President Donald Trump’s handling of the budget has taken a big hit with voters since he signed his ‘big, beautiful bill’ into law.

Trump successfully pushed through the legislation containing his hallmark tax cuts, although it significantly increases the national deficit, navigating both the House and Senate earlier this month, despite objections from some Republican dissenters.

‘I think I have more power now,’ Trump said following the bill’s passage. ‘More gravitas, more power.’ 

The package continues the president’s 2017 tax reductions and removes taxes on tips and overtime, fulfilling a prominent campaign promise he frequently highlighted.

It doubles the child tax credit and includes a popular $1,000 ‘Trump investment account’ – formerly known as MAGA accounts – for newborn babies.

The $3.3 trillion measure cleared Congress July 3d, with Trump declaring: ‘I think I have more power now.’ 

Additionally, the legislation incorporates substantial cuts to Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and renewable energy initiatives expanded by former President Joe Biden.

However, Trump’s approval rating concerning the federal budget among Americans has fallen to just 37 percent according to a recent CNN / SSRS poll, with 63 percent expressing disapproval.

Back in March, Trump had 48 percent approval on the budget, with 52 percent disapproval. 

President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ is supported by only 39 percent of Americans, according to a new CNN / SSRS poll

That comes after the White House overcame opposition from House and Senate budget hawks to pass the measure.

There were already signs of resistance, as only 28 percent of Americans supported the initiative in mid-June, according to a Daily Mail poll conducted by J.L. Partners.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projected that the measure will add $3.9 trillion to the debt, a claim partly contested by the White House, which criticized the CBO’s findings.

Republicans got it through on special ‘reconciliation’ procedures designed for budget reduction, which allowed it to steer clear of the filibuster in the Senate. 

The CNN poll found that the mega-measure remains underwater with voters – with 39 percent support compared to 61 percent opposition.

Democrats argued during debate that opposition would grow when Medicaid cuts and other cost-cutting measure go into effect starting in 2027, after the mid-term elections. The bill cuts Medicaid and food stamps by $1.2 trillion over a decade.

Trump has stressed the tax cuts, and said failure to pass it would have amounted to a big tax hike. It also made good on some of his campaign promises such as ‘no tax on tips.’

Vice President JD Vance is joining the effort to sell the bill at an event Wednesday in West Pittston, Pennsylvania, not far from former President Joe Biden’s childhood home in Scranton. 

And the White House has unveiled an interactive map to allow Americans to try to calculate how much they can save under the law. 

It allows Americans to enter their weekly salary, overtime pay, and tips, to calculate estimated yearly savings.

It also shows state-by-state savings, but doesn’t mention the CBO analysis that an estimated 16 million people could lose their healthcare by 2034.   

Democrats held their own event in the Louisiana district of House Speaker Mike Johnson where they called the bill ‘reverse Robin Hood — stealing from the poor to give to the rich.’

Trump heralded the bill by signing it on July 4th but has not organized a major campaign to promote it, telling NBC he might travel ‘a little bit.’

‘But honestly, it’s been received so well I don’t think I have to,’ he said.

His trip to battleground Pennsylvania on Tuesday was billed as an energy event. Trump carried the state last year.

Pennsylvania’s Republican Sen. Dave McCormick organized the first annual Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, in which President Donald Trump was the featured guest 

A majority of adults in the new poll oppose the new law

The poll of U.S. adults was conducted July 10-13, in the immediate aftermath of the dramatic fight in Congress and Trump’s pressure to get it through by July 4th.

Trump’s own approval in the survey stood at 42 percent, with 58 percent disapproval. 

That is a drop from 45 percent in March and 48 percent in February. Trump’s handling of the economy was at 40 percent and his handling of health care policy was at 38 percent.

Trump did better on taxes, with 44 percent support and 56 percent opposition.