{"id":2437488,"date":"2025-05-21T13:48:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T17:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tries-to-broker-peace-between-freedom-caucus-and-gop-leadership\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T13:49:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T17:49:19","slug":"trump-tries-to-broker-peace-between-freedom-caucus-and-gop-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tries-to-broker-peace-between-freedom-caucus-and-gop-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump tries to broker peace between Freedom Caucus and GOP leadership"},"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\">22<\/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-tries-to-broker-peace-between-freedom-caucus-and-gop-leadership%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=2437488&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>Former President Donald Trump is attempting to mediate between the Freedom Caucus and house Republican leadership regarding a stalled reconciliation bill. A crucial meeting is scheduled at the White House involving Speaker Mike Johnson and other GOP leaders alongside Freedom Caucus members. The discussions are focused on addressing fiscal concerns related to a proposed $1.5 trillion in spending cuts tied to tax breaks. Previous negotiations had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-woke-star-wars-release-ubisoft-stock-hits-9-year-low-2\/\" title=\"After Woke \u2018Star Wars\u2019 Release, Ubisoft Stock Hits 9-Year Low\">encountered significant challenges<\/a>, with Freedom Caucus representatives expressing discontent over the proposals. While some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-to-vote-on-debt-ceiling-spending-cut-bill\/\" title=\"House to Vote on Debt Ceiling, Spending Cut Bill\">leaders remain optimistic<\/a> about resolving the issues, others are skeptical about the bill&#8217;s immediate passage, emphasizing the need for certain policy offsets. The dynamics within the party are contentious, as both fiscal hawks and moderates voice differing priorities, complicating the path forward for the GOP&#8217;s legislative 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 steps in to broker peace between Freedom Caucus and GOP leadership<\/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_2127707\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> is scheduled to meet with fiscal hawks and <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House Republican<\/a> leadership on Wednesday as progress for the &ldquo;one big, beautiful&rdquo; <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/budget-reconciliation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reconciliation<\/a> bill is stalling.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), and Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) are heading to the White House for a 3 p.m. meeting with President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>, which will include members of the Freedom Caucus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-praises-free-beacon-on-senate-floor-for-exposing-biden-admin-effort-to-ban-abraham-accords\/\" title=\"Ted Cruz Praises Free Beacon on Senate Floor for Exposing Biden Admin Effort To Ban \u2018Abraham Accords\u2019\">multiple sources confirmed<\/a> to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3418356\/watch-live-marco-rubio-appropriations-committee-testimony\/\">WATCH LIVE: Rubio testifies before House Appropriations Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3418450\/fiscal-hawks-hold-tax-bill-leadership-freedom-caucus-reconciliation\/\">House conservatives hold up GOP megabill leadership hoped to pass this week<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3418209\/gerry-connolly-death-reactions-democrats-republicans\/\">Gerry Connolly&#8217;s death temporarily unites Democrats and Republicans<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>This is the second major step Trump has taken to try to unify the Republican conference after his speech to the House GOP on Capitol Hill Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3417149\/trump-house-unity-speech-doesnt-sway-salt-freedom-caucus-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">failed to sway several key holdouts<\/a> from both the Freedom Caucus and SALT Caucus.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting at the White House comes after talks between the fiscal hawks and leadership appeared to fall apart overnight. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), who has been leading the Freedom Caucus opposition to the bill, said early Wednesday that conversations were &ldquo;not good.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris (R-MD) said during a press conference Wednesday morning that the White House &ldquo;offered a proposal&rdquo; late Tuesday. He declined to provide specifics of the &ldquo;deal&rdquo; but said they are looking at &ldquo;waste, fraud, and abuse&rdquo; in Medicaid.<\/p>\n<p>Roy said Wednesday afternoon on the<em> Charlie Kirk Show<\/em> that portions of a White House deal were taken off the table.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I wouldn&rsquo;t say it got worse [overnight], but the prospects of the bill got worse. &hellip; We&rsquo;re close, but last night, it kind of went off the rails,&rdquo; Roy said.<\/p>\n<p>But the White House is rebutting that, with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >officials telling multiple reporters<\/a> that &ldquo;there was no deal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The White House presented HFC with policy options that the Administration can live with, provided they can get the votes,&rdquo; an official said, noting that there is hope that a deal will be struck after the 3 p.m. meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Fiscal hawks strongly oppose the legislation that calls for $1.5 trillion in spending cuts to offset renewing the 2017 tax breaks. Disagreements between the speaker and the Freedom Caucus have prevented the GOP from sending a manager&rsquo;s amendment to the Rules Committee, an amendment that allows for alterations to the reconciliation bill.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re &hellip; hoping we can get something that will satisfy the 12-15 members who have got to see some offsets,&rdquo; Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC), another holdout, told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>early Wednesday before the planned meeting was announced.<\/p>\n<p>The committee is still meeting after starting at 1 a.m., with Johnson hopeful that the reconciliation bill can be voted on the House floor as soon as Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Freedom Caucus members said the bill is &ldquo;en route to get passed,&rdquo; but they do not think it can be passed this week.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m pretty confident it can be done in 10 days,&rdquo; Harris said. &ldquo;But that&rsquo;s up to leadership to decide.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Notably absent from the 3 p.m. meeting are Republicans who want an increase in the state and local tax cap. The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> confirmed that the current deal is a $40,000 SALT cap that sunsets after 10 years. The previous offer had been a $40,000 cap for four years.<\/p>\n<p>Usually the rabblerousers who are a thorn in Johnson&rsquo;s side, fiscal hawks have accused leadership and rank-and-file members of &ldquo;going rogue&rdquo; and said there is too much frontloading of spending and backloading of savings. Effective dates for Medicaid work requirements and repeals of Inflation Reduction Act energy credits were sore points with the conference, as they wanted to see more immediate reforms to the programs.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson can only afford to lose three votes on the legislation to pass it along party lines, with that number fluctuating depending on Democratic attendance.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3417149\/trump-house-unity-speech-doesnt-sway-salt-freedom-caucus-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP&rsquo;S UNITY SPEECH DOESN&rsquo;T SWAY SALT OR FREEDOM CAUCUS REPUBLICANS AT THE CAPITOL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Roy said on the<em> Charlie Kirk Show<\/em> that there is &ldquo;no animosity&rdquo; in these discussions and that he thinks the bill can still be voted on this week.<\/p>\n<p>However, he said, &ldquo;Whenever you play these pressure games, these jet fumes, holiday games, I think things get a little bit dicier and you run the risk of it all exploding.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Lauren Green contributed<\/em> <em>to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_2127707\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2127707\"}});<\/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 intervenes to mediate between Freedom Caucus and GOP leaders<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2437489,"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\/05\/freedom-caucus-bill.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32976,32316,4228,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2437488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-freedom-caucus","tag-gop-leadership","tag-peace","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/freedom-caucus-bill.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437488","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=2437488"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2437492,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437488\/revisions\/2437492"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2437489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2437488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2437488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2437488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}