A swing-district Democrat disparaged Trump’s landmark overtime tax break despite his national firefighters union's support, prompting his GOP opponent to accuse him of a "flip flop."Nazareth, Pennsylvania's Bob Brooks — running against Rep.Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., in a toss-up seat — is the president of the commonwealth's firefighters union, setting up an apparent discrepancy with the national council, though the Democrat's campaign says his concerns about the cuts are more nuanced and that it is the Republican who is harming first responders on the issue.The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) provides a maximum annual deduction of $12,500 on qualified overtime compensation, phasing out after $150,000 of gross income or $300,000 for joint filers, according to the Internal Revenue Service.Brooks, president of the Pennsylvania Professional Firefighters Association — which is a subsidiary of the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) — criticized the OBBB's provisions during an appearance on the progressive "Meidas Touch" podcast in May."Donald Trump just did it here [in Pennsylvania].
He was up at the [Mount Airy] casino.But literally, he brought a guy up on stage and claimed he was a fireman and profiting from the no-tax-on-overtime, which 90 percent of our guys didn't get the benefit from anyways, but the guy wasn't a paid fireman," Brooks said, referring to a Stroudsburg-area first responder whom Trump introduced at a Mount Pocono rally in December.FIREFIGHTERS UNION BOSS WINS HOTLY-CONTESTED DEM PRIMARY IN A KEY PENNSYLVANIA SWING DISTRICT"I just don't understand how they keep spewing the garbage," added Brooks, a former Bethlehem firefighter of many years who notably served in top union roles.The man Trump introduced was indeed a volunteer firefighter but also a paid police officer in Monroe County who would therefore qualify for the no tax on overtime provision in his other first responder role.Conversely, the IAFF came out in support of Repub...