Trump claims victory as he signs controversial budget and tax bill into law
Al Jazeera
The bill extends tax cuts, slices welfare programmes and surges immigration funds in a victory for Trump’s agenda.
Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump has signed his signature tax and spending bill, capping a months-long push to codify his top policy priorities into law.
The sweeping bill has prompted controversy among both Democrats and members of Trump’s own Republican Party for its deep cuts to social safety programmes and the hefty sum its tax cuts and spending are expected to add to the national debt.
Recent polls have also shown tanking public support for the legislation – which Trump calls the “One Big Beautiful Bill” – as many of its provisions come to light.
Still, Trump on Friday took nothing short of a victory lap, hosting a White House signing ceremony aligned with the Independence Day celebrations in Washington, DC.
The address began with a flyover from a B-2 Spirit bomber, the same jet used in US strikes on Iran last month.
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