'Get the bill approved': Trump again leans on Republicans to pass key piece of agenda
President Donald Trump posted to his Truth Social account on Tuesday that he'd met with House Speaker Mike Johnson and "conservative" members to talk about ongoing budget talks. Trump promises that he's supportive of spending cuts.
"I had a very good meeting today with the Speaker of the House and some of our more Conservative Members, all great people. I let them know that, I AM FOR MAJOR SPENDING CUTS!" he wrote in all capital letters. "WE ARE GOING TO DO REDUCTIONS, hopefully in excess of $1 Trillion Dollars, all of which will go into 'The One, Big, Beautiful Bill.' I, along with House Members and Senators, will be pushing very hard to get these large scale Spending Cuts done, but we must get the Bill approved NOW. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"
Trump wants a large budget bill combining all of his top agenda items.
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Johnson can only lose three Republican votes, or the measure will fail. Some of the Freedom Caucus members, known for being deficit hawks, have been unwilling to support such a measure.
Politico reported last week that the House and Senate must adopt the same blueprint to pass the bill.