Trump Implores Divided Republicans to Unify Behind His ‘Big, Beautiful' Tax Cuts Bill

TIME

President Donald Trump has implored House Republicans on Capitol Hill to drop their fights over his big tax cuts bill. He spoke privately for at least an hour trying to unite House Republicans on the multitrillion-dollar package that is at risk of collapsing before planned votes this week.

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00:00I noticed that Andy Harris said that you didn't adequately convince enough people to vote for the bill.

00:05The House Freedom Talk was here.

00:06You mean after this speech?

00:07After this speech.

00:08Well, what do we see at the vote is I think it was a great talk.

00:12I think we have unbelievable unity.

00:16I think we're going to get everything we want.

00:19And I think we're going to have a great victory.

00:21And this man has done a great job.

00:23And I think this was a tremendous session.

00:25You may want to say something.

00:26Yeah, it was a great meeting.

00:27The party is unified.

00:29The House of Republican Conference is excited.

00:31Multiple standing ovations.

00:32They love this president.

00:33The people back home love what he's doing.

00:35It's historic.

00:36And everybody understands the scope and the meaning of this.

00:39If we do not accomplish this mission, every one of you, all the American people,

00:42are going to have the highest tax increase that you've ever had.

00:45Among the debt ceiling cliff that's approaching and all the other problems,

00:49this is the bill to do it.

00:50I think we're going to get it done, Mr. President.

00:51The Democrats want to raise your taxes if this doesn't work.

00:55I think it was a really great – that was a meeting of love.

00:58Let me tell you, that was love in that room.

01:00There was no shouting.

01:02I think it was a meeting of love.

01:04There were a couple of things that we talked about specifically where some people felt a

01:08little bit one way or the other, not a big deal.

01:11And I covered them.

01:12It wasn't so much a speech.

01:13I covered certain points.

01:14And I think there was – I'd be very surprised.

01:17You told him you were losing right.

01:18You shook up.

01:19You shook up.

01:19No, I didn't tell him.

01:20Who told you I said I'm losing?

01:21That's what we heard inside the room.

01:22But it's a lie.

01:23Wait a minute.

01:24Wait a minute.

01:24Who's told you that?

01:26You heard from people inside the room.

01:28It's not true.

01:28It's totally true.

01:29I never used the term.

01:30I didn't say losing – I didn't even talk about it.

01:32In fact, it's the opposite.

01:33I think we're getting into that.

01:34I'm not losing patience.

01:36We're ahead of schedule.

01:37Anybody that told you that is a liar.

01:41Wait a minute.

01:42Wait a minute.

01:43I never mentioned the word losing patience because I'm not losing patience.

01:46We're ahead of schedule.

01:47That's why I asked you.

01:48Why don't you go back to your source and tell them they're liars if the source even exists.

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