Trump attacks Republicans who voted against ‘big beautiful Bill'
Donald Trump has lashed out at Republicans who voted against his 'big beautiful Bill' after the tax and spend package was squeezed through the Senate in a late-night wrangling in Congress.
The US president threatened to help oust one Republican senator who refused to back the Bill that seeks to controversially raise the US debt limit.
In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Mr Trump wrote: 'Looks like Senator Thom Tillis, as usual, wants to tell the Nation that he's giving them a 68 per cent Tax Increase, as opposed to the Biggest Tax Cut in American History!'
'Numerous people have come forward wanting to run in the Primary against 'Senator Thom' Tillis. I will be meeting with them over the coming weeks, looking for someone who will properly represent the Great People of North Carolina and, so importantly, the United States of America,' he later added.
He also attacked Rand Paul for voting against the legislation. 'What's wrong with this guy???' he wrote.
The president has become increasingly frustrated with GOP lawmakers voting against his flagship Bill, accusing them of grandstanding for a moment in the spotlight.
By a 51-49 tally and with vice president JD Vance on hand to break a potential tie, the Bill, which is pivotal to Mr Trump's presidency, passed the procedural vote despite opposition.
Mr Thillis joined Senator Paul in voting no after announcing he could not support the Bill because of Medicaid cuts that he worried would leave many without health care in his state.
Mr Thillis faces one of the toughest re-election fights of any Republican senator in 2026, and his position against Mr Trump's flagship Bill could become a central topic in a primary challenge.
'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,' the president wrote.
At its core, the legislation would make permanent many of the tax breaks from Mr Trump's first term.
The Bill would add new breaks, including no taxes on tips, and commit $350 billion to national security, including for Mr Trump's mass deportation agenda.
It has caused bitter divisions in the party and contributed to a breakdown in relations between Mr Trump and Elon Musk, the world's richest man.
Mr Musk doubled down on his distaste for the Bill on Saturday night.
'The latest Senate draft Bill will destroy millions of jobs in America and cause immense strategic harm to our country,' Mr Musk wrote on X.
'It gives handouts to industries of the past while severely damaging industries of the future.'
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO later posted that the Bill would be 'political suicide for the Republican Party'.
Days after he left the federal government last month with a laudatory celebration in the Oval Office, he blasted the Bill as 'pork-filled' and a 'disgusting abomination.'
Senators now face an all-night debate and amendments.
If they are able to pass it, the Bill would return to the House for a final round of votes before it could reach the White House in time for Mr Trump's self-imposed deadline of July 4.
With the narrow Republican majorities in the House and Senate, leaders need almost every lawmaker on board.
'Tonight we saw a GREAT VICTORY in the Senate with the 'GREAT, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL', but, it wouldn't have happened without the Fantastic Work of Senator Rick Scott, Senator Mike Lee, Senator Ron Johnson, and Senator Cynthia Lummis,' he later wrote.
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