House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) appeared on CNN’s State of the Union over the weekend to discuss key provisions in the Trump administration’s proposed “Big Beautiful Bill” and to counter concerns about its impact on social safety net programs.
In the wide-ranging interview with co-anchor Jake Tapper, Johnson also responded to questions about President Trump’s recent dinner with cryptocurrency investors and drew a sharp contrast between Trump’s transparency and the Biden family’s alleged financial misconduct.
During the interview, Johnson pushed back on criticism suggesting the proposed legislation could remove Medicaid benefits from vulnerable Americans.
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He explained that the bill is designed to protect critical social programs for those who truly need them while discouraging abuse of the system.
“The purpose of this is to preserve these very necessary, very important safety net programs for the people who actually need and deserve them, and not those who are gaming the system,” Johnson said.
He also highlighted that approximately 1.4 million illegal immigrants are currently enrolled in Medicaid.
As the interview drew to a close, Tapper pivoted to President Trump’s recent dinner with cryptocurrency investors and asked whether Johnson had concerns about the lack of transparency surrounding the