Experts have warned that Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill will have a big impact of the 2026 midterm elections.
Republicans have been warned that the party’s recent passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could have dramatic repercussions in the 2026 midterm elections.
Karl Rove, a longtime GOP strategist, said on Fox News’s America’s Newsroom: „I think it’ll have a huge impact on 2026, because, remember, as these changes, particularly the Medicaid changes come into effect, they’re going to have, people are going to be losing their coverage.“Why It Matters
President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, a taxation and spending package, narrowly passed the House of Representatives on Thursday by 218 votes against 214, having been approved by the Senate earlier in the week thanks to vice president JD Vance’s tiebreaking vote. Trump signed the bill into law on Friday.
The flagship legislation contains an array of tax and spending measures. Tax cuts Trump introduced in 2017 would be made permanent, while state and local tax deductions would increase from $10,000 to $40,000—primarily benefiting those living in high-tax states. The bill also includes additional funding for border security and the military and cuts to Medicaid and food stamps. It also raises the national debt ceiling and the Congressional Budget Office projects it will add $2.4 trillion to the U.S. federal debt. What To Know
Republicans advanced sweeping policy changes with the bill, imposing 80-hour-per-month work requirements on able-bodied Medicaid recipients and introducing stricter eligibility checks. The legislation will reduce federal funding for Medicaid and food assistance, which is likely to result in millions losing coverage.
Overall, Rove backed the legislation, commenting: „The able-bodied—think about it, there was an interesting study done of able-bodied people on Medicaid, and … you know what their No. 1 activity was if they weren’t working? It was watching television. And No. 2 was playing online games.
