White House Rejects GOP Criticism of Trump's Economic Bill

Washington, D.C. — June 3, 2025. The White House dismissed concerns raised by Republican Senators Rand Paul and Ron Johnson regarding President Trump’s latest economic bill. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that the senators' concerns about the bill increasing the national debt are "blatantly wrong." She pointed to past inaccuracies by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) as evidence, arguing that the CBO has a history of partisan bias. Leavitt also highlighted that the CBO’s prediction regarding the 2017 Trump tax cuts was off by half a trillion dollars. "Those tax cuts...had nearly half a trillion dollars more of revenue than the Congressional Budget Office scored," Leavitt said. The video highlights the ongoing political debate about the debt ceiling and government spending, and the differing opinions within the Republican party itself regarding President Trump’s economic policies. The White House’s confidence in its own economic analysis underscores the deep divisions within the political landscape.