The adoption by the US Congress of his mega budget bill is another victory for US President Donald Trump, who has enjoyed a number of successes both domestically and internationally in the past two weeks, writes BTA, citing AFP.
American strikes that led to a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, an agreement on NATO spending, a Supreme Court ruling in favor of the government: Donald Trump is on the rise.
After yesterday's passage by Congress of his mega budget bill - the centerpiece of his program for a second term, the 79-year-old Republican president can now enjoy the moment.
The bill will be officially promulgated at the White House today, the US national holiday. A B-2 stealth bomber, the type used in the strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, is expected to fly over the White House.
“Trump's summer is going to be hot“, the White House wrote on social media.
Meanwhile, Trump's deputy chief of staff, Dan Scavino, released a video showing the Republican president telling his supporters at a 2016 campaign rally: “We're going to win by so much that you might even get tired of winning. And you'll say: “Please, please. "These are too many victories." The former real estate mogul has boasted of several deals he has struck in recent weeks, but the bill is arguably his biggest victory. The bill allows him to fulfill many of his campaign promises, including tax cuts and funding for his mass deportation of immigrants. Its passage also demonstrates Trump's ability to bring order to the Republican Party despite internal struggles and a serious clash with his former ally, billionaire Elon Musk. For a man who dreams of joining the pantheon of American presidents whose faces are engraved on Mount Rushmore, the passage of this bill should above all cement his legacy. Unlike the series of executive orders he has signed that can be overturned by his successors, this document enshrines his hardline stance into law. in terms of domestic policy.
„Enormous impact“
However, Donald Trump still faces a number of challenges.
First of all, he will have to defend his law to voters, which, according to polls, is unpopular among Americans because of the large cuts in social benefits and tax cuts for the wealthiest.
„The work is just beginning“, said Karl Rove, deputy chief of staff to the White House under George W. Bush, on the air of „Fox News“.
The law will have „enormous impact“ on the US midterm elections next year, the former adviser believes, predicting that Democrats will take advantage of it as millions of Americans find themselves losing their health insurance.
This series of successes has also boosted the confidence of Donald Trump, who had said he was “saved by God to make America great again“ after surviving an assassination attempt in 2024.
However, subsequent victories may prove much harder to achieve.
Following the ceasefire between Iran and Israel, Trump is seeking to end the war between Israel and “Hamas“ in Gaza, which has been going on for almost two years.
He said the people of Gaza must remain “safe“ as he prepares to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House next week to press for a ceasefire.
Trump's campaign promise to end the war between Russia and Ukraine within 24 hours also failed.
He admitted that he had "made no progress" towards a ceasefire during his sixth phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday.
In addition, the US president is still locked in a standoff with a number of countries over tariffs, whose temporary "freeze" is set to expire on July 9.
Trump wants them to comply with his demands and reach an agreement with the US or face punitive tariffs. He said he planned to inform US trading partners today of the tariffs they would be subject to. However, global markets continue to be plagued by uncertainty.