Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., justified the Senate passing a $340 billion budget blueprint on Friday that does not adhere to President Donald Trump’s wishes for one bill, telling Newsmax on Monday that the House version is not feasible.

Johnson, who is a member of the Senate Budget Committee, told “Wake Up America” that “the one, big beautiful bill [favored by Trump and the House] is also one very complex and very difficult to pass bill.” He added, “I guess call the Senate bill the backup plan.”

He explained that the Senate’s “evaluation was the president does need the funding to secure the border to honor that promise. So what we have done is we provided that funding and also funding for national defense.”

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