Trump blasts 'ridiculous' holdout Republicans as clock ticks on July 4 deadline for Big Beautiful Bill

Daily Mail​

03-07-2025

President Donald Trump was left infuriated as the day began on Thursday and five Republican congressmen refused to advance his One Big Beautiful Bill.
The massive spending bill narrowly passed the Senate on Tuesday, and House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson worked throughout the night on Wednesday to convert members of his party who opposed the measure.
His goal was to get the landmark legislation passed and on Trump's desk before the Independence Day holiday on Friday.
But five Republicans have held up the measure to simply advance the bill.
They include Rep. Andrew Clyde, of Georgia; Rep. Victoria Spartz, of Indiana; Rep. Keith Self, of Texas; Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, of Pennsylvania; and Rep. Thomas Massie, of Kentucky.
As the bill remained stalled, President Trump took to his Truth Social page to hit out at the 'ridiculous' holdouts.
He declared that 'THIS SHOULD BE AN EASY YES VOTE' for Republicans.
In another post he asked what the five Republicans who voted against advancing the bill were 'waiting for' and what they were 'trying to prove.'
In another post he asked what the five Republicans who voted against advancing the bill were 'waiting for' and what they were 'trying to prove'
'MAGA IS NOT HAPPY, AND IT'S COSTING YOU VOTES!!!' he warned the holdouts as he touted the provisions of his massive spending bill.
He claimed it would bring the 'largest tax cuts in history and a booming economy' and that the alternative is the 'biggest tax increase in history and a failed economy.'
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also hit out at the Republicans who voted 'no' on advancing the Big Beautiful Bill.
'Anyone who votes AGAINST the One Big Beautiful Bill is voting AGAINST: No Tax on Tips No Tax on Overtime No Tax on Social Security,' she wrote on social media.
But the Republicans who voted against the measure have disagreed, with members of the House Freedom Caucus expressing concerns about the bill's increased spending levels, provisions allowing government benefits for some illegal immigrants and funding for Biden-era renewable energy policies.
They seemed to have been bolstered by Republican Sen. Rand Paul, who signaled he would stand by their efforts 'to add 'real savings' to Big Not So Beautiful Bill.'
He also wrote on social media that he assured his colleagues in the House 'that I can vote to allow a larger increase in debt ceiling if House attaches immediate REAL spending cuts.'
Trump had tried to smooth the matter over with some House Republicans ahead of the vote on Wednesday, hosting groups of lawmakers at the White House so that he could convince them to support his policy package.
The president specifically met with some moderate Republicans and some far-right conservatives and was able to get some to commit to backing his bill.
With that in mind, Trump seemed hopeful about the bill advancing.
He wrote on his Truth Social page Wednesday that he 'had GREAT conversations all day, and the Republican House Majority is UNITED, for the Good of our Country, delivering the Biggest Tax Cuts in History and MASSIVE Growth.
'Let's go Republicans, and everyone else - MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN,' the president wrote at the time.
But Trump and House Speaker Johnson's efforts apparently hit a snag when the House Freedom Caucus began circulating a three-page memo highlighting their gripes with the Senate version of the bill.
In effect, the memo was a laundry list of complaints about how the Senate watered down the House's more conservative bill.