Byron Donalds Breaks Down How Trump ‘Closed This Deal’ On His ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

Republican Florida Rep. Byron Donalds explained on Thursday how President Donald Trump was able to persuade Republicans to pass his “big, beautiful” bill.

The House of Representatives sent Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill to his desk for signature on Thursday, with just two Republicans — Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania — joining House Democrats in voting against the president’s signature policy bill. Donalds, on “The Story with Martha MacCallum,” credited Trump’s hands-on approach, attention to detail and business-style leadership for rallying Republicans behind the bill.

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“I was a part of a lot of these conversations and, yeah, the president came in very focused on the details of the legislation — where all the pieces were moving,” Donalds said. “And I know I talked to a couple of my colleagues. Quite frankly, they were very impressed that the president came in and was trying to work with members to get them comfortable.”

“At the end of the day, Donald Trump is a businessman, ladies and gentlemen. If he has to use the stick, he’ll use it. If he has to use carrots, he’ll do that too,” he continued. “He’s about accomplishing the mission — period, point blank. And so a lot of colleagues saw yesterday was President Trump leading the Republican conference to make sure that we delivered on all the promises from last year’s election. We were able to do that.”

The bill delivers on Trump’s campaign promises, such as eliminating taxes on tips and overtime pay.

“His leadership — especially these last 36 hours — has been tremendous,” Donalds added. “I told him today: he’s the closer. He closed this deal.”