Trump not happy with media coverage of tax reform bill

December 20, 2017 23:27

President Donald Trump today expressed his unhappiness over the media coverage of his landmark tax reform bill passed in the US Senate, saying the "Fake News" was working overtime to "demean" the package.

The Senate approved the USD 1.5 trillion tax bill, which includes permanent tax break for corporations and temporary tax cuts for individuals, by a final vote of 51-48.

Trump, who is on the cusp of a major legislative victory, said the bill would unleash a new economic development in the country.

"The Tax cuts are so large and so meaningful, and yet the Fake News is working overtime to follow the lead of their friends, the defeated Dems, and only demean," Trump said in a tweet.

"This is truly a case where the results will speak for themselves, starting very soon. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!" he said ahead of the Congressional passage of the tax reform bill.

The Senate passed a sweeping overhaul of the US tax code in more than 30 years.

The media and political opponents criticised the package, saying it disproportionately benefits the wealthy and corporations.

The House of Representatives earlier approved the bill comfortably. In the House it was passed by 227 to 203 votes. Republicans have majorities in the both houses of Congress.

For final approval, the legislation must go back to the House for a procedural issue before it can be sent to the White House for the president to sign it into law.

Anticipating that it is likely to happen in the next few hours, White House Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that after the tax bill is passed, there will be a "bill passage event" (distinct from a bill signing) at 3 pm (local time) at the White House with members of the House and Senate. -- PTI

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