Trump touts GOP tax law amid wavering support

President Trump on Friday promoted the GOP’s tax-reform law, passed in December, as Republicans head into election season to campaign on their legislative success and polls show uneven support among Americans.

In a tweet early Friday morning, the president took aim at House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who he says is “going crazy” over the law and was working with House Democrats to repeal it.

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“Nancy Pelosi is going absolutely crazy about the big Tax Cuts given to the American People by the Republicans…got not one Democrat Vote! Here’s a choice. They want to end them and raise your taxes substantially. Republicans are working on making them permanent and more cuts!” he tweeted.

Nancy Pelosi is going absolutely crazy about the big Tax Cuts given to the American People by the Republicans…got not one Democrat Vote! Here’s a choice. They want to end them and raise your taxes substantially. Republicans are working on making them permanent and more cuts!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 20, 2018

Some recent polls have shown the popularity of the tax bill rising as millions of Americans filed their taxes before this month’s filing deadline. Still, the law remains underwater, with a NBC News/WSJ poll in early April finding support for the law sitting at just 39 percent. A Gallup poll conducted in April found support sitting at the same level.

Still, Trump could see support for the bill rise despite partisan divides over the issue, with polls indicating it depends on whether people notice a difference in their paychecks.

A report earlier in April from the Congressional Budget Office said the GOP’s signature tax law is projected to increase the national debt by $1.9 trillion between 2018 and 2028.

The White House has dismissed these numbers, with chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow warning Americans to “never” trust the CBO.

— Updated at 9:20 a.m. to correct an error incorrectly referring to NBC’s poll as a Gallup poll.