Trump Says He's 'OK' With Raising Taxes On Wealthy

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : In the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Trump set a 37% tax rate for top earners making above $626,350.
40% : Trump's economic plan calls for a total of $4.5 trillion in tax cuts over the next decade and directs the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicaid, to find $880 billion in cuts.
38% : Some Republicans have openly acknowledged it's virtually impossible to make those reductions without touching Medicaid -- a program Trump has repeatedly promised will be fully reserved.
37% : At the same time, Republicans will likely be forced to make some cuts to Medicaid under the Republican budget plan passed in February.
26% : Doing so without reducing taxes on the wealthy could create an optics issue for Republicans as Medicare and Medicaid are widely popular among voters in both parties.
11% : Trump said in the Friday Truth Social post he worried that raising taxes on the wealthy could lead to political backlash akin to that surrounding former President George Bush's famed "read my lips: no new taxes" quote.

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