Politico February 20, 2025
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COMPETING MEDICAID VIEWS — President Donald Trump’s contradictory statements on Medicaid have left aides scrambling to figure out what he means, three people granted anonymity to discuss the action happening behind closed doors told POLITICO’s Ben Leonard, Adam Cancryn and Robert King.
What happened: Hours after pledging that the safety net program “isn’t going to be touched,” Trump surprised some of his own staff...