Trump Calls Out Republican Holdouts As House Procedural Vote On Megabill Remains Open: ‘costing You Votes!’

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social early Thursday to telephone retired Republicans who are still refusing to get down a House procedural ballot connected nan "Big Beautiful Bill." 

With nan ballot having stalled precocious Wednesday – pinch 5 Republican "nays" and different 8 Republicans having yet to formed a ballot – nan president touted nan benefits nan state is poised to summation pinch nan bill’s passage. 

"Largest Tax Cuts successful History and a Booming Economy vs. Biggest Tax Increase successful History, and a Failed Economy," Trump wrote connected Truth Social earlier turning his ire to GOP holdouts: "What are nan Republicans waiting for??? What are you trying to prove??? MAGA IS NOT HAPPY, AND IT’S COSTING YOU VOTES!!!" 

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters connected nan South Lawn earlier boarding Marine One and departing nan White House connected July 01, 2025 successful Washington, DC. Trump is walking to Ochopee, Florida to sojourn a recently built migration detention halfway successful nan Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz." (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump later wrote that nan ballot should beryllium an "EASY YES" for Republicans, calling nan holdouts’ refusal to vote, "RIDICULOUS." 

A procedural "rule vote" allows lawmakers to statement up of a last ballot connected nan "Big Beautiful Bill" earlier it would caput to nan president’s table for a signature. 

By early Thursday, nan pursuing House Republicans were a nary connected nan procedural vote: Reps. Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Keith Self of Texas, Victoria Spartz of Indiana, and Thomas Massie of Kentucky – who changed his ballot from a "yay" to a "nay." 

When asked why he switched his vote, Massie told Fox News Digital, "Because astir of nan world isn’t concerned astir nan quality betwixt nan norm solution ballot and nan last transition vote."

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The pursuing Republican lawmakers person yet to formed their vote: Reps. Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Tim Burchett of Tennessee, Eric Burlison of Missouri, Michael Cloud of Texas, Andy Harris of Maryland, Bob Onder of Missouri, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, and Chip Roy of Texas.

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., arrives for nan House Republican Conference caucus gathering successful nan Capitol connected Wednesday, June 4, 2025 (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Leaving a room pinch different holdouts and critics of nan measure conscionable aft 1 a.m. connected Thursday, Burchett told reporters, "We're conscionable getting very close, I think, to getting thing resolved."

He would not opportunity really he would ballot for nan legislation, however.

GOP lawmakers tin only spend to suffer 3 votes. Republican leaders person now kept nan norm ballot unfastened for complete 4 hours to effort to unit nan holdouts to get a mostly vote. 

House Speaker Mike Johnson had recalled lawmakers to Washington, eager to prehend connected nan momentum of nan bill's transition nan time earlier successful nan Senate and vowed to property ahead.

"Everybody wants to get to yes," Johnson told Fox News arsenic nan voting was underway.

U.S. Speaker of nan House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to nan media aft nan House narrowly passed a measure forwarding President Donald Trump's schedule astatine nan U.S. Capitol connected May 22, 2025 successful Washington, DC.  (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Quickly convening for nan ballot connected nan much than 800-page measure was risky gambit, 1 designed to meet Trump's request for a vacation finish. Republicans person struggled mightily pinch nan measure astir each measurement of nan measurement this year, often succeeding by nan narrowest of margins, only 1 vote. 

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Their slim 220-212 majority, leaving small room for defections.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.