‘Big, Beautiful Bill’: Watch moment when Trump learnt of 51–50 Senate win; ‘thank you, wow!’

Donald Trump appeared visibly moved as he received word during a roundtable discussion in Florida that his massive tax and spending legislation had passed the Senate. “Thank you, wow, thank you,” Trump said. “You know, I [was] listening to these wonderful words… but I was also wondering how we are doing because it is prime time. It shows I care about here, because I am here, but I should probably be there.”The bill scraped through the Senate on a knife-edge 50-50 vote, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaker after a chaotic 24-hour “vote-a-rama.” Despite having a majority, Republican leaders faced rebellion from within, including from Senators Rand Paul, Susan Collins and Thom Tillis, all of whom voted no over concerns about Medicaid and ballooning deficits.The 940-page bill now heads back to the House, which passed an earlier version but may resist key Senate changes, including sweeping cuts to Medicaid and food stamps. Speaker Mike Johnson promised to act fast, declaring, “The House will work quickly to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill that enacts President Trump’s full America First agenda by the Fourth of July.”While Trump declared confidence in the bill’s final passage, saying “It’s going to get in, it’s going to pass, and we’re going to be very happy,” the package remains deeply controversial. The Congressional Budget Office estimates it would leave 11.8 million more Americans uninsured by 2034 and add \$3.3 trillion to the national debt. Democrats have labelled it a “tax break for billionaires” at the expense of working families.Senate Majority Leader John Thune spent the weekend scrambling for votes, engaging moderates like Lisa Murkowski and conservatives like Mike Lee and Rick Scott, each demanding changes. Collins pushed for increased hospital funding; Paul proposed slashing the proposed debt ceiling increase.Elon Musk, once a Trump ally, furiously denounced the bill as “PORKY PIG PARTY!!” on social media over its debt load and gutting of green energy credits. Trump responded by threatening to cut Musk’s federal subsidies and even raised the idea of deporting him.The president is determined to sign the bill into law before Independence Day, calling the fight worth it: “It’s very complicated stuff… but the American people are going to love it.”