By — Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-white-house-expected-to-address-tax-reform-trump-corker-feud Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: White House addresses tax reform and Trump-Corker feud Politics Updated on Oct 24, 2017 5:15 PM EDT — Published on Oct 24, 2017 1:47 PM EDT The White House fielded questions in the Republicans’ ongoing quest to push their tax overhaul, a goal that was complicated by an argument on Twitter that erupted between President Donald Trump and Sen. Bob Corker. Corker, a Tennessee Republican, told NBC’s “Today” earlier this morning that the White House ought to “step aside” and let Congress’ tax-writing committees figure out how to pay for the $1 trillion tax cut the president wants to sign by the end of the year. On Monday, Trump cut out changes to 401(k) retirement plans to help pay for the tax cut. Corker appeared to suggest that this kind of decision coming from the White House made it more difficult figure out the “spinach part” of the process. The president, later that morning, struck back on Twitter, igniting a heated exchange with Corker on Twitter. The dust-up occurred hours before the president was scheduled to join Senate Republican lawmakers at their weekly luncheon. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas is a senior editor for the PBS NewsHour's Communities Initiative. He's also the senior editor and manager of newsletters. @Josh_Barrage By — Associated Press Associated Press
The White House fielded questions in the Republicans’ ongoing quest to push their tax overhaul, a goal that was complicated by an argument on Twitter that erupted between President Donald Trump and Sen. Bob Corker. Corker, a Tennessee Republican, told NBC’s “Today” earlier this morning that the White House ought to “step aside” and let Congress’ tax-writing committees figure out how to pay for the $1 trillion tax cut the president wants to sign by the end of the year. On Monday, Trump cut out changes to 401(k) retirement plans to help pay for the tax cut. Corker appeared to suggest that this kind of decision coming from the White House made it more difficult figure out the “spinach part” of the process. The president, later that morning, struck back on Twitter, igniting a heated exchange with Corker on Twitter. The dust-up occurred hours before the president was scheduled to join Senate Republican lawmakers at their weekly luncheon. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now