President Trump pushed aside a formal signing in January to sign the tax legislation becausetelevision news networks questioned whether he would keep his promise to sign the legislation before Christmas
Trump signed the most consequential tax legislation in three decades on Friday, even as he complained that he has not been given credit for his administration’s accomplishments during a turbulent first year.
Mr. Trump decided against doing a formal signing ceremony early next year because television news networks questioned whether he would keep his promise to sign the legislation before Christmas.
Before signing the legislation on Friday, Mr. Trump said in a Twitter post that companies were celebrating the bill’s passage with bonuses for workers.
During the signing ceremony, Mr. Trump said, “Corporations are literally going wild over this.” A handful of companies, including AT&T, which is seeking government approval of a major acquisition of Time Warner, have announced that they would give bonuses to workers.