Trump warns House Republicans, 'Don’t f--- around with Medicaid'
- On Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump met with House Republicans at the Capitol to urge swift passage of a major tax and spending bill.
- The meeting followed prolonged negotiations marked by infighting over tax breaks, Medicaid, and the bill's projected $20 trillion debt increase over 10 years.
- Trump strongly warned lawmakers not to alter Medicaid except to cut waste and said party members pressing for changes risk delaying the vote.
- Trump described Republicans as “tremendously unified” but faced resistance from hard-right conservatives and moderates demanding changes, especially on SALT deductions.
- The House GOP aims for a vote by Wednesday or Thursday, but unresolved disputes and Trump's narrow House majority suggest challenges ahead for finalizing the bill.
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