Trump Boasts About How He ‘Hated’ to Pay Overtime to Workers: ‘I’d Get Other People in, I Wouldn’t Pay’
Former President Donald Trump said he “hated” to pay his workers for overtime so much that he would hire “other people.”
The GOP nominee has recently proposed a blanket exemption from income tax for income earned from an individual’s overtime work. Trump has also proposed more tax cuts including exemptions for income earned from tips and Social Security benefits.
However, during a rally on Sunday in Pennslyvania, Trump revealed that he “hated” having to pay his workers overtime for the Trump organization. The former president went on to say he would “get other people in” and “wouldn’t pay” the other employees for overtime.
Trump: “I hated to give overtime. I hated it. I shouldn’t say this, but I’d get other people in. I wouldn’t pay.” pic.twitter.com/S5uVQw9V3b
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“And you know it’s going to lead to great things a lot of people don’t give. I know a lot about overtime. I hated to give overtime, I hated it. I’d get other people,” Trump claimed.
He added, “I shouldn’t say this, but I’d get other people in. I wouldn’t pay. I hated. This is going to lead to a lot more. I think it’s going to be economically positive, but I’m not even doing it for that reason. I’m doing it because like, like the, you know, tax on overtime, it’s something so good.”
