By Molly Claire Goddard
2:41am PDT, May 22, 2025
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Donald Trump sent a strong message to Republicans on Capitol Hill.
During a closed-door meeting on Tuesday, May 20, the current commander-in-chief reportedly told right-wing politicians not to "f*** around with Medicaid" as he continues to try to get people to support his "
big, beautiful bill" in Washington, D.C.
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Two people present in the room alleged Donald Trump explicitly instructed Republicans "don't f*** around with
Medicaid" during the gathering of right-wing politicians.
The bold remark comes as the former star of
The Apprentice made the case for why changes should be made to the health program: "We're not doing any cutting of anything meaningful," Trump explained. "The only thing we're cutting is waste, fraud and abuse."
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However, not all right-wingers were on the same page about the message from Donald Trump and the way the bill currently exists. Republican Representative Chip Roy of Texas expressed wanting more conservative addendums to the bill such as an imposition of work requirements for able-bodied people to take advantage of the entitlement.
Representative Dusty Johnson from South Dakota noted of Donald Trump's stanch instructions for the bill, "He paints with some colorful phrases, many that we hear more often here than we do in South Dakota."
Despite the delivery, Johnson knew what Trump wanted in the end: "When he says don't touch things, he means don't make adjustments to the bill as drafted. The president is the world's best salesman. You could tell that he moved the room," he told the press.
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As the bill currently stands, in 2029, an 80-hour-per-month work requirement on able-bodied adults ages 19 to 64 on Medicaid will go into effect. Also, Medicaid beneficiaries whose annual incomes are over the federal poverty line of $15,650 will be required to pay up to $35 per medical service.
According to an initial Congressional Budget Office projection, 8.6 million are at risk of losing their coverage.
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One person who is not fond of Donald Trump's proposed
bill is usually supportive
Kevin O'Leary.
"This is anti-American. It's against small business. I've never seen anything like it. You want to talk about [a] big, beautiful bill? This is a big, ugly piece of that
bill. It's got to get fixed," the
Shark Tank star said during a Tuesday, May 13, appearance on
Varney & Co.
