Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) doubled down on his claim that there won't be Medicaid cuts in President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," despite projections that millions of low-income individuals would lose health insurance as a result of the bill.

Johnson, during an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press," pushed back on independent projections that the bill would lead to 4.8 million who would lose coverage because of work requirements, saying they won't lose it "unless they choose to do so."

"Those 4.8 million people will not lose their Medicaid unless they choose to do so," he told host Kristen Welker.

"You're telling me that........

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