Swamp Notes: How Medicaid cuts could shake up Maga

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  Cutting government assistance programs like Medicaid has always been treacherous territory for American politicians.

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  The health insurance program for low income residents is used by millions of people.

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  But as a budget battle bruise in Congress,

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  some Republicans are thinking about putting it on the chopping block.

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  The problem, as former White House advisor Steve Bannon put it, a lot of MAGA is on Medicaid.

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  This is swampnotes,

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  the weekly podcast from the FT news briefing where we talk about all of the things happening in US Politics.

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  I'm Kasia Bresalian, and this week we're asking,

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  will Medicaid cuts threaten Trump's hold on Republicans?

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  Here to discuss with me is James politi.

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  He's the FT's Washington bureau chief.

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  Hey, James.

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  Hey, Kasha.

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  And we've also got Guy Chazan,

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  who covers the US for the FT and has recently been looking into America's love hate relationship with Medicaid.

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  Hey, Guy.

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  Hi.

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  So, Guy, break it down for maybe some of our international listeners.

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  What exactly is Medicaid and just how important is it?

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  It's a government health insurance program for people on low incomes,

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