“Leave it to House Republicans to screw up a two-car processional,” a source close to Trumpworld said of Republicans’ reconciliation bill negotiations.
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune have pushed through a budget resolution that sets up the possiblity of big Medicaid cuts. Bill Clark/AP
The politics of cutting Medicaid isn’t lost on Trumpworld.
Some in President Donald Trump’s orbit are privately warning House Republicans against gutting the government health insurance program for low-income and disabled Americans in their reconciliation bill.
Doing so could erode support among Trump’s base, and Republicans leading negotiations on the Hill are aware of the concerns.
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