All Hell Breaks Loose On Capitol Hill After Obama Shows Up
Former President Barack Obama emerged from political retirement this week to deliver a tired encore of his favorite act: scaremongering from the sidelines. With the House inching toward a final vote on President Donald J. Trump’s $3.3 trillion America-First package, Obama took to X urging his followers to jam congressional phone lines and pressure lawmakers to vote “no.”
“More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act,” Obama wrote. “If the House passes this bill, it will increase costs and hurt working-class families for generations to come. Call your representative today and tell them to vote no.”
In plain English: Democrats are terrified. Trump’s growth-first, border-first, and middle-class-first agenda is on the brink of passing—and they’re dusting off the same fearmongering that failed them for years.
Inside the chamber, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries tried his own version of resistance theater. In a pre-dawn stunt, Jeffries launched into a “magic minute” marathon, burning through multiple binders as he spoke for hours to delay the inevitable. It wasn’t leadership—it was filibuster cosplay.
Despite the Democratic theatrics, Republicans scored a crucial procedural victory: the House adopted the rule for debate on Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” by a 219–213 vote. Only Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) defected. That step clears the runway for the final vote—once Jeffries runs out of pages to read.
Democrats had hoped to fracture GOP unity, but Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and President Trump personally worked the phones late into the night, flipping just enough holdouts to push forward. That’s what real governing looks like: building consensus, not staging cable-news performances.
The Senate has already advanced its version of the bill, tweaking Medicaid cost-sharing and several tax provisions. Now it’s the House’s turn to deliver the strongest possible version and send a unified package back to Trump’s desk—relief designed for American households, not bureaucrats.
President Trump’s message to Republicans couldn’t have been clearer—or more upbeat:
“It is no longer a ‘House Bill’ or a ‘Senate Bill’. It is everyone’s Bill. There is so much to be proud of, and EVERYONE got a major Policy WIN — But, the Biggest Winner of them all will be the American People, who will have Permanently Lower Taxes, Higher Wages and Take Home Pay, Secure Borders, and a Stronger and More Powerful Military.”
He also called on lawmakers to unite and move swiftly:
“We can have all of this right now, but only if the House GOP UNITES, ignores its occasional ‘GRANDSTANDERS (You know who you are!), and does the right thing, which is sending this Bill to my desk. We are on schedule — Let’s keep it going, and be done before you and your family go on a July 4th vacation. The American People need and deserve it. They sent us here to, GET IT DONE.”
That’s the contrast in a nutshell. Obama and Jeffries preach doom and dependency; Trump talks about paychecks, prosperity, and national strength—and then gets the votes to make it happen.
Democrats can post hashtags, read binders, and wail about “democracy” all they want. But if House Republicans keep their focus, the only “magic minute” that will matter is the one when the clerk reads the final tally and Trump’s America-First bill clears the chamber—a victory for working Americans who are tired of Beltway theatrics and ready for real results.