‘Strange cognitive dissonance among the MAGA who are convinced to vote against their own interests’

US President Donald Trump is preparing to sign his flagship tax and spending bill in a pomp-laden Independence Day ceremony featuring fireworks and a flypast by the type of stealth bomber that bombed Iran. Trump pushed Republican lawmakers to get his unpopular “One Big Beautiful Bill” through a reluctant Congress in time for him to sign it into law on the US national holiday, and they did so with a day to spare. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24’s Alison Sargent welcomes Ellen Kountz, Author and Dean of the Finance Department at INSEEC MSc campus Coeur Défense.