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President Donald Trump called it a “Big Beautiful Bill”. It’s big, but definitely not beautiful. The three co-hosts of The Economist’s Checks and Balance podcast—Charlotte Howard, our New York bureau chief, Idrees Kahloon, our Washington bureau chief, and John Prideaux, our US editor—discuss the effects Trump’s budget bill will have on America’s lawmaking and on his voter base.
00.00 - Has the “Big Beautiful Bill" killed traditional legislating?
03.37 - How do Trump voters feel about the economic impact of the big beautiful bill?
05.37 - How will the bill change the deployment of renewable energy?
06:58 - How has Trump remade the Republican party?
09:30 - Trump’s economic populism is hollow
Listen to the full episode:
Trumponomics 2.0 will erode the foundations of America's prosperity:
The big beautiful bill reveals the hollowness of Trumponomics:
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2025/07/04
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