US President Donald Trump criticised fellow Republicans for delaying the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’, calling their resistance costly. Despite pushback, the House passed the bill 219-213 after flipping votes. The bill includes massive tax cuts, border security funding, and spending reforms, a key part of Trump’s second-term agenda.
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US President Donald lashed out at his fellow Republican Party members as the US House of Representatives headed for a final vote in passing the 'Big Beautiful Bill”. Donald Trump on Thursday slammed the fellow Republican Party senators for stalling the bill in a procedural vote.
As reported by ANI, Republicans eventually advanced the tax cut and spending bill with a 219-213 vote but not before Trump took to social media to express his exasperation, stating that the defiance was costing him votes.
Donald Trump, while posting on the social media platform Truth Social, stated that “Largest Tax Cuts in History and a Booming Economy vs. Biggest Tax Increase in History and a Failed Economy. What are the Republicans waiting for??? What are you trying to prove??? MAGA IS NOT HAPPY, AND IT'S COSTING YOU VOTES!!!"
“Largest Tax Cuts in History and a Booming Economy vs. Biggest Tax Increase in History, and a Failed Economy. What are the Republicans waiting for??? What are you trying to prove??? MAGA IS NOT HAPPY, AND IT’S COSTING YOU VOTES!!!” —President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/FNG9rvHOl2
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 3, 2025
On Wednesday, CBS News reported that the House voted 219-213 overnight on Wednesday, after hours of delay, to advance the President the "big, beautiful bill" for debate before a final vote. However, the GOP leaders had to overcome pushback over the Senate's changes. That latest vote began at about 9:30 pm (local time) Wednesday, as per ANI.
With the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ in the United States of America currently being the talk of the country, it is important to notice that US President Donald Trump has a self-imposed July 4 deadline on lawmakers to get the bill signed into law.
On Thursday morning, five House Republicans had voted no, which was theoretically enough for the rule vote to fail, but left the vote open, and lawmakers can change from no to yes. According to the reports, it has also come to light that eight Republicans did not vote. Republicans were only able to afford three defections if all members were present and voting.
The GOP leaders held open the vote on the rule to govern debate on the bill for an extended period of time as they worked to flip "no" votes and win over key holdouts. The tally was 219 to 213 with only one GOP no vote – Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick – as per ANI.
House Republican leaders had aimed to move ahead quickly on the signature legislation of Trump's second-term agenda, which includes ramped-up spending for border security, defence and energy production and extends trillions of dollars in tax cuts, partially offset by substantial cuts to health care and nutrition programs.
However, some House Republicans, who voted to pass an earlier version of the bill in May, were reportedly unhappy with the Senate's changes, as per ANI.
Also, the potential holdouts, including moderates and members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, met with Trump on Wednesday as the White House put pressure on House Republicans to vote for the bill.
During the meeting with Trump at the White House, one lawmaker called it "very productive". But GOP Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland, who currently holds the position of chairman of the Freedom Caucus, told the media that he expected the procedural vote to fail in the afternoon.
The Republican-controlled US Senate passed the bill on Tuesday, with a 51-50 vote, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote.
(With ANI Inputs)
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