{"id":10951,"date":"2025-07-04T02:16:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T02:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/trump-takes-a-megabill-victory-lap-at-iowa-rally\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T02:16:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T02:16:52","slug":"trump-takes-a-megabill-victory-lap-at-iowa-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/trump-takes-a-megabill-victory-lap-at-iowa-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump takes a megabill victory lap at Iowa rally"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Donald Trump basked in victory Thursday, celebrating the passage of his sweeping domestic policy agenda in a demonstration of his dominance over Republicans in Congress.<\/p>\n

The president capped what was arguably the most successful week of his second term with a campaign-style speech in Iowa, where he said the megabill would usher in a period of prosperity.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere could be no better birthday present for America than the phenomenal victory we achieved just hours ago in Congress passing that one big, beautiful bill to make America great again,\u201d Trump said, donning a ruby-colored USA hat and tie that matched a sea of supporters dressed in red apparel.<\/p>\n

Just hours after House Republicans crossed the finish line on the megabill \u2014 which extends tax cuts and slashes funding for social safety programs \u2014 the president delivered a speech at the \u201cSalute To America\u201d event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds ahead of the 250th anniversary of America\u2019s independence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have another hat here that says \u2018Donald Trump was right about everything,\u2019 and I said, \u2018No, no, that sounds a little bit too conceited,\u2019\u201d he said when boasting about the bill. \u201cBut it happens to be true.\u201d<\/p>\n

The speech was the culmination of an intense week of lobbying by the president and his allies.<\/p>\n

Trump reportedly worked the phones on and off<\/a> for 20 hours on Wednesday, making calls to GOP holdouts who objected to elements of the bill, including cuts to Medicaid benefits and the trillions it will add to the national debt.<\/p>\n

A senior administration official said Thursday in a call with reporters after the bill passed that Trump did not make any threats to primary members of Congress \u2014 but the Republican caucus is more than aware of his clout.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe membership well understands the president\u2019s political power and ultimately they want his political power to be used for their benefit,\u201d the official said. \u201cThe president always preserves his political prerogative, but he has already endorsed a number of members for reelection, and I expect he will endorse many more in coming weeks and months.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before departing for Iowa, Trump spoke with reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, where he was asked about his political power. \u201cI think I have more power now,\u201d he said, referring to his first term. \u201cI think I probably do because we have a great record of success. My first term was very, very successful. We had the greatest economy in the history of our country. I think we are going to blow it away this term.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump teased legislation that his administration is crafting to allow migrant workers without legal status to work on farms amid his mass deportation campaign. He gave no details but suggested they would not be subjected to enforcement actions under Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf a farmer is willing to vouch for these people, in some way Kristi [Noem], we\u2019re going to have to just say, that\u2019s good,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSerious radical right people, who I also happen to like a lot, they might not be quite as happy, but they will understand.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the speech, Trump praised the Republican caucus for coming together on the megabill \u2014 while not mincing words on his feelings toward Democrats. \u201cThey wouldn\u2019t vote, only because they hate Trump,\u201d he said. \u201cI hate them too. I really do. I hate them. I cannot stand them, because I really do believe they hate our country.\u201d<\/p>\n

He later attacked the media for quoting him without noting that some of his remarks are intended as sarcasm. \u201cYou can\u2019t be sarcastic as a politician,\u201d he said. \u201cWell, if you\u2019re me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

President Donald Trump basked in victory Thursday, celebrating the passage of his sweeping domestic policy agenda in a demonstration of his dominance over Republicans in Congress. The president capped what was arguably the most successful week of his second term with a campaign-style speech in Iowa, where he said the megabill would usher in a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-congress"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10951\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}