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Maddow Blog-Republicans cling to brazen falsehoods to sell their far-right megabill
The question Americans should ask themselves is simple: If the GOP's domestic policy package is so great, why can’t the party tell the truth about it?
Trump insisted last night, “So many false statements are being made about ‘THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL.’â€
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-06-03T15:49:06.199Z
Oddly enough, I agree. There really are “so many false statements†being made about Republicans’ megabill — though the lies are coming from Trump and his allies. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republicans-cling-brazen-falsehoods-sell-far-right-megabill-rcna210607
The Ernst fiasco, in other words, wasn’t just a controversy born of morbid candor; it was also a timely reminder that Republican officials struggling to defend Donald Trump’s domestic policy bill have found that the truth simply isn’t good enough. As The New York Times reported, the president and his allies are selling the bill with “falsehoods” and “inaccurate claims.”
As this week got underway, for example, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt appeared on Fox News and boasted that the inaptly named “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” would “save nearly $2 trillion.” That wasn’t even close to being true.
A day earlier, House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” and insisted, “I am telling you, this is going to reduce the deficit.” According to arithmetic, the bill would add trillions of dollars to the deficit.
The Louisiana congressman, during the same interview, claimed “there are no Medicaid cuts” in the GOP legislation, which is demonstrably silly.......
Soon after, Trump published an item to his social media platform that began, “So many false statements are being made about ‘THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL.’”
It was the first thing he ever said about the legislation that I agreed with: There really are “so many false statements” being made about Republicans’ reconciliation package.
Of course, the question Americans should probably be asking themselves right about now is simple: If the GOP’s bill is so great, why can’t the party tell the truth about it?
As the Senate considers a domestic policy bill to enact the White House’s agenda, President Trump and his allies have sought to assuage some lawmakers’ concerns over its price tag and cuts to Medicaid with inaccurate claims. They have dismissed estimates of the effect of the “one big, beautiful bill” on the deficit as incorrect and described cuts to the health insurance program for poor Americans as simply trimming “waste, fraud and abuse.”
As this week got underway, for example, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt appeared on Fox News and boasted that the inaptly named “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” would “save nearly $2 trillion.” That wasn’t even close to being true.
A day earlier, House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” and insisted, “I am telling you, this is going to reduce the deficit.” According to arithmetic, the bill would add trillions of dollars to the deficit.
The Louisiana congressman, during the same interview, claimed “there are no Medicaid cuts” in the GOP legislation, which is demonstrably silly.......
Soon after, Trump published an item to his social media platform that began, “So many false statements are being made about ‘THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL.’”
It was the first thing he ever said about the legislation that I agreed with: There really are “so many false statements” being made about Republicans’ reconciliation package.
Of course, the question Americans should probably be asking themselves right about now is simple: If the GOP’s bill is so great, why can’t the party tell the truth about it?