Senate Republicans and Democrats are drifting further from a deal to reopen the federal government after President Donald Trump came out against any renewal of the Obamacare premium tax credits.
In a Truth Social post Saturday morning, Trump said that Congress should restructure the Covid-era credits, which expire in December, to be paid “to the people” instead of “money sucking Insurance Companies.”
Trump’s post set off a chain reaction in the Capitol.
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