It seemed like a good idea at the time. Call a bill “big and beautiful,” repeat the name again and again, and watch the good reviews roll in. Well, that hasn’t happened with President Donald Trump’s signature piece of legislation, which he signed into law on Independence Day.
Not even close.
Trump, who at the time claimed that the bill “was the singular most popular bill ever signed,” now seems to prefer to talk about anything else, leaving the selling to Vice President JD Vance and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
The law is polling badly, both because of Democratic attacks and the ...
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