Senate Democrat mimics Trump: ‘THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER’

Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) mocked President Trump’s traditional use of capitalized letters and repeating exclamation points on social media Thursday, voicing her opposition to the cuts to food assistance and Medicaid included in the GOP’s tax and spending megabill.

“GOP’S BIG UGLY BILL KICKS PEOPLE OFF HEALTH CARE AND FOOD ASSISTANCE. HOSPITALS WILL CLOSE. KIDS WITH DISABILITIES WILL LOSE CAREGIVERS. BIG WINNERS? BILLIONAIRES. TOTAL FRAUD!” Murray wrote in a post on the social platform X. 

“IT POLLS LIKE GARBAGE, BECAUSE IT IS. GOP SHOULD DROP IT!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER,” she added.

The sarcastic nod from the Senate’s former pro tempore comes as Congress has faced weeks of pressure from Trump to pass the megabill before the July 4 holiday.

The House passed its version of the bill in May. The legislation has faced a steeper climb in the Senate, as lawmakers have been divided over deficit spending, state and local tax (SALT) deduction caps and how much to cut from social safety net programs.

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has also rejected many provisions within the upper chamber’s blueprint for not meeting the Byrd Rule requirements — or those she deems unnecessary for the budget’s purpose. The moves have angered some Republicans, some of whom are calling for her to step down.

Senate Majority John Thune (R-S.D.) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) have been optimistic that they will pass the bill. Trump upped the pressure during a White House event Thursday, urging lawmakers to continue negotiating — even over the weekend — to get the bill to his desk.

“There are hundreds of things here,” he told the crowd, according to The Guardian. “It’s so good.”

“If you can, call your senators, call your congressmen. We have to get the vote,” he added.