Trump's first vice president urges his old boss against raising taxes on wealthy Americans

Trump's first vice president urges his old boss against raising taxes on wealthy Americans

Former Vice President Mike Pence, in an interview with Fox News Digital, urges President Donald Trump against raising the tax rate for wealthy Americans.

Trump Softens on Raising Taxes on the Rich, Saying G.O.P. Probably Shouldn’t

Days after he privately encouraged Speaker Mike Johnson to increase tax for the wealthy in a bill to fulfill his agenda, he publicly said it could be a bad idea, one that was ‘OK’ with him. President Trump on Friday publicly softened his private push on House Republicans to raise taxes on wealthy … Source

Tax hike on rich OK, but GOP probably shouldn't do it - Los Angeles Weekly Times

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony of Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 6, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday tepidly backed the idea of raising taxes on the richest Americans, while openly wrestling with the politics of such a move and suggesting that his fellow Republicans should “probably” oppose it. Trump’s public delibe…