“What are the Republicans waiting for??? MAGA IS NOT HAPPY, AND IT’S COSTING YOU VOTES!!!” Trump wrote on Truth Social as voting continued overnight.
WASHINGTON, July 3 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at congressional Republicans Thursday after his sweeping spending and tax bill stalled in the House of Representatives, warning lawmakers they risked losing MAGA support.
A handful of Republican holdouts joined Democrats to block the measure, which would extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, slash social spending, fund immigration enforcement, and lift the debt ceiling by $5 trillion. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates the plan would add $3.4 trillion to the national debt over the next decade.
“What are the Republicans waiting for??? MAGA IS NOT HAPPY, AND IT’S COSTING YOU VOTES!!!” Trump wrote on Truth Social as voting continued overnight.
Democrats called the bill “catastrophic,” arguing it would strip nearly 12 million people of health insurance while enriching the wealthy. Any changes now require a new Senate vote, jeopardizing Trump’s July 4 deadline.