{"id":2443602,"date":"2025-06-05T22:46:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T02:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-democrat-cbos-numbers-show-tremendous-surplus-for-big-beautiful-bill-when-coupled-with-tariffs\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T22:48:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T02:48:35","slug":"trump-democrat-cbos-numbers-show-tremendous-surplus-for-big-beautiful-bill-when-coupled-with-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-democrat-cbos-numbers-show-tremendous-surplus-for-big-beautiful-bill-when-coupled-with-tariffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump: &#8216;Democrat&#8217; CBO&#8217;s Numbers Show &#8216;Tremendous Surplus&#8217; for &#8216;Big Beautiful Bill&#8217; When Coupled with Tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-democrat-cbos-numbers-show-tremendous-surplus-for-big-beautiful-bill-when-coupled-with-tariffs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2443602&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecutor-seeks-death-penalty-and-hate-crime-charges-in-atlanta-spa-shootings\/\" title=\"Prosecutor Seeks Death Penalty And Hate Crime Charges in Atlanta Spa Shootings\">recent news conference<\/a>,President Donald Trump defended the &#8220;Big Lovely Bill,&#8221; asserting that its costs will be offset by revenue generated from tariffs over the next decade. Despite criticisms from figures like Elon Musk that the bill could add trillions to the national debt, Trump highlighted Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates showing that the tariffs could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/early-election-count-sees-finlands-right-wing-ncp-narrowly-leading-pm-marin\/\" title=\"Early Election Count Sees Finland\u2019s Right-wing NCP Narrowly Leading PM Marin\">reduce deficit spending<\/a> by $2.8 trillion. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent echoed this view, contending that if tariff revenues were factored in, the bill would actually result in a surplus. Trump further criticized the CBO, suggesting it underreports the bill&#8217;s positive financial impact due to partisan biases, arguing that the misunderstandings around the bill stem from its failure to maintain key elements of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-pass-4t-tax-cut-out-of-committee\/\" title=\"House Republicans pass T tax cut out of committee\">earlier tax cuts<\/a>. White House officials emphasized their stance that the bill substantially improves the fiscal outlook,asserting it includes significant mandatory savings. The overall debate centers around differing interpretations of the bill&#8217;s financial implications, with supporters claiming it ultimately enhances fiscal responsibility.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump highlighted on Thursday that even by Congressional Budget Office calculations, the cost of the &ldquo;Big Beautiful Bill&rdquo; is offset by the revenue being generated by tariffs over the next 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>During a news conference from the Oval Office with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Trump responded to the criticism leveled by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-unleashes-big-beautiful-bill-just-cant-stand-anymore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a> and others that the bill will add trillions of additional dollars to the national debt.<\/p>\n<p>The CBO estimated that the Big Beautiful Bill will result in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crfb.org\/blogs\/cbo-estimates-3-trillion-debt-house-passed-obbba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$2.4 trillion<\/a> more in deficit spending, plus an additional $551 billion in interest paid on the national debt over the next decade, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.<\/p>\n<p>However, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BmD3sN-XWHU&amp;ab_channel=TheWhiteHouse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pointed out<\/a> that the CBO, which he said is &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1929955438256132573\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">run by Democrats<\/a>,&rdquo; also calculated that his tariffs will reduce deficit spending by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/system\/files\/2025-06\/61389-Tariff-Effects.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$2.8 trillion<\/a> over the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>The president asked Treasury Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bessent-lays-big-problem-cbos-cost-scoring-big-beautiful-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scott Bessent<\/a> to elaborate on the issue.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We keep hearing from the CBO that there&rsquo;s going to be a large deficit from the bill, which we disagree with, but using the CBO scoring, they came out and scored the tariff revenue, we think it will be a minimum of $2.8 trillion over the 10-year window, which actually puts the bill in surplus, if you include the tariff revenue, which they won&rsquo;t do,&rdquo; Bessent said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecScottBessent?\">@SecScottBessent<\/a>: &ldquo;[The CBO] came out and scored the tariff revenue, we think it will be the minimum of $2.8T over the 10-year window, which actually puts the bill in surplus if you include the tariff revenue &mdash; which they won&rsquo;t do.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SxOSsk5kLf\">pic.twitter.com\/SxOSsk5kLf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1930665090698613022?\">June 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump then reiterated, &ldquo;It gives you a tremendous surplus, but we&rsquo;re not allowed to use that, for some reason. They say scoring.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Both White House Deputy Chief of Staff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/must-read-stephen-miller-obliterates-3-gigantic-lies-big-beautiful-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Miller<\/a> and Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought defended the Big Beautiful Bill Wednesday, arguing the CBO is scoring it wrong.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;OMB just reviewed the new CBO score of the One Big Beautiful bill. It confirms what we knew about the bill at House passage. The bill REDUCES deficits by $1.4 trillion over ten years when you adjust for CBO&rsquo;s one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-issues-cryptic-post-on-elon-after-his-big-beautiful-bill-eruption\/\" title=\"... Issues Cryptic Post on Elon After His &#039;...&#039; Eruption\">big gimmick &#038;mdash<\/a>; not using a realistic current policy baseline,&rdquo; Vought posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It includes $1.7 trillion in mandatory savings, the most in history. If you care about deficits and debt, this bill dramatically improves the fiscal picture,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Miller responded to the post: &ldquo;Exactly. The only spending change in the bill is a giant spending cut. The entire &lsquo;deficit&rsquo; change per the lefty CBO was not expiring the Trump Tax Cut from 2017.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Exactly. The only spending change in the bill is a giant spending cut. The entire &ldquo;deficit&rdquo; change per the lefty CBO was not expiring the Trump Tax Cut from 2017. Further, because it&rsquo;s a (party-line) reconciliation bill, no monies are appropriated in the bill to fund government. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FJsTf3SZk2\">https:\/\/t.co\/FJsTf3SZk2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stephen Miller (@StephenM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenM\/status\/1930306108645634159?\">June 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In other words, the CBO&rsquo;s score of the bill calls for allowing the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to expire and assumes that the government will take in more money at the restored higher rates.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of the Big Beautiful Bill&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/waysandmeans.house.gov\/2024\/12\/09\/once-again-cbo-stacks-the-deck-against-tax-relief-for-american-families-and-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">argue<\/a>&nbsp;that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-issues-cryptic-post-elon-big-beautiful-bill-eruption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBO miscalculated<\/a> the impact of the TCJA because it did not adequately factor in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/harvard-us-treasury-economists-forced-admit-trump-tax-cuts-worked-advertised\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">impact of economic growth<\/a>, spurred by tax cuts, on total revenue.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, before the bill&rsquo;s passage, total revenue was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/publication\/53627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$3.3 trillion<\/a>. Last year, with the tax cuts largely in place, revenue was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/publication\/61185\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$4.9 trillion<\/a>. This is not surprising because the Gross Domestic Product grew from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/188105\/annual-gdp-of-the-united-states-since-1990\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$19.6 trillion<\/a>&nbsp;in 2017 to $29.1 trillion in 2024.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The CBO has a track record of fuzzy math. For example, the Trump Tax Cuts outperformed CBO&rsquo;s flawed analysis by $1.5 trillion. Conversely, the CBO painted a rosy picture of the Democrat IRA when in reality it cost taxpayers hundreds of billions more than CBO projected! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a5Sx2vKX1v\">pic.twitter.com\/a5Sx2vKX1v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Bill Huizenga (@RepHuizenga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepHuizenga\/status\/1930363142556508387?\">June 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>More economic productivity meant more tax revenue. This was the case following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-address-ny-econ-group-jfk-pitched-tax-cut-plan-60s-harris-proposes-tax-increases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John F. Kennedy tax cuts<\/a> in the 1960s and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-unintentionally-concedes-trump-tax-cuts-working-treasury-sees-record-revenues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ronald Reagan cuts<\/a> in the 1980s, as well.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/waysandmeans.house.gov\/2024\/12\/09\/once-again-cbo-stacks-the-deck-against-tax-relief-for-american-families-and-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Ways and Means Committee<\/a> noted that in the five years after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passage, &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tax revenues averaged 0 billion<\/a> per year above CBO&rsquo;s post-2017 projections.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Further, by fiscal year 2022, that figure was $884 billion higher.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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During a press conference in the Oval Office with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Trump addressed criticisms from Elon Musk and others regarding claims that the bill would significantly increase national debt. The CBO estimated that this legislation could lead to an additional $2.4 trillion in deficit spending, along with $551 billion in interest payments on national debt over ten years, as reported by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. However, Trump noted that he believes CBO&#8217;s calculations- which he claimed are influenced by Democrats- also indicate his tariffs could decrease deficit spending by $2.8 trillion during that same period. He requested Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to provide further details on this matter.<\/p>\n<p>Bessent stated, &#8220;The CBO has assessed tariff revenue and we believe it will be at least $2.8 trillion over ten years, which actually results in a surplus when considering tariff revenue-something they don&#8217;t account for.&#8221; Trump reiterated this point, saying it creates a significant surplus but is not recognized due to scoring methods used.<\/p>\n<p>White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought defended the bill on Wednesday, arguing against what they see as incorrect scoring from the CBO. Vought mentioned that adjusting for certain factors shows that the bill reduces deficits by $1.4 trillion over ten years while including substantial mandatory savings.<\/p>\n<p>Miller added that there&#8217;s only one major change in spending within this bill: significant cuts rather than increases; he criticized how CBO&#8217;s assessment was based on assumptions about tax cuts expiring without considering their economic impact.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters argue that CBO miscalculated because it did not adequately consider how tax cuts can stimulate economic growth and increase total revenue; historical data shows increased revenues following past tax reductions under Presidents Kennedy and Reagan.<\/p>\n<p>The House Ways and Means Committee pointed out higher-than-expected tax revenues since 2017 due to these policies compared to earlier projections made by CBO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2443603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Trump-Oval-Office-CBO-report.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[55824,8111,3634],"class_list":["post-2443602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cbo-2","tag-surplus","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Trump-Oval-Office-CBO-report.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2443602"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2443606,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443602\/revisions\/2443606"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2443603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2443602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2443602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2443602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}