Rep. Steube slams Senate parliamentarian for gutting Trump's legislative agenda

An unelected Senate parliamentarian should not be deciding what stays and what doesn't in the so-called Big Beautiful Bill Rep Greg Steube R-Fla reported Fox News Channel in an interview that earned President Trump's approval Conservatives were furious on Thursday morning after learning Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled several key reforms and tweaks to Medicaid in the Senate GOP s version of President Trump s bill did not pass muster with Senate Rules One senator Roger Marshall of Kansas called for MacDonough to be replaced Steube was a guest on FOX Record on Sunday morning when host Jon Scott required him where he stood on whether the parliamentarian should have been overruled or even fired He agreed with Marshall GOP SENATOR CALLS FOR PARLIAMENTARIAN'S FIRING AFTER SERVING MEDICAID BLOW TO TRUMP'S 'BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL' Yeah I had called for her to be fired Steube revealed I don t think that one person who s unelected who got appointed over a decade ago should be the one deciding what stays in and what doesn t Lawmakers across the U S were elected by their constituents to make those decisions not the parliamentarians he commented At the moment Republicans hold majorities in the House and the Senate MacDonough was appointed by the late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid who was a Democrat FURY ERUPTS AS UNELECTED SENATE 'SCOREKEEPER' BLOCKS TRUMP'S AGENDASteube questioned why current Senate Majority Leader John Thune R-S D would not replace MacDonough with a Republican appointee We ve certainly called for that Steube reported Thune has stated he s not going to do that so they re going to move forward Scott noted that MacDonough has stated she is supposed to be call balls and strikes not make political decisions When Scott urged Steube if he thought MacDonough was working for the Democrats the lawmaker noted she was appointed by one SEVERAL PROVISIONS FAIL TO PASS MUSTER WITH SENATE RULES IN 'BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL' What House lawmakers that have been elected by the people passed by a majority of the House of Representatives and sent over to the Senate are now getting struck by one person who was appointed by Harry Reid Steube reported I certainly don't think that's what the American people voted for Trump later posted about Steube s interview on Truth Social Great Congressman Greg Steube is correct the president wrote An unelected Senate Staffer Parliamentarian should not be allowed to hurt the Republicans Bill Wants a great number of fantastic things out NO Fox News Digital s Alex Miller contributed to this document