Jonathan Cantor

I talked to Mike Lawler, who represents a sort of heavily Westchester-based district in New York, who said that Johnson gets it, he understands, and that Johnson is willing to work with these members because he recognizes that he's Speaker in no small part because of this narrow majority that is made up of folks from Blue America. President Trump's more complicated.

Like on so many things, he's difficult to pin down. This is trying to tack Jell-O to a wall because Trump tends to veer between the last thing that somebody told him and his mood in the moment. So, When I talked to Lawler last week, he's the New York congressman who's been one of the leading figures in this fight. He told me, Trump gets it. He's from midtown Manhattan, for crying out loud.

Like on so many things, he's difficult to pin down. This is trying to tack Jell-O to a wall because Trump tends to veer between the last thing that somebody told him and his mood in the moment. So, When I talked to Lawler last week, he's the New York congressman who's been one of the leading figures in this fight. He told me, Trump gets it. He's from midtown Manhattan, for crying out loud.

Like on so many things, he's difficult to pin down. This is trying to tack Jell-O to a wall because Trump tends to veer between the last thing that somebody told him and his mood in the moment. So, When I talked to Lawler last week, he's the New York congressman who's been one of the leading figures in this fight. He told me, Trump gets it. He's from midtown Manhattan, for crying out loud.

Nobody knows the issue of the tax burden than him. We talked to him three times in three months. He's for us. Well, flash forward to this week when Trump went to... Capitol Hill.

Nobody knows the issue of the tax burden than him. We talked to him three times in three months. He's for us. Well, flash forward to this week when Trump went to... Capitol Hill.

Nobody knows the issue of the tax burden than him. We talked to him three times in three months. He's for us. Well, flash forward to this week when Trump went to... Capitol Hill.

He singled out Lawler and said, be happy with what you got, basically, and declare victory. And said, I know your district better than you do. And if you lose, you can't blame SALT. So Trump's sympathies are suddenly not with the SALT crowd. And guys, I think the reason for that is because Trump mostly just wants to get this bill done. He wants to sign a bill.

He singled out Lawler and said, be happy with what you got, basically, and declare victory. And said, I know your district better than you do. And if you lose, you can't blame SALT. So Trump's sympathies are suddenly not with the SALT crowd. And guys, I think the reason for that is because Trump mostly just wants to get this bill done. He wants to sign a bill.

He singled out Lawler and said, be happy with what you got, basically, and declare victory. And said, I know your district better than you do. And if you lose, you can't blame SALT. So Trump's sympathies are suddenly not with the SALT crowd. And guys, I think the reason for that is because Trump mostly just wants to get this bill done. He wants to sign a bill.

And anybody who's dragging their feet for any policy reason, it doesn't matter if right, left, or center, he's crotchety about.

And anybody who's dragging their feet for any policy reason, it doesn't matter if right, left, or center, he's crotchety about.

And anybody who's dragging their feet for any policy reason, it doesn't matter if right, left, or center, he's crotchety about.

I mean, I think, look, I think for the red state folks that are from fairly low tax states, it's just not a significant issue because their voters aren't paying massive property taxes or facing a huge state tax burden like in California, Jersey and New York. where that bill adds up pretty fast. It's just not relevant for them.

I mean, I think, look, I think for the red state folks that are from fairly low tax states, it's just not a significant issue because their voters aren't paying massive property taxes or facing a huge state tax burden like in California, Jersey and New York. where that bill adds up pretty fast. It's just not relevant for them.

I mean, I think, look, I think for the red state folks that are from fairly low tax states, it's just not a significant issue because their voters aren't paying massive property taxes or facing a huge state tax burden like in California, Jersey and New York. where that bill adds up pretty fast. It's just not relevant for them.

And they tend to find these blue state members culturally kind of distant and say, why should us Republicans compensate for the high-tax Democratic politicians who are running California, Jersey, and New York? Pound sand, not salt.

And they tend to find these blue state members culturally kind of distant and say, why should us Republicans compensate for the high-tax Democratic politicians who are running California, Jersey, and New York? Pound sand, not salt.

And they tend to find these blue state members culturally kind of distant and say, why should us Republicans compensate for the high-tax Democratic politicians who are running California, Jersey, and New York? Pound sand, not salt.

Now, the blue staters say, yeah, we got liberal governors, liberal state governments here, but still we got a lot of Republicans or moderates who were voting Republican in House races, and we are the reason why you have that narrow majority in the first place. So do us a solid.