'Definitely not convinced': Mike Johnson and Trump are clashing on major issue

'Profoundly wary': Insiders say Trump 'definitely not convinced' on Mike Johnson's cuts

President Donald Trump is "profoundly wary" of the Medicaid cuts being debated under House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Politico reported on Wednesday.The cuts are part of Trump's "big, beautiful bill" combining tax cuts with border security and energy changes. GOP lawmakers have repeatedly denied they would cut Medicaid as part of the necessary $800 billion health cost savings they set in their budget framework, but left room for themselves to …

'Definitely not convinced': Mike Johnson and Trump are clashing on major issue

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is now faced with a difficult task: Passing a budget bill that the slim House Republican majority will support, while staying away from contentious policies that President Donald Trump is hesitant to support.Politico reported Wednesday that the speaker and the Trump administration have been repeatedly going back and forth on the proposal to cut hundreds of billions of dollars in federal support for Medica…