Trump considers bombshell tax hike on unlikely group of Americans

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : According to Semafor, Trump himself has also expressed to his inner circle that the idea has merits.
62% : In 2023, he said he was opposed to further tax cuts for corporations, and during his time in the Senate he considered bipartisan measures to help close tax loopholes for big corporations.
37% : Discussions are in the early stages, but Trump and some of his key officials - including Vice President JD Vance and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent - are reportedly open to hiking taxes for the wealthy, The Washington Post reports.
37% : Gingrich said: 'The president's comments indicate that the idea of raising the income tax is dead, that it doesn't fit at all with where we're going.' Speaker Mike Johnson recently argued against tax hikes, insisting Republicans are 'generally... trying to reduce taxes.' Discussions are in the early stages, but President Trump and some of his key officials - including Vice President JD Vance and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent - are reportedly open to hiking taxes for the wealthy Even whispers of a tax hike have shaken the faith of outspoken conservatives .
34% : Newt Gingrich, who formerly served as House Speaker and is critical of a tax hike, shared a message purportedly sent by Trump which appears to shut down the suggestion.
28% : Sean Hannity said last week the bold agenda would 'hurt the economy and go against everything Donald Trump has ever believed in.' 'What Republicans would go forward with a tax increase when they should be making the Trump tax cuts permanent, eliminating tax on tips, Social Security and overtime?'
17% : Sean Hannity said last week the bold agenda would 'hurt the economy and go against everything Donald Trump has ever believed in' Trump vowed to remove tax on tips, social security payments and overtime as part of his campaign pledge, but doing so will come at a steep cost.
16% : Donald Trump is considering hiking taxes for Americans who earn more than $1 million a year in a bid to help finance his ambitious tax cuts.

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