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In politics, the knife often comes from the hand that hugged you! This seems to have been best proven by US President Donald Trump on Friday.
Five Republican lawmakers voted against a bill in Congress that he has boasted is “the biggest and most beautiful bill ever.” They joined Democrats in dealing a surprise blow to Trump’s domestic agenda by demanding more budget cuts.
Trump has managed to show his strength several times this year by narrowly escaping with votes. In a post on social media, he called on Republican lawmakers to unite on the budget bill.
"We don't need 'showmen' in the Republican Party. Stop talking, get the job done," he said on social media.
In fact, the budget bill has a chance of passing, but it is still the first legislative blow to the Trump administration.
Even within the Republican Party, there is opposition. Some want deeper budget cuts, while others are concerned about cuts to programs like Medicaid, which many of their constituents benefit from.
Republicans who voted against Trump's measures say they will continue to do so until House Speaker Mike Johnson agrees to further cut Medicaid.
They also want Johnson to include in the bill the complete repeal of tax breaks for green energy, previously approved by Democrats.
"The bill does not accomplish what we claim in terms of deficit reduction," said Republican Representative Chip Roy of Texas, who voted against it.
He aims to extend tax breaks established during Trump's first term.
The US president has signed into law a measure that exempts tips from taxation, but his critics say it favors the wealthy.
Democrats, who are largely opposed to the bill, have called for a review of cuts to Medicaid and spending on the Affordable Care Act, which provides subsidized health insurance to millions of Americans.
"No bill, no previous law, and no other event has caused the loss of health coverage for so many millions of Americans. Not even the Great Depression," said Brendan Boyle, a Democrat from Pennsylvania.
According to the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation, the bill would cost the US budget about $3.72 trillion over the next ten years.
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