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The Josh Lafazan Show on YouTube - Episode 145

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Trump’s "Big, Beautiful" Budget PASSES — Collins & Hawley FOLD Under Pressure

The Josh Lafazan Show on YouTube - Episode 145

🎥 Welcome to the Josh Lafazan Show! 🎥

Today’s top political bombshell: In a stunning late-night vote this weekend, Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Budget” bill has officially PASSED the U.S. Senate — setting the stage for a sweeping package that threatens to devastate the middle class, gut healthcare, raise electricity costs, and balloon the national deficit. How did it happen? What’s inside? And what comes next? Let’s break it all down ⬇️

🔹 How Trump Got It Done

Senate Republicans swung 52 votes in total — but how?

• 🔥 Pressure tactics: Trump personally lobbied wavering senators
  
   
• 🏛 Political threats: Promise of primary challenges for dissenters
  
   
• 🤝 Backroom deals: Earmarks, base funding, and special favors
  
   
• ✍️ Last-minute edits: Softened provisions (e.g. land sale language)
  
   

🟥 Flip-Flops: Collins & Hawley

• Sen. Susan Collins publicly vowed to oppose Medicaid cuts — but ultimately flipped to YES
  
   
• Sen. Josh Hawley, once champion of “working-class Republicans,” also flipped, drawing protests and furious backlash
  These votes are being called sell-outs — trading principle for political gain.
  
   

🟩 Tillis Retires After Saying NO

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) voted NO, resisted the pressure, and announced he’s retiring.
He called the bill a betrayal of fiscal conservatism and working families — and his retirement signals a GOP increasingly intolerant of dissent.

🟨 What’s Next: Conference Committee Showdown

The Senate-House conference will determine the final outcome:

• Will they keep the Medicaid cuts?
  
   
• What happens with land sale provisions?
  
   
• Can GOP leaders deliver final passage before July 4?
  
   

Speaker Mike Johnson and Sen. John Thune face pressure — expect dramatic last-minute maneuvering and internal battles.

🛑 Reminder: The Budget Itself

Trump’s “big and beautiful” bill is anything but for working Americans:

• 🏥 17 million lose health coverage — deep Medicaid cuts threaten rural hospitals, seniors, kids, and the disabled
  
   
• ⚡ Electricity costs spike by up to 30% — thanks to rolling back clean energy investments
  
   
• 🏗 Millions of jobs destroyed — clean-energy, infrastructure, and blue-collar sectors devastated
  
   
• 🥫 Largest-ever SNAP & WIC cuts: $300+ billion slashed, hitting kids, veterans, and families
  
   
• 💸 $4 trillion added to deficit — with no plan to balance the books
  
   
• 💰 $1 trillion in giveaways to wealthy Americans — 60% benefits top 1%, with working families taxed more
  
   

This isn’t budgeting — it’s wealth transfer to the ultra-rich on the backs of everyday Americans.

🎯 Final Thoughts: A Dangerous Turning Point

Trump’s win came at a high cost:

• He traded bill passage for backroom deals
  
   
• He’s sacrificing healthcare, jobs, and clean energy
  
   
• He’s deepening the deficit while claiming fiscal responsibility
  
   
• And it’s working families, veterans, and vulnerable communities who pay the price
  
   

💬 Join the Conversation:

• Should Collins & Hawley be held accountable for their flips?
  
   
• Will the House push back or cave during the conference?
  
   
• Where do you stand on Trump’s budget — support or oppose? Let me know in the comments!

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