President Donald Trump is shaking up the Senate with a fiery call to ditch green energy tax credits tied to former President Joe Biden’s policies.
The Daily Caller reported that Trump’s latest push, aired through a Truth Social post on Saturday, June 21, 2025, demands the Senate terminate these subsidies as part of a major legislative bill, while Senate Majority Leader John Thune races to finalize the package next week, amid heated GOP negotiations and pushback from moderates.
Let’s rewind to the roots of this showdown. Back in August 2022, Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, a sweeping measure packed with green energy tax credits that not a single Republican supported.
Trump, who dubbed it the “Green New Scam” during his campaign, stayed mostly quiet on the issue until this recent bombshell intervention.
“I HATE ‘GREEN TAX CREDITS’ IN THE GREAT, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL,” Trump blasted on Truth Social. Well, there’s no mistaking his stance—calling them a “giant SCAM,” he’s clearly itching to redirect those funds elsewhere, perhaps to broader tax relief. One has to wonder if the Senate heard that loud and clear or if they’re still fumbling with earplugs.
Trump didn’t stop there, folks. “Windmills, and the rest of this ‘JUNK,’ are the most expensive and inefficient energy in the world,” he declared, slamming their environmental impact and reliance on hefty government handouts. If energy needs a crutch to stand, isn’t it time to rethink the whole game plan?
Just days before Trump’s outburst, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, energy advocate Alex Epstein met with Senate Republicans to push for a full phase-out of these credits by the end of Trump’s term. Epstein quipped that under the current Senate plan, “there will still be wind subsidies in 2041,” a jab at the slow rollback pace. That’s a long wait for fiscal sanity, isn’t it?
Now, let’s talk about the Senate’s draft proposal, which is at the heart of this storm. It slashes tax credits for electric vehicles, rooftop solar, and hydrogen fuels almost immediately, while easing the phase-out for wind and solar projects compared to stricter House language.
It also softens rules on Chinese materials and allows credit transfers for project financing—a compromise that’s got conservatives grumbling.
Moderate GOP senators breathed a sigh of relief at the toned-down Senate draft, but hardline conservatives aren’t having it.
The House Freedom Caucus, for one, warned against accepting any rollbacks of Biden’s green policies, cheering Trump’s call for a total repeal. Looks like the GOP family reunion might need a referee.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, meanwhile, is playing quarterback, aiming to push this “one big, beautiful” bill through as early as Wednesday, June 25, 2025, possibly via a “vote-a-rama.”
“As we head into this next week, I’m fully confident we’re going to be ready to roll,” Thune insisted on June 21. Confidence is great, but with negotiations over Medicaid reforms and deficit cuts still simmering, let’s hope he’s not counting chickens too soon.
The Senate parliamentarian isn’t making life easy, striking key deficit-reducing measures from the bill, much to the chagrin of fiscal hawks hungry for deeper cuts.
This could spell trouble for passing a package that satisfies the budget-conscious wing of the party. Are we trimming fat or just slicing into muscle now?
Over in the House, the Freedom Caucus is flexing its muscle, with Rep. Chip Roy of Texas praising Trump’s clarity. “The President gets it. Congress needs to ignore K Street,” Roy stated. That’s a polite way of saying ditch the lobbyists and listen to the base, isn’t it?
Trump’s timeline adds another layer of pressure—he wants this bill on his desk by July 4, 2025, no ifs, ands, or buts. After Senate passage, it must return to the House for a second vote before landing in the Oval Office. That’s a tight sprint for a holiday deadline, and one can’t help but wonder if Congress will trip over its own feet.
Negotiations aren’t just about green energy—GOP senators are still hashing out contentious Medicaid provisions, a sticking point that could delay progress.
Thune’s optimism aside, the clock is ticking louder than a metronome at a piano recital. Will they harmonize in time?
Some GOP senators, during talks with Epstein, resisted the idea of being subsidy-free by 2028, signaling a rift within the party. While conservatives push for a clean break from Biden-era policies, moderates worry about the economic fallout of such rapid cuts. It’s a classic tug-of-war—principles versus pragmatism.