What did Donald Trump claim about taxes on 31 Oct 2026?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
And as you know, I passed the largest tax cuts in the history of the country twice. I did them in 2016, I did them in 2024.
Neither law passed in those years. The 2017 tax law was enacted on December 22, 2017, and the 2025 one on July 4, 2025. Trump was not president in 2016 or 2024.
Public Law 115-97, the 2017 tax law, was enacted on December 22, 2017, and Public Law 119-21, the 2025 reconciliation act with the tax provisions, was enacted on July 4, 2025 (U.S. Government Publishing Office, Statutes at Large).
Claim vs. the record · Taxes
Added
The claim
- Date
- Where
- Virtual tele-rally for New York Republican candidates, held by phone from Palm Beach, Florida.
The record
Primary source (statute)