'Need to do their part': GOP senators scolded for not touting Trump's megabill

Republican senators aren't doing enough to sell President Donald Trump's marquee spending package, GOP leaders warned Tuesday, according to a report.

Trump’s megabill, officially known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill," is deeply unpopular with Americans, with multiple polls showing that a clear majority oppose the legislation, with support often below 35% and opposition ranging from 53% up to 64%.

Even so, Republican leaders are circling the wagons to get their own senators to hawk the legislation, which includes nearly $1 trillion in reductions to Medicaid, cuts taxes that disproportionately benefit the wealthy, adds work requirements for Medicaid and food stamps, and is expected to balloon the federal deficit by an estimated $3.4 trillion over a decade.

Axios reported Tuesday that Republicans are urging senators to tout the bill more aggressively amid concerns the lawmakers "aren't doing enough to promote its most popular provisions."

The National Republican Senatorial Committee plans to send a memo to chiefs of staff and communications officials for GOP senators on Tuesday urging them to do more to highlight tax cuts on tips, overtime pay, and Social Security.

The committee said senators and staffers "must immediately get to work promoting its most popular provisions in every corner of their states," the report said, adding that the committee sees the August recess as a "critical opportunity" to do so.

"With the passage and signing of OBBB, Senate Republicans have delivered on the America First promises President Trump campaigned on. Now, senators and staff need to do their part to ensure every voter knows it," the committee said in the memo.

It added: "Communicating the widely popular provisions within the OBBB effectively will be essential to turning out the coalition Republicans need to win in next year's midterm election."