House GOP leaders want Trump to dissuade hard-liners on deeper Medicaid cuts

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Source: Politico

05/19/2025 12:45 PM EDT
Updated: 05/19/2025 04:28 PM EDT


House GOP leaders want President Donald Trump to call off Republican hard-liners who are digging in for deeper Medicaid cuts that are threatening to unravel the “big beautiful bill,” according to a White House official and two senior House GOP aides.

Trump is planning to visit the House Republican Conference meeting on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning, according to two White House officials, a critical step in closing the deal as the clock ticks on Speaker Mike Johnson’s hopes of getting the megabill through the House by the end of the week.

Trump’s whipping efforts could also include a Truth Social post encouraging the conservative hardliners to support the megabill, without requiring deeper Medicaid cuts, according to one of the White House officials, who, like others, was granted anonymity to speak about private conversations.

Trump has not decided whether to post such a message but the increasing calls for his involvement highlight the tense moment for his party as it tries to secure what would be the biggest legislative victory of his second term. The president is expected to convey that message privately to the GOP conference during Tuesday morning’s meeting.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/19/trump-gop-votes-megabill-00356978

[OrlandoDem2]

1. The gop is taking healthcare away from the poor, exploding the debt, and giving tax cuts to billionaires.

In what universe is this good policy?

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2. Remarks scheduled for 9 am

https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/topic/calendar/

[Bayard]

3. It has nothing to do with their humanity

They're just afraid of losing seats.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. 'Don't f--k around with Medicaid': Trump moves to steamroll megabill opposition

President Donald Trump moved Tuesday to end the quarrelling among various GOP factions and move his domestic-policy megabill toward passage, telling House Republicans behind closed doors that they need to unite immediately behind the "big, beautiful bill" their leaders have assembled.

Not all GOP lawmakers left the meeting convinced.

Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland, chair of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus, said he was not yet convinced to back the bill and that Republicans were "still a long ways away" from a deal.

And Rep. Mike Lawler of New York, part of a vocal group of blue-state Republicans pushing for a key tax break, said he also remained unmoved despite Trump calling him out by name inside the room.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/dont-f-around-medicaid-trump-141908610.html

He'll change his mind later.