Opinion|The Four Ugliest Points About the Big Beautiful Bill https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/opinion/trump-republicans-megabill.html You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Guest Essay June 25, 2025, 5:01 a.m. ET Listen to this article · 9:16 min Learn more The Trump-era Republican Party, we’re told, is a working-class party standing up for ordinary citizens against powerful elites.