Republican Rep. Thomas Massie said he has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past 10 days for opposing President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful" tax cut and spending bill.
Speaking to NBC News' Sahil Kapur, Massie said some 4,500 donors helped him raise $400,000 "for taking this principled stand." He added that his fellow Republicans are supporting the bill because "they're just afraid of Trump," but he isn't.
.@RepThomasMassie tells me he has no regrets standing up to Trump’s deficit-raising OBBBA. “I have raised $400,000 from 4,500 donors in the last 10 days for taking this principled stand.” He says other Republicans keep caving because “they're just afraid of Trump” — but he isn’t.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) July 2, 2025
Trump has repeatedly criticized Massie, and a pro-Trump PAC dedicated to unseating him last week launched its first TV ad focused on times in which the lawmaker has broken with the president. Massie has brushed off criticism. Elon Musk, a vocal critic of the bill, said he would donate to Massie as a result of his opposition to it.
The bill faces an uncertain future as some Republicans have voiced their opposition to the bill. House Speaker Mike Johnson can only afford three defections if all lawmakers vote and Democrats stand against, but a higher number have criticized its current iteration.
NBC News reported that Trump has hosting "multiple meetings with holdouts and on-the-fence members, including members of the Freedom Caucus and the Main Street Caucus." However, by 4 p.m. ET House leadership still reportedly didn't have the votes.
Another high-profile lawmaker opposing the bill is Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a staunch Trump ally. Speaking to former Trump advisor Steve Bannon in his podcast "War Room," the lawmaker was highly critical of the bill's negotiation process, especially considering it just cleared the Senate with several changes and Trump said he wants to sign it by July 4.
"There's no way Johnson has the votes in the House for this," Greene added, describing the expectation to approve it soon "not realistic." "This is far from over. It's a dire situation. We're on a time clock that has been set on us. We have a lot of pressure. Also given the fact that there's 435 members on Congress and it's hard for us to get an agreement on anything. This whole thing is a s---show," Greene added.
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