Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden said former President Donald Trump's new campaign promise to scrap income taxes on overtime pay is"as fake as his tan."Trump has already vowed not to collect taxes on workers' tips or on seniors' Social Security, among other proposals aimed at working-class voters.Sign up for NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter.
"It's obvious his newfound concern for working people is a fraud," Wyden argued,"because as president he undermined overtime protections for workers." "But it's not surprising coming from a loser like Wyden who has a history of persecuting everyday Americans," Cheung added.Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, speaks during a hearing with Robert Lighthizer, U.S. trade representative, not pictured, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, March 12, 2019.
"If you're an overtime worker, when you're past 40 hours a week, your overtime hours will be tax free," Trump said.