The leading Republican in Congress defended against allegations that Donald Trump’s newly approved domestic plan is not well-received, arguing that polls may be manipulated.

When discussing Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act on CNN, the host questioned Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., about whether the expansive legislative measure, projected to exceed $3 trillion in costs over the coming ten years, is favored by voters.

In addition to tax reductions on tips and increased defense spending, CNN stated that the bill was not well-liked by voters due to its immigration funding and reductions in social services, like Medicaid and SNAP.

‘I’m not buying that,’ Johnson immediately responded. ‘Polls can be, you know, manipulated.’

He continued, this time citing polls that show approval for Trump’s bill.

‘We have seen a string of polls over and over and over that many of those, every one of those provisions, in fact, that you said are popular.’

The 53-year-old Republican from Louisiana asserted that the feedback on the bill has been predominantly positive when engaging with constituents during town hall meetings and local gatherings.

‘I’ve been attending town halls nationwide over this break, visiting 12 states just last week, and people are giving standing ovations for the bill,’ Johnson added.

‘The facts will reveal themselves through the outcomes and experiences people have, which is why we’re enthusiastic about the upcoming midterms.’

However, according to a Pew survey published in mid-August, the bill is seen unfavorably by many Americans.

Forty-six percent of respondents disapproved of the sweeping budget and tax package, while 32 percent were in favor of it, and 23 percent were unsure, the survey found.

Evidence of the discontent has been plain at some GOP town hall events.

Shortly after breaking for the August recess and returning to their districts weeks after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed, Republicans began to catch heat for their vote.

Nebraska Republican Rep. Mike Flood was one of the first to be hit with the fallout as a group of nearly 700 appeared at one of his town halls in early August to pelt him with heckles.

‘Vote him out!’ screamed one, according to local reports. Many expressed concern over the cuts to Medicaid.

Days later, Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., was viciously booed as he addressed a town hall of his constituents. It was his first major in-person town hall in nearly a decade, according to Cal Matters.

Angry constituents in the legislator’s district made their displeasure with LaMalfa and Trump’s policies quickly known at a Monday town hall, hurling disruptive insults while the congressman spoke, video shows.

‘That’s a lie!’ one agitated attendee yelled. Others blurted out that the lawmaker was an ‘a******,’ and another labeled him as ‘shameless.’

A slew of other Republicans have also been on the receiving end of tongue lashings due to displeasure over the One Big Beautiful Bil Act, including Reps. Bryan Steil, R-Wisc., and Mark Alford, R-Mo.

Meanwhile, the Democrats have been bashing the Trump-backed measure as an attack on social services, like Medicaid, and a tax cut for the rich.

Their messaging may be working as the midterms are already pointing towards a Democratic-controlled House of Representatives.

The liberals have a 68 percent chance of winning the House in 2026, according to prediction site Kalshi.