One health policy professor said cutting Medicaid and similar programs "will be devastating" to millions of Americans.

In an event held on the White House lawn on the Independence Day holiday, President Donald Trump signed a bill that would provide tax breaks and cut Medicaid and SNAP programs.

A 'big, beautiful bill' which is set to be a cornerstone of Donald Trump's administration has been passed in the United States but it has also been slammed as 'ugly' for the cuts to public spending