The event marks the culmination of weeks of effort by the president and his team to get the bill across the finish line.

President Donald Trump is scheduled to sign a massive package of tax and spending cuts into law at a ceremony at the White House on Friday, one day after the Republican-controlled House of Representatives narrowly approved the legislation.

The bill is deeply unpopular - with nearly 2-to-1 opposition, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll conducted in June.