Congressman Who Voted Against Trump’s Bill Will Now Vote For It To Own the Libs: ‘Democrats’ Reaction Helped’ to ‘Persuade’ Me
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Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) announced on Wednesday that he would now support the Trump-backed “Big Beautiful Bill,” which he voted against in May, in an effort to own the Democrats.
“I got to say, no one puts a deal together like President Trump, he’s a master,” said Davidson, who previously voted against the bill after expressing concern about the cost associated with it. “But I think one of the other persuasive things was just looking at the Democrats’ reaction to it.”
He continued, “Maybe the bill is better than I thought. Democrats’ reaction helped me persuade that, wow, maybe this bill does, does do some really good things.”
The congressman also revealed he had spoken with President Donald Trump a “couple times” before changing his mind.
In a social media post on Wednesday, Davidson went into detail about why exactly he was now on board with the bill.
“This bill isn’t perfect, but it’s the best we’ll get & includes major wins,” wrote Davidson, citing border funding, “pro-growth tax policy,” “Medicaid work requirements,” “Enhanced Food Stamp work requirement,” and “Cuts to Biden’s Green New Deal.”
He concluded, “For these reasons, I’m voting yes on both the rule and the One Big Beautiful Bill.”
In May, Davidson expressed concern over the bill, referring to it as a “big deficit plan.”
“While I love many things in the bill, promising someone else will cut spending in the future does not cut spending,” he warned. “Deficits do matter and this bill grows them now. The only Congress we can control is the one we’re in. Consequently, I cannot support this big deficit plan. NO.”
The “Big Beautiful Bill” narrowly passed the Senate on Monday evening by 51-50, with three Republican senators – Rand Paul (R-KY), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Susan Collins (R-ME) – voting with Democrats against it.
The bill will now return to the House, where it has received heavy criticism from Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY).
