Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) stuck to his conservative principles when asked about President Donald Trump raising the prospect of a tax increase on the highest income earners in the country.
NBC’s Kristen Welker pressed the top Senate Republican on the issue during the latest airing of “Meet The Press” after Trump said he would be “OK” with a tax hike on the rich to help lower and middle income workers in the “big, beautiful bill” — even as the president conceded “Republicans should probably not do it” considering the political consequences.
“I want to talk about the president’s tax bill. In order to get some of the savings needed to pass it, President Trump floated the idea of increasing taxes on the highest income earners, those making more than $2.5 million. He also acknowledged the politics are quite thorny, but, senator, would you support that?…
