{"id":2437111,"date":"2025-05-20T16:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T20:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-scorches-reporters-over-lie-immediately-after-exiting-meeting-with-house-republicans\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T16:44:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T20:44:03","slug":"trump-scorches-reporters-over-lie-immediately-after-exiting-meeting-with-house-republicans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-scorches-reporters-over-lie-immediately-after-exiting-meeting-with-house-republicans\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Scorches Reporters Over &#8216;Lie&#8217; Immediately After Exiting Meeting with House Republicans"},"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\">24<\/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-scorches-reporters-over-lie-immediately-after-exiting-meeting-with-house-republicans%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=2437111&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 a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent press conference held<\/a> by President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill, where he faced reporters questioning his ability to garner enough support from GOP members for the proposed &#8220;One Big lovely Bill.&#8221; Trump defended his position, asserting that a meeting with Republican members was productive and expressing confidence in the party&#8217;s unity regarding the legislation, which aims to make significant changes to tax policy.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans hold a slim majority in the House, meaning they can afford to lose only three votes. Though, some members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, led by Rep. Andy Harris, have voiced concerns, advocating for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-to-suspend-debt-ceiling-to-prevent-default\/\" title=\"... suspends debt ceiling to avoid default.\">deeper spending cuts<\/a> that could complicate passing the bill. During the press conference, Trump emphasized that failure to pass the bill could lead to a ample tax increase for Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Despite ongoing negotiations and disagreements within the party over specific provisions, including the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, Trump urged Republicans to unite and pass the bill swiftly.He refuted claims that he is losing patience with dissenting factions within his party, asserting confidence in their ability to unite and achieve their legislative goals.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump took it to reporters on Capitol Hill, who suggested that he was not able to sell the &ldquo;One Big Beautiful Bill&rdquo; to enough GOP members of Congress on Tuesday to get it passed.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have a <a href=\"https:\/\/pressgallery.house.gov\/member-data\/party-breakdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seven-member majority<\/a> in the House and therefore can only lose three votes and still pass the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>A reporter shouted at Trump as he was coming out of a meeting with GOP members regarding the bill, &ldquo;Andy Harris &hellip; said you didn&rsquo;t adequately convince enough people to vote for the bill.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland is <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/5308625-freedom-caucus-chair-trump-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chairman<\/a> of the conservative House Freedom Caucus.<\/p>\n<p>The Freedom Caucus is made up of fiscal hawks who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/big-beautiful-bill-quashed-several-house-conservatives-committee-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">want deeper spending cuts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, why don&rsquo;t we see what the vote is? I think it was a great talk,&rdquo; the president answered, and then asked, &ldquo;Who do you work for?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The reporter responded, &ldquo;NOTUS,&rdquo; which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notus.org\/announcements\/welcome-to-notus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">describes itself<\/a> as a nonpartisan news source, supported by Robert Allbritton&rsquo;s foundation. He is the former publisher of Politico, which is a left-of-center outlet.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t even know what the hell that is,&rdquo; Trump said, referring to NOTUS. &ldquo;Get yourself a real job,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Trump after meeting with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HouseGOP?\">@HouseGOP<\/a>: &ldquo;Why don&rsquo;t we see how the vote is? I think it was a great talk&hellip;I think we have unbelievable unity. I think we&rsquo;re going to get everything we want. I think we&rsquo;re going to have a great victory.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mHMcHm1TBz\">pic.twitter.com\/mHMcHm1TBz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1924845045984673858?\">May 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think we have unbelievable unity. I think we&rsquo;re going to get everything we want. And I think we&rsquo;re going to have a great victory. This man has done a great job,&rdquo; the president continued, pointing to House Speaker Mike Johnson. &ldquo;I think this was a tremendous session.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/big-beautiful-bill-passes-committee-vote-mike-johnson-agrees-changes-pushed-conservatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johnson<\/a> affirmed Trump&rsquo;s assessment, saying, &ldquo;It was a great meeting. The party is unified. The House Republican conference is excited. Multiple standing ovations. They love this president. The people back home love what he&rsquo;s doing. It&rsquo;s historic.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And everybody understands the scope and the meaning of this. If we do not accomplish this mission, every one of you, all the American people, are going to have the highest tax increase that you&rsquo;ve ever had,&rdquo; the speaker added.<\/p>\n<p>Trump then jumped back in, telling the reporters, &ldquo;The Democrats want to raise your taxes, if this doesn&rsquo;t work, if this doesn&rsquo;t get the numbers that the Republicans want, and I think it does. It&rsquo;s all Republican votes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He said if the &ldquo;One Big Beautiful Bill&rdquo; fails to pass, taxes will go up 68 percent, because it will mean the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-white-house-planning-largest-tax-cut-history-middle-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017<\/a> will be allowed to expire.<\/p>\n<p>Trump acknowledged, &ldquo;There were a couple of things that we talked about specifically, where some people felt a little bit one way or the other. Not a big deal. And I covered them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Wall Street Journal congressional correspondent Olivia Beavers posted on social media platform X, quoting a &ldquo;senior White House official,&rdquo; that Trump told the members, &ldquo;1. Don&rsquo;t let SALT impede this bill. Republicans can fight for SALT later on. 2. Don&rsquo;t touch Medicaid except for eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse, including booting off illegal immigrants and common sense work requirements. 3. Stick together and get the bill done to deliver for the American people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">From a SENIOR WH OFFICIAL: President Trump made direct and clear requests of the House Republican Conference:<\/p>\n<p>1. Don&rsquo;t let SALT impede this bill. Republicans can fight for SALT later on.<br \/> 2. Don&rsquo;t touch Medicaid except for eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse, including booting&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Olivia_Beavers\/status\/1924834979575365865?\">May 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>SALT stands for the state and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-sanders-rips-one-of-democrats-proposed-tax-cuts-a-terrible-terrible-message\/\" title=\"Sen. Sanders Rips One Of Democrats\u2019 Proposed ...: \u2018A Terrible, Terrible Message\u2019\">local tax deduction<\/a> that people are allowed to use to reduce their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zoom-profits-in-2020-660-million-zoom-tax-payment-in-2021-0\/\" title=\"Zoom Profits in 2020: 0 Million. Zoom Tax Payment In 2021: federal tax bill.\">federal tax bill<\/a>. It benefits residents from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-desantis-envisions-midterms-as-end-of-floridas-days-as-a-swing-state\/\" title=\"Gov. DeSantis Envisions Midterms as End of Florida\u2019s Days as a Swing State\">high-tax blue states<\/a> like New York, New Jersey, and California, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/personalfinance\/real-estate\/2025\/05\/20\/salt-tax-deduction-property-tax-relief-debate\/83723368007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/harvard-us-treasury-economists-forced-admit-trump-tax-cuts-worked-advertised\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tax Cuts and Jobs Act<\/a> set a limit of $10,000 for the deduction. Republican lawmakers in the so-called SALT Caucus want the cap removed. Taking the cap to $30,000 has been offered as a compromise, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/5291274-moderate-republicans-salt-deduction-cap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">LALOTA also says leaving the Trump meeting that he&rsquo;s a no on the bill right now<\/p>\n<p>Several SALT members still pushing for more <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mVTY5ZDAja\">https:\/\/t.co\/mVTY5ZDAja<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Laura Weiss (@LauraEWeiss16) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraEWeiss16\/status\/1924847171020452084?\">May 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ryan Ellis, a conservative with the Center for a Free Economy, made the case in a recent thread on X that the SALT Caucus should take the win at $30,000, arguing it covers the entire state and local tax liability for well over 90 percent of taxpayers. Meanwhile, allowing the 2017 tax cuts to expire would mean the SALT cap would go away, but their constituents&rsquo; tax bill overall would go up.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The SALT caucus Republicans in the House really ought to take the win for them that a $30,000 SALT cap represents. It covers almost everyone&rsquo;s SALT deduction in their districts. Failure to extend the TCJA would mean a massive annual tax hike on families back home. A thread. 1\/n<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ryan Ellis (@RyanLEllis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanLEllis\/status\/1922803456445726998?\">May 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Journal&rsquo;s Olivia Beavers further posted on X, &ldquo;The President also made it clear he&rsquo;s losing patience with all holdout factions of the House Republican Conference, including the SALT Caucus and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/several-big-name-rinos-target-house-freedom-caucus-chairman-ousting-kevin-mccarthy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Freedom Caucus<\/a>. The President is clear: he wants EVERY Republican to vote yes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A reporter shouted at Trump, questioning if it is true that he&rsquo;s losing patience.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s a lie. Who told you that?&rdquo; the president asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We heard from people inside the room,&rdquo; the reporter answered.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker Johnson jumped in saying, &ldquo;Not true.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I never used the term,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;In fact, it&rsquo;s the opposite. I think we&rsquo;re going to get it done. I&rsquo;m not losing patience. We&rsquo;re ahead of schedule.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Anybody that told you that is a liar,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;Why don&rsquo;t you go back to your source and tell them, they are liars &mdash; if the source even exists.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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With a seven-member majority in the House, Republicans can afford to lose only three votes for the legislation to succeed. As Trump exited a meeting with GOP members about the bill, a reporter shouted that Rep. Andy Harris claimed he hadn&#8217;t convinced enough people to back it. Harris is the chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, which advocates for significant spending cuts. <\/p>\n<p>In response to questions about his ability to secure votes, Trump remarked, &#8220;Let&#8217;s see what the vote is; I think it was a great talk,&#8221; and asked one reporter who they represented when they identified as NOTUS-a nonpartisan news outlet supported by Robert Allbritton&#8217;s foundation and known for its left-leaning stance. Trump dismissed NOTUS and told the reporter to &#8220;get yourself a real job.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>After meeting with House Republicans, Trump expressed optimism about unity within the party and anticipated success in passing their agenda: &#8220;I think we have unbelievable unity&#8230; We&#8217;re going to have a great victory.&#8221; He praised House Speaker Mike Johnson&#8217;s leadership during this session.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson echoed Trump&#8217;s sentiments regarding party cohesion and emphasized that failing this mission would lead Americans facing unprecedented tax increases due to expiring tax cuts from 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Trump warned that if their bill fails, taxes could rise by 68 percent as it would allow previous tax cuts to lapse. He acknowledged some disagreements but downplayed their significance.<\/p>\n<p>A senior White House official relayed Trump&#8217;s requests during discussions: not allowing SALT (state and local tax deduction) issues hinder progress on this bill; maintaining Medicaid while eliminating waste; and urging Republicans to unite behind getting this legislation passed.<\/p>\n<p>The SALT deduction benefits residents of high-tax states like New York and California but has been capped at $10,000 since 2017-something many Republican lawmakers want changed.<\/p>\n<p>Despite some dissenters within his party regarding SALT adjustments, conservative voices argue that accepting an increase in cap limits could benefit most taxpayers without risking larger tax hikes if current cuts expire.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also expressed frustration over reports suggesting he was losing patience with holdout factions within his party-asserting instead that he believes they are ahead of schedule in securing necessary votes for passage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2437112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Trump-scorches-Capitol-Reporters.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32920,4133,5894,4738,3634],"class_list":["post-2437111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-house-republicans","tag-news","tag-politics","tag-reporters","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Trump-scorches-Capitol-Reporters.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437111","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2437111"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2437115,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437111\/revisions\/2437115"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2437112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2437111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2437111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2437111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}