Johnson said some controversial proposals to slash Medicaid were off the table for the massive Trump agenda bill, while conservatives pressed him on steep spending cuts.

A MAGA Republican shot back at House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) after he announced that GOP leadership in his chamber had decided not to pursue a pair of major Medicaid cuts that were under consideration.

The Republican speaker’s decision underscored the resistance in his party to politically painful reductions to the program, and drew a backlash from the hard right, which is demanding deep cuts.