President Trump tore into “grandstanders” in the House Republican conference Tuesday who he said are threatening to derail passage of his agenda-setting One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The president singled out libertarian Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who has opposed every procedural move to advance the megabill, during a morning visit to the Capitol.

“I don’t think Thomas Massie understands government. I think he’s a grandstander and I think he should be voted out of office,” Trump told reporters ahead of a meeting with House Republicans as Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) looked on.

President Trump has criticized “grandstanders” who he says threaten to derail his agenda-setting One Big Beautiful Bill Act.Getty Images

Trump called out libertarian Rep. Thomas Massie, who has opposed every procedural move to advance the bill.AP
Moments before his broadside, Trump had insisted that the Republican Party remains unified despite the drama over what is meant to be its signature legislative achievement of the year.

“It’s not a question of holdouts, we have a tremendously unified party,” the president added. “I don’t think we’ve ever had a party like this. There are some people that want a couple of things that maybe I don’t like or they’re not going to get.”

Trump did acknowledge that Republican lawmakers have “gotta make a couple of tweaks” to the bill before a possible vote on final passage.

Johnson is hoping to get the megabill through the House by the end of the week, but is grappling with satisfying all 220 members of his conference.

“I don’t think there’s anybody that’s more well-suited to be speaker of the House,” Trump added of Johnson.

The legislation includes an extension of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, no taxes on tips, no taxes on overtime pay, and more spending on defense and border security.