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Eugene

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Tue May 27, 2025, 01:11 AM May 27

Trump Adviser David Sacks Says the Quiet Part Out Loud on Medicaid Cuts [View all]

Source: The Daily Beast

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Trump Adviser Says the Quiet Part Out Loud on Medicaid Cuts

David Sacks plainly stated that “This bill cuts $880 billion from Medicaid over a decade.”

Josh Fiallo
Breaking News Reporter

Updated May 26 2025 11:55PM EDT
Published May 26 2025 5:51PM EDT

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White House adviser David Sacks admitted over the weekend that the GOP’s tax bill will include significant cuts to Medicaid, despite claims from his boss and other MAGA loyalists that it will not.

Sacks, who is President Donald Trump‘s AI and crypto czar, said plainly on the All-In podcast: “This bill cuts $880 billion from Medicaid over a decade.”

That statement undercuts weeks of spin from the White House and House Speaker Mike Johnson. Each has repeatedly claimed that Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” will not reduce funding to Medicaid, which provides free or low-cost health coverage to 85 million Americans.

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Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-adviser-david-sacks-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-on-medicaid-cuts/

Alternate link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-adviser-says-quiet-part-215127855.html

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