GOP Senator stands firm against Trump’s spending bill

While virtually every member of the House that was rejecting Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” caved when it came time to vote, two held their ground, but the bill passed. 

The pressure by Trump, however, is not working in the Senate, and it could cost Trump.  

Not supporting it 

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) was the lone holdout in the GOP when it came time to vote on the legislation. 

Even though Trump was applying pressure in the form of threatening to primary anyone who did not support the bill, Massie stood firm.  

In response, Trump stated, “Thank you to the House Freedom Caucus for just delivering a big blow to the Radical Left Democrats and their desire to raise Taxes and SHUT OUR COUNTRY DOWN!”   

He then added, “Congressman Thomas Massie, of beautiful Kentucky, is an automatic ‘NO’ vote on just about everything, despite the fact that he has always voted for Continuing Resolutions in the past. HE SHOULD BE PRIMARIED, and I will lead the charge against him.”   

It passed 

As we noted above, the bill passed, and Trump was clearly delighted, but I have stated all along that I did not think threatening members of your party was the best way to go about this. 

He gave a shoutout to those who changed their minds, stating, “Sometimes it takes great courage to do the right thing.” The vote was 215-214. 

After the bill passed, Speaker Johnson (R-LA) stated, "We look forward to the Senate's timely consideration of this once-in-a-generation legislation. 

"We're going to get it there by Independence Day on July 4, and we are going to celebrate a new golden age in America."   

Senator Johnson Says No 

Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) believes that if the legislation is passed as is, it will hurt Trump more than help him.  

He stated, "It’ll completely backfire on him.” 

Then he commented on the House, stating, "What's so disappointing about what happened in the House is it was all rhetoric. It's all slogans. They picked a number. Literally, they picked a number out of the air." 

I agree with Johnson, as there are aspects of this bill that I love, but there are several aspects of it that I disagree with so much, there is simply no way I could support the legislation if I had a vote. If this bill passes, I believe it will wind up being the death of the GOP in 2028.