Trump more focused on 'selling fragrances' than telling the truth: lawmaker

Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) called out President Donald Trump for being "more committed to selling fragrances than he is to telling the truth" about the so-called "Big Beautiful Bill."

As Republicans try to muster the votes for Trump's legislation, Kamlager-Dove spoke with a group of Congressional Black Caucus members outside the Capitol on Wednesday.

"We have a president that is more committed to selling fragrances than he is to telling the truth," she railed. "And [Republicans] are negotiating with this person about bending the knee to him rather than bending the knee to the constituents."

"And in our district, in every single district across this country, 85% of voters in every single district want Medicaid, want SNAP, want these programs that they are cutting," she continued. "If you cut Medicaid, you're going to close hospitals, you're going to close urgent cares, you're going to close community clinics."

The lawmaker also insisted Trump was "lying" about his pledge not to tax tips, overtime, or Social Security.

"Working folks who rely on tips, who rely on overtime, might only end up taking an additional $10 home," Kamlager-Dove explained. "How is $10 going to help you? It's not, especially when the richest of the rich are getting tax breaks of up to $300,000."

"We want everyone to know how more broke, how more hungry, how more sick they are going become and we need to be holding these receipts up to and through 2026 and holding these Republicans accountable. Why aren't they here with balloons and megaphones touting how beautiful this thing is? Because they know it stinks just like the cologne that they are selling in the White House," she added.

Watch the video below from C-SPAN.