Inside Trump's urgent meeting with House GOP to pass the 'big, beautiful bill'

President Donald Trump rallied House Republicans behind closed doors to pass his one big beautiful bill as soon as attainable and to swiftly resolve their interparty disagreements in the process Trump made a rare visit to Capitol Hill just days before the House of Representatives is expected to vote on a massive bill advancing his agenda on tax immigration defense resource and the debt limit It is a reflection of the high stakes that congressional Republicans and the White House are facing with just razor-thin majorities in the House and Senate Trump warned House Republicans to not f--- around with Medicaid and state and local tax SALT deduction caps two important points of contention for warring GOP factions two people in the room narrated Fox News Digital MEET THE TRUMP-PICKED LAWMAKERS GIVING SPEAKER JOHNSON A FULL HOUSE GOP CONFERENCETwo people commented Trump targeted Rep Mike Lawler R-N Y on SALT specifically Lawler one of just three Republicans in districts Trump lost in has been one of the the majority vocal proponents of a higher SALT deduction cap I know your district better than you do If you lose because of SALT you were going to lose anyway Trump declared during his remarks the sources informed Fox News Digital When requested about those comments by reporters after the meeting Lawler revealed The issue of SALT is one of the biggest issues impacting my district It's the reason I won I made very clear when I ran for office back in ' that I would never sponsorship a tax bill that does not adequately lift the cap on SALT Lawler announced Meanwhile three sources in the room reported Trump also targeted Rep Thomas Massie R-Ky who has frustrated both the president and House GOP leaders in the past by bucking the party line Trump had called Massie a grandstander in constituents comments to reporters minutes before the meeting Massie reported reporters when solicited for his response It would be ironic if one of you guys who stopped me wants to analysis that I'm a grandstander Because you are the ones who are performing this standing I would be walking I don't think he wants to talk about cutting spending Massie explained of Trump SALT deduction caps and Medicaid remain two of the biggest sticking points in Republican negotiations SALT deduction caps primarily benefit people living in high-cost-of-living areas like New York City Los Angeles and their surrounding suburbs Republicans representing those areas have argued that raising the SALT deduction cap is a critical issue and that a failure to address it could cost the GOP the House majority in the midterms Republicans in redder lower-tax areas have declared in response that SALT deductions favor wealthy people living in Democrat-controlled states and that such deductions reward progressive high-tax policies It was Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of that first instituted caps on SALT deductions setting the maximum at for both married couples and single filers HOUSE GOP TARGETS ANOTHER DEM OFFICIAL ACCUSED OF BLOCKING ICE AMID DELANEY HALL FALLOUTSALT Caucus members like Lawler have rejected House Republican leaders' offer to increase that to but Trump stated those Republicans to accept what offer was on the table according to people in the room Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus meanwhile are pushing for the bill to be more aggressive in cutting waste fraud and abuse in the Medicaid system including a faster timeline for implementing work requirements for able-bodied recipients At the moment the decree has work requirements kicking in They also want to restructure Medicaid cost-sharing to put a bigger burden on the states Moderates meanwhile have been wary of making essential cuts to the initiative A White House official revealed Trump stressed he demanded complete unity on the bill and made it clear he s losing patience with all holdout factions of the House Republican Conference including the SALT Caucus and the House Freedom Caucus He also urged Republicans to debate SALT later while warning Don t touch Medicaid except for eliminating waste fraud and abuse including booting off illegal immigrants and common-sense work requirements the White House official mentioned However lawmakers leaving the meeting appear to have taken away very different conclusions He's just like listen I think where we're at with the bill is good and to keep pushing for more will be challenging Rep Scott Fitzgerald R-Wis disclosed of Trump's Medicaid comments House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill R-Ark similarly reported I think he's referring to members who want to change the approach that the Power Commerce Committee has taken He thinks they've taken a good balanced approach to preserve the activity enhance the activity while narrowing the scope and hunting out waste fraud and abuse Hill declared Meanwhile House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris R-Md recounted Fox News Digital I think the president will not mind changes that decrease waste fraud and abuse in the bill However it is unclear how much Trump's message moved Republicans who were skeptical of the bill previously Harris came out of the meeting insisting the House-wide vote should be delayed so House Republicans could take more time to negotiate the bill Additionally SALT Caucus Republicans like Lawler as well as Reps Nick LaLota and Andrew Garbarino of New York indicated to reporters they would oppose the bill as at present written Certain last-minute changes are expected to be made to the provision before a a m House Rules Committee meeting to advance the bill The powerful panel acts as the final gatekeeper to majority measure before a House-wide vote However it is unclear now if changes will be made to SALT deduction caps or Medicaid after Trump urged Republicans to clear up both fights Republicans are working to pass Trump s policies on tax immigration ability defense and the national debt all in one massive bill via the budget reconciliation process Budget reconciliation lowers the Senate s threshold for passage from votes to thereby allowing the party in power to skirt the minority in this matter Democrats to pass sweeping pieces of provision provided they deal with the federal budget taxation or the national debt House Republicans are hoping to advance Trump s bill through the House by the end of this week with a goal of a final bill on the president s desk by the Fourth of July