Trump spurns Senate's narrow budget plan for House's MAGA mega-bill

• "We need both Chambers to pass the House Budget to "kickstart" the Reconciliation process, and move all of our priorities to the concept of, 'ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL,'" Trump posted Wednesday on Truth Social.
• "It's time to act," Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) posted on X on Tuesday while saying the Senate would push ahead.
• The House is on recess this week, and will try to push through the first step of the budget reconciliation process when they come back next week.

Zoom in: The Senate is moving a narrower bill on the border, energy and defense — pushing tax cuts off until later this year.

• The House has it lumped into one big package, but is struggling to get everyone on board.
• The House version would cut at least $1.5 trillion in spending, allow $4.5 trillion for extending the 2017 Trump tax cuts and raise the debt ceiling by $4 trillion.

The bottom line: The spending cuts demanded by House conservatives are triggering a moderate revolt, especially if Medicaid and nutrition programs like SNAP face deep cuts.