Newsweek Revising History: Headline Gives Kamala Harris Credit for Trump’s No Tax on Tips Proposal

Newsweek is taking heat for rewriting history with this headline: “Kamala Harris’ Tax Proposal Backed by Majority of Republicans.” As is often the case in today’s mainstream media, the truth lies buried beneath a sensationalist facade.

Let’s break down what’s really happening here. Vice President Kamala Harris recently announced her support for banning taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers. On the surface, this sounds like a commendable policy. But there’s a catch – it’s not her policy at all.

The reality is that former President Donald Trump embraced this exact policy back in June, adding it to the Republican platform months before Harris jumped on board. Additionally, Newsweek’s poll showing 68% Republican support for the policy, was conducted well before Harris made her announcement.

Timeline of Events:

  • June 2023: Former President Donald Trump proposes eliminating taxes on tips for service workers
  • July 29, 2023: Newsweek conducts a poll on the policy (without mentioning any politician)
  • August 2023: VP Kamala Harris announces support for the same policy
  • August 7, 2023: Newsweek publishes misleading headline

This sequence of events paints a clear picture: Harris appears to have co-opted a popular Republican policy proposal, and Newsweek’s headline implies that it was Harris’ proposal from the start. It’s a textbook example of how mainstream media reshapes narratives through selective presentation of information.

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The backlash on social media was swift and decisive. Matthew Foldi, a reporter for The Spectator, cut straight to the chase: “That’s because it’s Donald Trump’s tax proposal.”

Others were equally unimpressed. McKinley Lewis, communications director for Rick Scott, didn’t mince words: “Harris stole this idea from Trump. It’s not her proposal. This is an insane take – even for Newsweek.”

Twitchy’s Doug Powers stated, “’Hey Google, give me yet another reason to loathe the media.’ Google:”

Trump himself weighed in on the controversy, taking to Truth Social to accuse Harris of political opportunism. “Kamala Harris, whose ‘Honeymoon’ period is ENDING, and is starting to get hammered in the Polls, just copied my NO TAXES ON TIPS Policy,” he wrote. “The difference is, she won’t do it, she just wants it for Political Purposes!”

Newsweek has since changed the headline on the story to “Kamala Harris ‘Copycat’ Tax Plan Backed by Majority of Republicans.” The new headline still makes it sound as if it was Harris’ idea from the beginning. It is disgraceful.

This incident isn’t just about a single policy proposal or a misleading headline. It’s a blatant wake-up call about the state of our media and political landscape.

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As citizens, we deserve better from both our elected officials and the media outlets that cover them. The next time you see a headline touting a politician’s “new” idea, it might be worth asking: Is it really new, or just repackaged?