help her family while her husband undergoes cancer treatment.
- The No Tax on Tips provision, enacted in July 2025, lets eligible workers exclude up to $25,000 in tip income from federal income tax for 2025 through 2028, with new IRS guidance this month defining qualifying jobs and tip types.
- DoorDash said Dashers saved hundreds of millions of dollars last year under the policy, and the choreographed drop-off evolved into a brief press gaggle where Trump pressed Simmons on politics that she declined to discuss.