Trump’s Medicaid Vow Clashes With GOP Cuts

Trump's Vow to Protect Medicaid Clashes With GOP Budget

Trump’s Medicaid Vow Clashes With GOP Cuts

President Donald Trump has pledged to keep Medicaid intact while House Republicans are moving forward with a budget that would reduce Medicaid spending.

Trump endorsed House Republicans’ $4.5 trillion budget that prioritizes his wishes for border security and energy policy while also extending the tax cuts passed in 2017. To offset the tax cuts, the House has proposed $2 trillion in spending cuts to various departments, including $880 billion in Medicaid spending over the next decade.

“Medicare, Medicaid — none of that stuff is going to be touched,” Trump said in an interview Wednesday night, though he said he supported eliminating benefits to illegal immigrants.

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