President Donald Trump is promising to give Americans “a huge tax cut for Christmas,” reports Newsmax. Trump said Monday before a Cabinet meeting that a tax overhaul “will bring urgent to relief to hardworking families.” Trump praised the House passage of a tax bill last week and said he said he was “very hopeful” that the Senate would also approve a version.

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