President Donald Trump offered some mixed messages when the Republicans gave the final touches to his tax proposal, saying on Friday that he would support to increase taxes on the richest Americans to help pay for their legislative schedule as a scan while adding the same breath as their belief that Republicans “probably should not do it.”
“The problem even with a ‘small’ tax increase for the rich, that I and everyone else would accept graciously to help the lowest and middle income workers, is that the radical democratic democrats of the left were going to shout: ‘Read my lips’, the legendary appointment of George Bush the Elder that is said to cost him the elections. No, Ross Perot will cost him the choice! Do it, but probably do it, but do not do it well, but do not, but do not, but do it, but do it, but do not do it, but it does not do so, but it does not do it, but it does not do it, but it does not do it. mail on its social media platform.
President Donald Trump speaks in an event for military mothers, on May 8, 2025, in the East Hall of the White House in Washington, DC
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The White House Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, described Trump’s position on tax collection for the rich “very honorable” during the White House Conference on Friday.
“The president himself has said he would not mind paying a little more to help the poor and the middle class and the working class in this country,” Leavitt said. “These negotiations are ongoing in Capitol Hill and the president will intervene when he feels necessary.”
The White House Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, talks to journalists in the reports of James Brady Press at the White House, on May 9, 2025, in Washington.
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The ambiguous presidential statement has led the negotiators to a frantic struggle, with the Committee of Hands and Media of the House of Representatives that are expected to mark their legislation next week.
The inclusion of an increase in taxes in the “Big and beautiful bill” would be a great reversal for the leaders of the Republican Party of the House of Representatives, who have argued that allowing current tax rates to expire would be equivalent to a tax increase.
“I am not in favor of raising tax rates because that is: our group is the group that faces that, traditionally,” said speaker Mike Johnson in an interview in Fox News at the end of April.
During his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in 1992, the starting president, George Hw Bush, delivered the infamous line: “Read my lips: without new taxes.” Voters finally rejected Bush at the polls after he broke his vote and signed legislation created by Congress Democrats who increased tax revenues to address the growing budget deficit.
