Trump expected to sign tax-and-spending bill in win for administration

US president touting legislation as ‘birthday present for America’ and will sign at White House Fourth of July event

US president Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he arrives on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Picture: Alex Brandon/AP

Donald Trump is expected to sign his sweeping spending package into law on Friday during a Fourth of July picnic at the White House, setting up significant cutbacks on federal safety-net programs and increasing funds for aggressive immigration enforcement.

Trump has touted the legislation’s passage as a “birthday present for America”, speaking before a crowd at a campaign-style rally in Iowa on Thursday evening, even as Democrats expressed their displeasure at the spending package.