President Donald Trump will have to “squeeze” some Republican members of Congress “hard” to push through his “big, beautiful bill” on the budget, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., agreed Wednesday on Newsmax.

“I’ve sent a message to President Trump,” Comer told “Wake Up America” ahead of committee discussions on the legislation. “My opinion is that you’re going to have to squeeze some of these Republicans.”

Tuesday night, Trump told an audience in Warren, Michigan, that the bill has “just about” 100% Republican support but that it “would be nice” to have backing from some Democrats as well because “every once in a while, you have a grandstander Republican.”

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