In a dramatic turn of events on Capitol Hill, President Donald J. Trump secured a pivotal legislative victory Tuesday as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) squeaked through the Senate with a razor-thin margin — a win that could redefine the next phase of Trump’s America First agenda.

The bill passed 51-50, with Vice President J.D. Vance casting the tie-breaking vote, according to Politico. Three Republicans — Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) — broke ranks to vote against the legislation.

While the OBBB now heads back to the House for final approval, Tuesday’s vote represents a major milestone in President Trump’s second term — a term already marked by unapologetic efforts to dismantle the administrative state and revive American strength at home and abroad.

But the path to this victory has been anything but smooth.

Despite broad conservative support for the president’s legislative agenda, the OBBB drew surprising resistance from within the GOP itself — particularly over its fiscal implications. Leading the charge against it was none other than Elon Musk, Trump’s former Director of Government Efficiency, who emerged as one of the most vocal internal critics of the bill.

“The eccentric tech billionaire” — as the press has long dubbed Musk — warned that the bill, while perhaps well-intentioned, would bury the country deeper in unsustainable debt. Importantly, Musk clarified that his opposition had nothing to do with the bill’s rollbacks on EV subsidies, despite his role as CEO of Tesla.

Instead, Musk aligned with known fiscal hawks like Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Sen. Rand Paul, and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) — all of whom have sounded the alarm about Washington’s reckless spending habits.

Massie, a frequent thorn in the side of establishment Republicans, drew a direct rebuke from President Trump himself.

“New poll: Anybody I Endorse beats Thomas Massie of Kentucky by 25 points,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “Get ready. Massie is a very bad guy!”

Even Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of Trump’s staunchest allies in Congress, expressed unease over the bill’s AI regulations, which would limit states’ ability to govern artificial intelligence technologies for the next decade. “Trump is not a king,” Greene warned, emphasizing the importance of preserving states’ rights — a bedrock conservative principle.

Still, the Senate’s passage of the OBBB is a clear signal that Trump’s legislative momentum is alive and well. The final hurdle lies in the House, where GOP leadership is already bracing for a fight, not a coronation.

Yet for all the internal dissent and external noise, Tuesday marks a decisive win for President Trump and his America First vision.