Trump has shied away from threatening Medicaid cuts outright due to the onslaught of disagreement from many of his own MAGA supporters. On Tuesday, he visited Capitol Hill urging Republicans to immediately unite behind the bill and assured them that he was focused on “saving” Medicaid.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) urged House Republicans to heed President Trump’s advice on Medicaid, seeking to blunt efforts to significantly cut health benefits in the GOP’s mammoth budget bill.

The Congressional Budget Office has said the bill, if enacted, would cause more than 8 million people to lose their coverage.