Trump's Big Beautiful Bill on the brink as JD Vance is rushed to Capitol to whip rebel senators
Three Republican holdouts are standing in the way of President Donald Trump 's historic Big Beautiful Bill - prompting the administration to deploy JD Vance to the Capitol to win over voters.
The Senate is locked in a tense vote tonight over Trump's landmark legislation after the administration cut several deals and made amendments to the mammoth package in an effort to get it greenlit.
As the vote, which was expected to last just 15 minutes, drags into a third hour, Vice President JD Vance has arrived at the Capitol and could be required to cast the tie-breaking vote.
Trump needs the votes of conservative Republicans Rick Scott of Florida, Mike Lee of Utah, and Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming to get the numbers he needs to proceed.
The tense deliberation sparked an outburst from Trump, targeting Republican Senator Thom Tillis after he formally railed against his party to vote 'No.'
Trump wrote on Truth Social: 'He loves China made windmills that will cost a fortune, ruin the landscape, and produce the most expensive Energy on Earth.
'I can't believe that the Great People of North Carolina, a State that I love and won all three times ... allow one of their Senators to GRANDSTAND in order to get some publicity for himself.'
Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Rand Paul of Kentucky have also already voted against it.
Former First Buddy Elon Musk savaged the amendments earlier on Saturday, warning: 'The latest Senate draft bill will destroy millions of jobs in America and cause immense strategic harm to our country.'
02:20
Trump goes apocalyptic at No voter Thom Tillis
Trump slammed Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina in a furious Truth Social post on Saturday night after he voted down his Big Beautiful Bill.
'Looks like Senator Thom Tillis, as usual, wants to tell the Nation that he's giving them a 68% Tax Increase, as opposed to the Biggest Tax Cut in American History,' he wrote.
'He loves China made windmills that will cost a fortune, ruin the landscape, and produce the most expensive Energy on Earth.
'I can't believe that the Great People of North Carolina, a State that I love and won all three times, and a State that I just brought back with money, blood, sweat, and tears, from the recent tragic floods, when Sleepy Joe Biden let them DROWN, right up until the end of that Administration, without doing anything.
'I was given an A+ Rating for the job we did in bringing it back, and Tillis, despite being a Republican, was MISSING IN ACTION.
'North Carolina will not allow one of their Senators to GRANDSTAND in order to get some publicity for himself, for a possible, but very difficult Re-Election.
'America wants Reduced Taxes, including NO TAX ON TIPS, NO TAX ON OVERTIME, AND NO TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY, Interest Deductions on Cars, Border Security, a Strong Military, and a Bill which is GREAT for our Farmers, Manufacturers and, Employment, in general.
'Thom Tillis is making a BIG MISTAKE for America, and the Wonderful People of North Carolina!'
02:18
Who has already voted No and who are the hold outs?
Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Thom Tillis of North Carolina have all voted against progressing Trump's Big Beautiful Bill to be debated.
Tillis earlier said: 'I did my homework on behalf of North Carolinians, and I cannot support this bill in its current form.
'It would result in tens of billions of dollars in lost funding for North Carolina, including our hospitals and rural communities. This will force the state to make painful decisions like eliminating Medicaid coverage for hundreds of thousands in the expansion population, and even reducing critical services for those in the traditional Medicaid population.
'We can and must do better than this.'
Meanwhile, Senators Mike Lee of Utah, Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming and Rick Scott of Florida are still holding out on delivering their final decision.
They are believed to vote as a bloc.
Trump can only afford to lose three votes, meaning if the trio of holdout senators vote against the bill, it will be - at least temporarily - over.
If the trio vote in favor, Vance will be the deciding vote.
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