Trump joins Lawler to test fiscal pitch in competitive New York district
Trump promoted the tax law and SALT deduction expansion as about one-third of U.S. adults approve of his handling of the economy, an AP-NORC poll found.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump visited Rockland Community College in Suffern, N.Y., to promote last year's tax law alongside Republican Congressman Mike Lawler, who faces reelection in a competitive House district.
- Last year's law expanded the SALT deduction to $40,000 from $10,000 after negotiations with Republicans including Lawler, whose district has high local taxes; the White House claims it raised average refunds for New Yorkers to more than $3,800.
- Trump veered from his economic message into tangents about voter identification, crime, and transgender women in sports, referring to the opposition party as "Dumocrats" throughout the event.
- A Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spokesperson criticized the visit, saying it showed Lawler "doesn't understand" his district, while Lawler defended the appearance, stating he would be "reelected on my own merits."
- The event tested Trump's midterm message amid his broader policy agenda targeting LGBTQ Americans; the GLAAD Trump Accountability Tracker has documented at least 470 such policies since January 2025.
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