As Donald Trump produced his multitrillion-dollar Sharpie pen – surely, the only sharp tool in this US president’s toolbox – to sign his One Big Beautiful Bill on July 4, political leaders across the world must have been in awe.

The bill, critics estimate, will cut healthcare for 17 million poor Americans, amid other cruelty. Children relying on lunches served by their schools will go hungry across the land.

President Donald Trump signs his signature bill into law.Credit: AP

What did Trump have to say about this as he signed his bill into law, flourishing his signature at a ceremony on the South Lawn at the White House?

“The largest spending cut, and yet, you won’t even notice it,” Trump said, skating over the expected impact of cuts to........

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