Overview

• On MSNBC’s The Briefing, Jen Psaki played Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s audio denying Trump pressure and mocked his retort about not being “a bunch of little bitches.”
• Van Orden took to X to reaffirm loyalty to President Trump and asserted that the broadcast clip omitted the rest of his statement.
• Rep. Jim McGovern noted that over 75 Democrats spoke against the bill on the House floor, while only four Republicans spoke in favor.
• Lawmakers face a July 4 deadline to vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill, which would strip Medicaid from nearly 12 million people and ACA coverage from another 4.2 million.
• President Trump has pushed GOP members on Truth Social to expedite the legislation’s passage, underscoring his direct influence.