Trump warns House Republicans ‘don’t f–k around with Medicaid’ in latest ‘big beautiful bill’ drama
By Steven Nelson
WASHINGTON — President Trump warned House Republicans “don’t f— around with Medicaid” during a closed-door meeting Tuesday as he sought to rally support for his “big beautiful bill.”
The R-rated remark, confirmed to The Post by a Republican member of Congress and another person in the room, came as Trump tries to convince fiscal hawks to deliver on a bundle of top campaign pledges, including extending his 2017 tax cuts while eliminating levies on tips, overtime pay and Social Security.
President Trump is joined by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., as he arrives for a meeting with the House Republican Conference at the Capitol on May 20, 2025, in Washington.
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Trump also implored allies not to get bogged down in a fight over lifting the $10,000 state and local tax deduction, arguing it could be done later.
Protesters hold up signs inside of a markup meeting with the House Committee on Energy and Commerce committee on Capitol Hill on May 13, 2025.
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Josephine Rios of California holds up a picture of her seven year old grandson Elijah who has Cerebral Palsy as she questions Republican law makers entering the Energy And Commerce Committee Markup Of Budget Reconciliation Hearing on May 13, 2025
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Josephine Rios, of California, holds up a picture of her 7-year-old grandson Elijah who has cerebral palsy as she questions Republican lawmakers on May 13, 2025.
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The current version of the bill, which is set to come before the House Rules Committee early Wednesday morning, would raise the deduction cap to $30,000 — an amount a handful of blue-state GOP lawmakers have described as inadequate.
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