President Donald Trump ordered two bags of food from McDonald’s to the Oval Office via DoorDash for lunch on Monday and allowed the delivery driver to talk about the massive tax return she received thanks to Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill.”
Dasher Sharon Simmons, who wore a shirt that read “DoorDash Grandma,” walked up to the outside door of the Oval Office as cameras rolled and was greeted by the president.
“Nice to meet you. I have your DoorDash order for you, Mr. President,” Simmons said.
“Look at this. This doesn’t look staged, does it?” Trump quipped as reporters gathered to watch the food drop off and ask Trump questions during a quick press conference.
Simmons told Trump that she was surprised to receive a tax refund of over $11,000 this year thanks to the tax cuts passed in Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill.” The bill, which was passed the Republican-controlled Congress and signed into law by Trump last summer, allows Americans to deduct federal taxes on tips and overtime. Trump’s tax cuts gave many waiters, bartenders, and delivery drivers a massive boost in their 2025 refunds.
“You know, we call it the ‘Great, Big, Beautiful Bill’ — we should call it the ‘Great, Big, Beautiful Tax Cut Bill’ because it’s tremendous amounts of money,” Trump said. “And that’s on overtime, that’s also on social security, as you know.”
WATCH IN FULL: @POTUS receives a @DoorDash delivery to the Oval Office.
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Trump tipped the dasher $100 for the McDonald’s delivery. He also invited her into the Oval Office.
Photographer: Salwan Georges/Bloomberg via Getty Images
After dropping off the president’s McDonald’s order, Simmons told Fox News that Trump’s no tax on tips has helped her save up money after she and her husband were forced to spend much of their savings on her husband’s medical bills when he was diagnosed with stage-three cancer.
“As you know, going through treatments — even with insurance — you kind of break the bank,” Simmons said. “And we pretty much went through our savings, so when I found out about the no tax on tips, I was like this is incredible. You know, it’s not going to replace my life savings, but it’s going to help, certainly, with future doctor’s appointments and future things that we have going on. It means a lot.”
Simmons added that in 2025, half of her total earnings came through tips. Following the passage of the “Big, Beautiful Bill,” many seniors also qualified for an additional $6,000 in deductions on their 2025 tax returns. So far, the average tax refund for all Americans in the 2026 filing season has been over $3,600, up nearly 11% from last year’s refunds, according to IRS data.
The Trump administration is highlighting the president’s economic policies as the 2026 election season ramps up. Earlier this month, the White House celebrated a jobs report that showed a net gain of 178,000 jobs in March, more than tripling expectations.
On other economic fronts, however, Trump is taking a hit as the Iran war continues. The president faces criticism over rising gas and energy prices in the wake of his decision to launch “Operation Epic Fury.”
