Trump To Meet With GOP Leaders Before Vote On Senate Budget Resolution
President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Republican leaders in the House on Tuesday, ahead of a planned vote on the Senate’s version of his budget resolution.
As reported by NOTUS, the National Republican Congressional Committee has arranged a fundraiser for Tuesday evening, where Trump will be the guest of honor.
Several GOP lawmakers in the House have voiced opposition to the Senate’s budget plan, and party leaders are counting on Trump to help sway votes in its favor.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is reportedly eyeing a vote on the Senate’s budget framework as early as Wednesday.
The proposal includes $175 billion in funding for border security and seeks to expand upon Trump’s 2017 tax cuts.
Not all House Republicans are on board. Representatives Chip Roy from Texas and Andy Ogles from Tennessee have criticized the measure, arguing it doesn't do enough to curb federal spending.
Meanwhile, Trump’s popularity has seen a notable uptick, despite a recent wave of criticism from Democrats, traditional Republicans, and much of the mainstream media over his bold new trade policies.
A J.L. Partners poll conducted in partnership with the Daily Mail, which surveyed 1,000 registered voters from March 31 to April 3, shows Trump’s approval climbing following the implementation of broad tariffs on multiple trade partners on April 2.
The poll found Trump’s approval rating at 53 percent, up four points from 49 percent the week prior. The Daily Mail described the rise as “surprising,” especially given the market turbulence that followed on Thursday and Friday.
Young voters appear to be shifting significantly. Among those aged 18 to 29, Trump’s favorability has surged 13 points since March 7.
This trend builds on momentum from the last presidential election, where voters in the same age group moved 10 points toward Trump after previously favoring Joe Biden in 2020.
The same survey showed a six-point rise in support among Democrats and independents, and a dramatic 17-point jump in approval from black voters compared to the previous week’s results.
As Trump nears the 100-day mark of his presidency, business leaders and job platform executives are offering a largely positive assessment of his economic performance, expressing confidence that the country’s financial outlook “can win now,” even if it hasn’t “started to win yet.”
TaChelle Lawson, founder of FIG Strategy & Consulting and a respondent in the Freedom Economy Index (FEI), told Fox News Digital, “I would give President Trump, right now, a pretty solid B+.”
“He came in with a very clear plan, and that was focusing on economics. He’s definitely putting business first, trimming the fat. That’s something that small business owners, business operators understand and respect. I think that it’s clear that his focus is on American business,” she said. “I do, however, think that the messaging could use a little bit of work.”
Lawson was one of more than 50,000 small business owners who took part in the latest quarterly poll conducted by RedBalloon and PublicSquare. According to Fox Business, over two-thirds of respondents now believe the economy will see either “slow” or “robust” growth this year—an optimistic shift from previous pessimism.
Andrew Crapuchettes, CEO of RedBalloon, told Fox, “What we’re seeing right now is we have a very sick economy, and it needs some very strong medicine. And if it gets that medicine, we all feel like we have a very strong economy that will win and will actually be a huge blessing to the entire world.”
“When the U.S. economy is strong, when small businesses in the U.S. economy are strong, we feel like we can have a disproportionate and positive impact on the entire planet,” he added. “There’s a lot of good work that’s being done, but that work still needs to be done for the economy to actually get better.”
Michael Seifert, CEO of PublicSquare, also commented: “These small businesses are now feeling like we’re coming up on the 100-day mark of Trump’s presidency. They love the fact that one of the things that President Trump and this administration more broadly is tackling is the overregulation, the red tape seeded in bureaucracy that seeks to stifle business growth.”