Donald Trump and his Republican lackeys in Congress are pushing a billionaire-first budget that includes massive cuts to Medicaid — all to fund tax giveaways for the ultra-wealthy. New polling shows that an overwhelming majority of Americans reject Trump’s bill, believing it will rip away critical health care services and hurt working families. From slashing rural health care access to forcing seniors out of nursing homes, Trump and Republicans are turning their backs on the American people. 

NEW: Donald Trump’s billionaire-first budget is wildly unpopular with the American people — especially the GOP’s massive cuts to Medicaid: 

• An overwhelming majority of Americans disapprove of Trump’s budget bill, by a 2-1 margin
• 72% of adults say they are concerned that more adults and children will become uninsured because of the bill’s changes to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act — including nearly half of Republicans
• 60% of Americans believe that Trump’s bill will help the ultra-wealthy, while 54% of believe it will hurt low-income communities
• When people hear about the bill’s drastic health care cuts, support shrinks and opposition grows — including among Trump’s own supporters
• After being told that the bill would decrease funding for local hospitals, favorability of the bill falls to 21% while unfavorability rises to 79%

Senate Republicans released their portion of Trump’s billionaire-first budget bill, which includes massive cuts to Medicaid.

Axios: “Senate Finance Committee Republicans published their text of President Trump’s ‘one big, beautiful bill’ Monday evening, which includes major tax reforms and even steeper Medicaid cuts than the House called for.” 

Burgess Everett, Semafor: “New: The Senate will be MORE aggressive in seeking savings from Medicaid than the House reconciliation bill.”  

Politico: “The Senate Finance Committee’s newly released draft would incrementally lower the allowable provider tax in Medicaid expansion states starting in 2027 from the current 6 percent until it hits 3.5 percent in 2031. The dial-down would not apply to nursing or intermediate care facilities.

“That would be a huge departure from the House-passed bill, which would put a moratorium on states’ ability to raise their provider tax beyond the current 6 percent.” 

At Trump’s request, House Republicans are trying to rip away health care from 16 million Americans — devastating seniors and rural folks to line the pockets of their billionaire backers. 

Burgess Everett, Semafor: “CBO finds that the [GOP] reconciliation bill (10.9 million) combined with the expiration of premium tax credits and new marketplace rule (5.1 million) would result in 16 million people fewer being insured”

Politico: “The House Energy and Commerce Committee, in a 30-to-24 party-line vote, advanced the health care section of the GOP’s sweeping tax bill that would slash Medicaid spending by hundreds of billions of dollars.” 

West Virginia Watch: “Medicaid cuts could hurt older adults who rely on home care, nursing homes” 

Georgetown University Center for Children and Families: “Cuts to Medicaid Will Shift Costs to Families, Providers and Will Be Especially Harmful to Rural Communities”

USA Today: “Low-income families would lose, wealthier ones would gain under GOP tax proposals” 

“Low-income families stand to lose hundreds if not thousands of dollars in income while wealthy ones will gain even more, according to a new analysis of Congressional Republican tax and budget proposals. … 

“The report estimated that families with a modified adjusted gross income of less than $10,000 would lose over $2,700 (or nearly a 15% reduction in income). Families who make between $10,000 and $20,000 would lose over $800, or about 4.4% reduction in income, while families who make between $20,000 and $30,000 would lose $400, or about 1.5% reduction in income. 

“In comparison, families with higher incomes would benefit from the extension of the 2017 tax cuts.”