Mary Margaret Olihan

But plenty of people rushed to defend the bill as well, including the two men most responsible for its passage. First up is House Speaker Mike Johnson.

But plenty of people rushed to defend the bill as well, including the two men most responsible for its passage. First up is House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Trump also defended the bill, but stopped just short of slamming Elon, instead turning his ire on Rand Paul, saying, quote, Rand votes no on everything, but never has any practical or constructive ideas. His ideas are actually crazy losers. The people of Kentucky can't stand him. This is a big growth bill.

Trump also defended the bill, but stopped just short of slamming Elon, instead turning his ire on Rand Paul, saying, quote, Rand votes no on everything, but never has any practical or constructive ideas. His ideas are actually crazy losers. The people of Kentucky can't stand him. This is a big growth bill.

Right. So yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the big, beautiful bill would add $2.4 trillion to the national debt over the next decade. Now, the Trump administration says this estimate is wrong. The Office of Management and Budget says the CBO is not using a realistic current policy baseline and that the bill would actually reduce the debt by $1.4 trillion over a decade.

Right. So yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the big, beautiful bill would add $2.4 trillion to the national debt over the next decade. Now, the Trump administration says this estimate is wrong. The Office of Management and Budget says the CBO is not using a realistic current policy baseline and that the bill would actually reduce the debt by $1.4 trillion over a decade.

And on Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt chalked the CBO estimate up to political bias.

And on Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt chalked the CBO estimate up to political bias.

Yeah, on top of all of this, the White House sent Congress a $9.4 billion rescission package. This bill codifies a number of doge cuts, including federal funding for PBS and NPR. Members of the House Freedom Caucus are demanding a vote on this package immediately, and both Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune say they're eager to call a vote on the bill as quickly as possible.

Yeah, on top of all of this, the White House sent Congress a $9.4 billion rescission package. This bill codifies a number of doge cuts, including federal funding for PBS and NPR. Members of the House Freedom Caucus are demanding a vote on this package immediately, and both Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune say they're eager to call a vote on the bill as quickly as possible.

And it seems like their members match their enthusiasm. Here's Congressman Brandon Gill singing the rescission package's praises last week.

And it seems like their members match their enthusiasm. Here's Congressman Brandon Gill singing the rescission package's praises last week.

Sadly, the left hijacked June to present perversion, to cause gender confusion, and basically to give license for individuals to be indecent in public. And I'm taking it back for the American family.

Sadly, the left hijacked June to present perversion, to cause gender confusion, and basically to give license for individuals to be indecent in public. And I'm taking it back for the American family.

President Trump and the administration are calling attention to it and I think putting the bully pulpit to use.

President Trump and the administration are calling attention to it and I think putting the bully pulpit to use.

Ultimately, when they start putting restrictions on their free speech, then other outlets, whether it be a social media platform, whether it be technology platforms such as Apple or Google or things of that nature, when free speech is suppressed there, then ultimately what's going to happen is many of those same policies will be put in place in the United States.

Ultimately, when they start putting restrictions on their free speech, then other outlets, whether it be a social media platform, whether it be technology platforms such as Apple or Google or things of that nature, when free speech is suppressed there, then ultimately what's going to happen is many of those same policies will be put in place in the United States.

They say it's only to stop the worst of the worst. It's to stop the bad actors. Well, I can tell you that anyone in the U.S. intelligence side will say that if you open up people's individual iClouds, and again, they come with a very nice, well-presented cover that it's only the bad people that they're looking at.

They say it's only to stop the worst of the worst. It's to stop the bad actors. Well, I can tell you that anyone in the U.S. intelligence side will say that if you open up people's individual iClouds, and again, they come with a very nice, well-presented cover that it's only the bad people that they're looking at.