Friday, March 14, 2025

Trump blesses Medicaid scrutiny to pay for mega-MAGA package

President Trump opened the door Thursday for Senate Republicans to find cost savings in Medicaid as they hunt for ways to pay for his border, defense and tax priorities, Axios has learned.

Why it matters: Trump has been emphatic that Medicaid benefits won't be "touched," but he endorsed looking for "waste, fraud and abuse" and even imposing new work requirements.

Posted by jpw at 01:07 PM | 4 COMMENTS | permalink

Comments

Looking for "fraud, waste and abuse" will be the obvious tell that a program/department is going to be scuttled.

He Trumper idiots, you tired of being wrong yet? Have you seen enough to STFU and stop acting as if a. you have a clue or b. you weren't blatantly lied to just to get your gullible dumba&& to vote for these ------?

#1 | Posted by jpw at 2025-03-14 01:10 PM

If you didn't have this on your Bingo card, you're an absolute ------- moron.

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-03-14 01:16 PM

Guns > people = USA.

#3 | Posted by Brennnn at 2025-03-14 02:25 PM

Herr Musk needs a tax cut, ya'll!

He can't get by with a mere $40 billion in US Gov loans, tax breaks, and contracts. That's only about $8 million a day for him. He and his Oligarch buddies need your parent's health care and Soc Sec money, too!

Give a poor billionaire a break, won't you?

(not that they pay the same percentage of their income in either taxes or pay into Social Security like you do)

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-14 04:50 PM

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