Zachary Gignac has been a bartender at Number One Fifth Avenue for about two years, and he is one of many who are going be directly affected by President Trump's spending bill.

In a speech from the White House balcony facing the South Lawn, Trump thanked Republican lawmakers who helped usher the bill to his desk. He touted the tax cuts in the bill, brushing aside criticism of the impact to social programmes such as food assistance and Medicaid.