Trump takes swipe at Lindsey Graham as he takes sides on budget plan
Donald Trump took a swipe at Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Truth Social Wednesday as the president promoted the House GOP's singular budget bill that would include both spending reductions and tax cuts. Graham, who chairs the Senate budget committee, is leading the charge for a competing two-bill plan that "leaves the extension of Mr. Trump's 2017 tax cuts for a later date while quickly increasing funding for border security and defense," CBS News reported. "But House Republicans have argued that passing two pieces of legislation carries a wider margin for error, given the narrow GOP majority in the lower chamber." According to The Hill, "Trump had largely been non-committal on whether he preferred congressional Republicans passing his agenda in one massive reconciliation bill or splitting it up across two bills," arguing, "the results were what mattered."But Wednesday's Truth Social post put him firmly in the one-bill camp. ALSO READ: 'Gotta be kidding': Jim Jordan scrambles as he's confronted over Musk 'double standard'Trump wrote, “The House and Senate are doing a SPECTACULAR job of working together as one unified, and unbeatable, TEAM, however, unlike the Lindsey Graham version of the very important Legislation currently being discussed, the House Resolution implements my FULL America First Agenda, EVERYTHING, not just parts of it!” Trump posted. "We need both Chambers to pass the House Budget to “kickstart” the Reconciliation process, and move all of our priorities to the concept of, “ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL."The post came as a response to Graham and Senate Republicans announcing they'll vote later this week on the two-bill budget resolution.According to the Senate's proposal, a reconciliation bill would include around $325 billion "to bolster border operations and allow Trump’s deportation plans to be executed, and to boost defense spending and greenlight energy plans." The Senate's second reconciliation bill would extend Trump's 2017 tax cuts.
Donald Trump took a swipe at Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Truth Social Wednesday as the president promoted the House GOP's singular budget bill that would include both spending reductions and tax cuts.
Graham, who chairs the Senate budget committee, is leading the charge for a competing two-bill plan that "leaves the extension of Mr. Trump's 2017 tax cuts for a later date while quickly increasing funding for border security and defense," CBS News reported. "But House Republicans have argued that passing two pieces of legislation carries a wider margin for error, given the narrow GOP majority in the lower chamber."
According to The Hill, "Trump had largely been non-committal on whether he preferred congressional Republicans passing his agenda in one massive reconciliation bill or splitting it up across two bills," arguing, "the results were what mattered."
But Wednesday's Truth Social post put him firmly in the one-bill camp.
ALSO READ: 'Gotta be kidding': Jim Jordan scrambles as he's confronted over Musk 'double standard'
Trump wrote, “The House and Senate are doing a SPECTACULAR job of working together as one unified, and unbeatable, TEAM, however, unlike the Lindsey Graham version of the very important Legislation currently being discussed, the House Resolution implements my FULL America First Agenda, EVERYTHING, not just parts of it!” Trump posted. "We need both Chambers to pass the House Budget to “kickstart” the Reconciliation process, and move all of our priorities to the concept of, “ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL."
The post came as a response to Graham and Senate Republicans announcing they'll vote later this week on the two-bill budget resolution.
According to the Senate's proposal, a reconciliation bill would include around $325 billion "to bolster border operations and allow Trump’s deportation plans to be executed, and to boost defense spending and greenlight energy plans." The Senate's second reconciliation bill would extend Trump's 2017 tax cuts.
