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Trump touts 'tax cuts,' trumpets win in legal fight over consumer agency

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President Trump on Tuesday night praised the Republican Party for advancing its tax-reform agenda and trumpeted a judge’s decision to side with his administration in a legal battle over who’s in charge of the Consumer Financial Prot
President Trump on Tuesday night praised the Republican Party for advancing its tax-reform agenda and trumpeted a judge’s decision to side with his administration in a legal battle over who’s in charge of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
« Great day for Tax Cuts and the Republican Party. But the biggest Winner will be our great Country! » Trump tweeted.
His tweet comes after Senate Republicans cleared a key hurdle in their effort to reform the tax code when the Senate Budget Committee voted to advance the bill on a party-line vote.
Trump also praised a federal court’s decision to allow his pick to head the CFPB, Mick Mulvaney, to take over as the agency’s interim leader.
« Just won the lawsuit on leadership of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, CFPB. A big win for the Consumer! » Trump tweeted.
His remark came hours after a federal judge, who is also a Trump appointee, rejected a lawsuit filed by Leandra English, who argued that she, not Mulvaney, was the rightful acting director of the agency.

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