President Donald Trump made a much-needed appearance on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning as more and more House Republicans turn on the “big, beautiful bill.”
Trump met with the House Republican conference alongside Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who has been working around the clock to make sure reconciliation can pass. But with just two Republican votes to spare and multiple unresolved policy negotiations, the fate of the bill still remains in the balance.
‘Anybody that didn’t support it, as a Republican, I would consider a fool.’
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During the meeting, Trump made it clear that he was losing his patience with Republican defectors and even suggested they should be primaried. Trump told members not to let SALT negotiations get in the way of reconciliation, even calling out Republican Rep. Mike Lawler of New York during the meeting.
Lawler notably rejected Johnson’s latest — and very generous — offer to increase the state and local tax deduction cap to $40,000, which is a $10,000 increase from the originally proposed cap.
Trump also called out fiscal hawks, specifically…
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