Controversies Surround Trump’s Spending Bill Amid Senate Vote
As President Donald Trump faces criticism for his proposed spending bill, it is drawing comparisons to the divisive conservative document, Project 2025. A political analyst has highlighted potential misinformation surrounding the bill’s contents.
“When people heard about it [Project 2025], they didn’t like it, and so the Trump campaign spent the rest of the summer lying about what they were doing,” Jason Johnson, author and political scientist, remarked during an interview with MSNBC’s Ari Melber.
Despite some Republican senators expressing concerns over the bill, it is anticipated that they will still vote in its favor, according to Johnson. This internal conflict comes as the Senate prepares to deliberate on the amendments to Trump’s spending proposal. Projections indicate that the Senate’s rendition of the spending plan could escalate the national deficit by $3.3 trillion.
The Congressional Budget Office warns that the legislation might result in nearly 12 million individuals losing Medicaid coverage. Some Republicans remain undecided on whether to endorse the current iteration of the bill.
Public sentiment towards Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is overwhelmingly negative, as reflected in numerous polls showing net disapproval ratings between -19 to -29 percentage points. Similarly, Project 2025, a 922-page manifesto by the Heritage Foundation, faced public rejection before the 2024 election. Last October, a Navigator survey revealed that 52 percent of Americans opposed it, compared to 13 percent in favor.
Despite denying ties to Project 2025, Trump had members of his administration, including Tom Homan, involved in its creation. Policies enacted during Trump’s second term, such as mass deportations and cutting diversity programs, were outlined in Project 2025.
Johnson suggested that Republicans might face repercussions in the 2026 midterms if they support the unpopular spending bill. He commented on the difficulty of justifying such a decision to constituents: “I don’t know how you explain to your constituents: you’re saying this thing is unpopular, and the clear math says that you’re going to blow up the budget, but I’m somehow going to sell this to you,” he stated. “The math ain’t mathing.”
The White House has not yet responded to inquiries regarding the issue.
