{"id":2404168,"date":"2025-02-19T10:40:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T15:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-undercuts-lindsey-graham-budget-plan-ahead-of-key-senate-vote-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T10:42:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T15:42:51","slug":"trump-undercuts-lindsey-graham-budget-plan-ahead-of-key-senate-vote-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-undercuts-lindsey-graham-budget-plan-ahead-of-key-senate-vote-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump undercuts Lindsey Graham budget plan ahead of key Senate vote &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-undercuts-lindsey-graham-budget-plan-ahead-of-key-senate-vote-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2404168&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses President Donald Trump&#8217;s recent influence in \u200ba budgetary conflict among \u2062Republicans, especially concerning Senate Republican Lindsey \u2062Graham&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-city-business-leaders-ask-officials-not-to-raise-taxes-as-city-recovers-from-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York City Business Leaders Ask Officials Not To Raise Taxes As City Recovers From Pandemic\">budget plan<\/a>. Trump endorsed the \u2063House Republicans&#8217; budget proposal, which encompasses a thorough &#8220;America First Agenda&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-to-pick-committee-leaders-to-advance-trumps-agenda-in-2025-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... GOP to pick committee leaders to advance Trump&#039;s ... in 2025 ... Washington Examiner\">including tax\u200d reform<\/a> and border security, over Graham&#8217;s more segmented approach that\u200b separates tax issues for later discussion. This endorsement complicates the ongoing debate over whether to pursue the reconciliation process\u200d through a single all-encompassing bill or through \u200ctwo separate bills. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson advocates for a unified bill to \u2064meet Trump\u2019s agenda, \u200dwhile Senate\u2062 leaders express concerns over delaying critical funding for\u2064 border security and defense.As \u200cthe situation unfolds, Johnson must balance the demands of various factions within the party while ensuring the passage of Trump\u2019s full agenda.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump undercuts Lindsey Graham budget plan ahead of key Senate vote<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1997782\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> sided with <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House Republicans<\/a> in a brewing fight over whether to pass his agenda in one or two parts on Wednesday, undercutting <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate GOP<\/a> leaders poised to take a key vote advancing their plan later this week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In a post to Truth Social, Trump praised both chambers for doing a &ldquo;SPECTACULAR job of working together&rdquo; but said House Republicans&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-dems-looking-to-pass-covid-19-relief-bill-with-or-without-gop\/\" title=\"Top Dems looking to ... COVID...19 relief ... with or without GOP\">budget resolution<\/a>, which tackles tax reform alongside priorities such as the border, is better than Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Lindsey Graham<\/a>&lsquo;s (R-SC) because it &ldquo;implements my FULL America First Agenda, EVERYTHING, not just parts of it!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The measure put forward by Graham, the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, focuses on border security, defense, and energy but leaves the tax portion for later in the year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We need both Chambers to pass the House Budget to &lsquo;kickstart&rsquo; the Reconciliation process, and move all of our priorities to the concept of, &lsquo;ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL.&rsquo; It will, without question, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!&rdquo; Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/114031015354735395\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The argument over whether to move forward with a one- or two-bill approach to reconciliation, a process that allows Republicans to sidestep the Senate filibuster, has divided the House and Senate for weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) views an all-encompassing bill as necessary to pass Trump&rsquo;s agenda given his razor-thin margins in the House, but the Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3315961\/house-freedom-caucus-defies-speaker-johnson-releases-budget-resolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">does not want<\/a> the border and defense money locked up for months as the tax portion is negotiated.<\/p>\n<p>The president originally pushed for &ldquo;one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-reconsiders-two-track-reconciliation-approach-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump reconsiders two...track ... approach ... Washington Examiner\">big beautiful bill<\/a>,&rdquo; but during House Republicans&rsquo; issues retreat in Florida, he said he did not care if it was one or two as long as his agenda was implemented as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson had urged Senate leaders to let the House move first on reconciliation, but Graham <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3312019\/lindsey-graham-advance-budget-separating-border-defense-tax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">leapfrogged over him<\/a> at the beginning of February as the timeline for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3303974\/house-republicans-lose-their-cool-budget-reconciliation-florida-retreat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House&rsquo;s &ldquo;blueprint&rdquo;<\/a> began to slip.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) announced the Senate would bring Graham&rsquo;s budget resolution to the floor. Minutes later, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) put out a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SteveScalise\/status\/1891943803952488721\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">statement<\/a> calling for one bill.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All of Trump&rsquo;s priorities in one big, beautiful bill start moving when we pass [Rep. Jodey Arrington&rsquo;s] budget,&rdquo; Scalise wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson faces a careful balancing act as he prepares to bring his budget resolution to the House floor, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">deep spending cuts demanded<\/a> by the Freedom Caucus cause heartburn among the House&rsquo;s GOP centrists.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson said in a statement that Republicans were given a mandate and &ldquo;we MUST deliver&rdquo; with one bill. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The House budget resolution implements President Trump&rsquo;s FULL America First agenda, not just parts of it with promises to come back later for the rest,&rdquo; Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Thune&rsquo;s and Graham&rsquo;s offices for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1997782\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1997782\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump undermines Graham&#8217;s budget plan before crucial Senate vote<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2404169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25029698603924-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50199,32283,5894,45632,3634],"class_list":["post-2404168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-budget-plan","tag-lindsey-graham","tag-politics","tag-senate-vote","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25029698603924-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2404168"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2404172,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404168\/revisions\/2404172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}