Top Republicans threaten to block Trump's spending bill if national
debt is not reduced
Prominent US senators warn Trump to 'get serious' about addressing
budget deficit or they will block 'beautiful bill'
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Any reduction in Medicaid would be politically awkward for Trump, who
promised repeatedly on the campaign trail last year that he would not
touch basic safety nets such as Medicaid, Medicare and social
security. The president's loyal supporters in the Maga ("Make America
great again") movement have cautioned against the move.
Steve Bannon, who served as chief White House strategist in Trump's
first administration and remains a persuasive voice within the
movement, recently told listeners to his War Room podcast: "You got to
be careful, because a lot of Maga is on Medicaid."
Josh Hawley, the Republican US senator from Missouri, recently said
that "slashing health insurance for the working poor" would be
"politically suicidal".
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/25/trump-beautiful-bill-republicans
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