President Donald Trump said that his new domestic policy legislation is the “single most popular bill ever signed.” And when he signed the measure on July 4, he said, “I can say very proudly that our country is more proud right now than it has been in many, many years.”
But fact checks and polling data show a starkly different picture.
Several polls show a clear majority of Americans oppose what Trump called the “Big, Beautiful Bill.”
A Fox News poll showed 59% opposed and 38% in favor. A Quinnipiac poll recorded 55% opposed, with only 29% supporting the legislation. A Pew Research Center survey found 49% opposed versus 29% in favor, with a large percentage unsure.
Political analyst Daniel Cronrath joined us on The Morning Show to talk about what the bill means for Americans.
He said what’s in that bill violates a key promise that Trump made repeatedly during the campaign, not to touch Medicaid benefits. Consequently, millions of Americans stand to lose their health care and SNAP benefits.