Critics had claimed President Trump would never succeed in passing his sweeping tax cut legislation\u2014let alone before the July 4 recess.<\/p>\n
But this summer delivered a string of victories for the president, culminating in Thursday\u2019s narrow 218-214 House vote to send the measure\u2014branded the \u201cOne Big Beautiful Bill\u201d\u2014to his desk.<\/p>\n
With its passage, Trump has now enacted the bulk of his campaign agenda just six months into his second term, the Washington Times noted in an analysis of the president\u2019s first months back in office in what will be his final term.<\/p>\n
\u201cCampaigns are filled with promises and \u2018most\u2019 administrations are filled with excuses but NOT @Potus, who once again delivered for the American people,\u201d said Mark Meadows, who served as White House chief of staff during Trump\u2019s first term, on X.<\/p>\n
The sweeping tax cut legislation delivers on several key pillars of President Trump\u2019s agenda, most notably the permanent extension of the individual tax cuts he first enacted in 2017. It also eliminates most taxes on tips, overtime pay, and Social Security benefits for seniors.<\/p>\n
The bill includes major changes to Medicaid, which has ballooned in both size and cost over the past decade. It tightens eligibility rules to exclude unauthorized immigrants and others who don\u2019t qualify, a move projected to reduce Medicaid spending by $1 trillion over the next ten years.<\/p>\n
In addition, the legislation allocates $46.5 billion to complete Trump\u2019s long-standing 2016 campaign pledge to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border\u2014a promise left unfinished during his first term.<\/p>\n
The measure also significantly increases defense spending, including $25 billion dedicated to the creation of a \u201cGolden Dome\u201d missile defense system, another campaign pledge Trump revived during his 2024 run, the Times noted.<\/p>\n
The legislation also delivers a major win for the Republican Party\u2019s anti-abortion wing by cutting off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood, a prominent abortion provider.<\/p>\n