‘Not the best’: Trump ally questions GOP strategy as House pulls major vote 

MAGA ally Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) acknowledged Wednesday night that his party may not have deployed the best strategy to pass his party’s contentious budget plan.

As news broke that House Republicans were forced to pull a much anticipated vote on the Senate’s bill, Donalds told Raw Story that “deals are always being cut” at Capitol Hill.

But even so, he questioned how his party opted to pass a signature piece of President Donald Trump’s agenda.

“My view is the Senate resolution wasn’t the best vehicle to get this done,” said Donalds.

Donalds said Trump is “earnest in his desire” to get the budget passed.

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“It’s what he campaigned on. He wants to see it come to fruition. I want it to come to fruition,” he said.

But Donalds warned there are “trust issues” in the House.

“House to House, House to Senate. It’ll be a process to get there. But we’ll get there eventually,” he said.

Ahead of the House’s planned vote, some Republicans openly expressed skepticism they could pass the legislation.

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) told Raw Story after a procedural vote narrowly passed earlier in the day — setting up a final vote — they didn’t appear to have enough support to pass the budget.

“Right now, it’ll lose the vote,” he warned. When asked how he thought the vote would proceed, Burchett said House leaders would have to “cut some deal” with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD).