Trump’s ‘DoorDash grandma’ had previously lobbied for the president, setting off controversy
by Michael Sainato from World news | The Guardian on (#74YFJ)
Sharon Simmons, photographed delivering McDonald's to Trump on Monday, lobbied for the no tax on tips' policy in 2025
The DoorDash delivery driver who had a turn in the national spotlight on Monday by bringing a fast-food order to Donald Trump at the White House has publicly touted the president's so-called no tax on tips" policy before - causing some to question the encounter's authenticity and the company to confirm it was a stunt.
Sharon Simmons had lobbied in July 2025 in favor of the policy, which DoorDash supports, testifying in Congress that she was based in Nevada and driving for the delivery platform because her husband's cancer treatments had made it difficult to make ends meet otherwise.
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