One Republican Senator known for backing the President’s agenda who is generally beloved by MAGA supporters has broken ranks openly with President Trump.
And the heat has come quick and hot against Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin.
The issue isn’t cutting waste or DOGE — he’s all for that. And it has nothing to do with the overall methodology of the President’s tariff strategy.
The issue is the 1.5 Trillion that was initially discussed as a cost of the President’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’.
If it had remained a $1.5 Trillion bill, Senator Johnson wouldn’t have balked. But the 3.4 Trillion that it ultimately became before it left Speaker Johnson’s House was enough to have the Senator drawing red lines and swearing not to cross them.
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