Trump blindsides Senate Republicans by endorsing rival House budget plan
by Joseph Gedeon in Washington from World news | The Guardian on (#6VCYV)
Senate majority leader says he did not see that one coming' as GOP scrambles to save agenda before potential shutdown
Donald Trump has derailed Senate Republicans' budget strategy by endorsing a competing House option, leaving GOP leaders scrambling to save their agenda just weeks before a potential government shutdown.
The president's surprise intervention came just hours after Senate Republicans moved to advance their own two-track proposal, as he declared instead that he wants ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL" through the House's reconciliation process.
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