Trump and Johnson Appear to Be Losing House GOP Holdouts on the Budget

After Trump met with House Republicans on Tuesday, it still appeared doubtful that the House could adopt the Senate’s budget on Wednesday.

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson talks to reporters about his push for a House-Senate compromise budget resolution to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda. J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Even after about a dozen House Republicans who were on the fence about the Senate-adopted budget met with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, Speaker Mike Johnson still doesn’t appear to have the votes to push through the budget.

At least not yet.

While at least two members who attended the White House meeting immediately flipped their votes — Reps. Greg Steube and Ron Estes — other Republicans were less convinced.