As House Republicans negotiate how much to cut Medicaid in order to expand tax cuts for wealthy Americans, President Donald Trump had a warning for them.
“A lot of MAGAs on Medicaid,” Bannon said in February. “If you don’t think so, you are dead wrong.” Dozens of Republicans agree with him, having expressed concern to House and Senate leadership.
“President Trump and Republicans are working to protect and preserve Medicaid for the Americans who need it most: low-income families, pregnant women, disabled individuals, and seniors,” White House spokesperson Kush Desai said in an email to Fortune. “Medicaid should not and cannot be a welfare program for illegal immigrants, fraudsters, and able-bodied adults who can work but choose not to.”
However, given the math of finding $880 billion in spending cuts, Democrats and policy advocates say there’s no way to avoid cutting Medicaid coverage.
