Trump Pushes Tax Hikes For Wealthy As 'big, Beautiful Bill' Deadline Looms

House Republicans are trying to find nan correct cocktail of taxation reductions and caller gross to walk President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" by Memorial Day. 

No taxes connected tips is politically celebrated and is simply a cardinal run committedness of nan president, but a conjugation of shortage hawks could artifact that if nan GOP fails to find gross to screen nan gap. 

That is why nan president pushed House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., this week to raise taxes connected nan ace rich. 

HORSE SENSE: HOUSE REPUBLICANS WORK TO PASS ‘BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’

President Donald Trump pushed House Speaker Mike Johnson to raise taxes connected nan wealthy. (Fox News Digital)

Trump is considering allowing nan complaint connected individuals making $2.5 cardinal aliases much to summation by 2.6%, from 37% to 39.6%, Fox News Digital reported Thursday.

Such a move would resonate pinch working-class Americans who elected nan president. However, galore conservatives person signed pledges for years against raising immoderate taxes. 

President Donald Trump speaks during a gathering successful nan Oval Office of nan White House successful Washington, D.C., connected April 14, 2025. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP )

Trump wrote successful a Truth Social station Friday morning, "The problem pinch moreover a ‘TINY’ taxation summation for nan RICH, which I and each others would graciously judge successful bid to thief nan little and mediate income workers, is that nan Radical Left Democrat Lunatics would spell astir screaming, ‘Read my lips,’ nan fabled Quote by George Bush nan Elder that is said to person costs him nan Election. NO, Ross Perot costs him nan Election! In immoderate event, Republicans should astir apt not do it, but I’m OK if they do!!!"

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Then-President-elect Donald Trump speaks to members of nan media pursuing a gathering pinch Republican senators astatine nan U.S. Capitol successful Washington, D.C., connected Jan. 8, 2025. (Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

A conclusion for authorities and section taxes (SALT) besides remains unresolved arsenic a group of Republican representatives from New York frighten to ballot against nan latest proposal. Meantime, a statement rages astir wellness assistance.

House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, accused Democrats of trying to "paralyze our conference" and "frighten" Republicans astir Medicare and Medicaid cuts. Specifics are key.

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"Until we spot what comes retired of nan committee, I don’t cognize what’s connected and what’s off," said Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md.