Trump's one-bill pronouncement settles nothing: 'We still need a plan'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : Trump fueled the latest uncertainty Monday morning in an interview where he acknowledged he wasn't necessarily wedded to any plan: "I'm open to either way as soon as we get something passed as quickly as possible," he told radio host Hugh Hewitt.Asked what he thought Trump wanted, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) responded with a laugh: "What day is it?"'It's an early reality check heading into a second Trump term.
60% : Speaking to Hewitt on Monday, Trump paid heed to the Senate leader even as he backed Johnson's plan for now: "We have a lot of respect for Sen. Thune, as you know.
56% : "If Trump settles definitively on one large bill, several GOP senators told POLITICO on Monday they will go along with that plan.
54% : And I think now that President Trump has expressed a preference for one bill, that's where I expect us to go," Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said.
48% : "The threat levels I see, I think we would be smart to increase military spending and give the money Trump needs to deport people and secure the border early on, and I just think the national security implications of delay are pretty significant," Graham said.
44% : The stakes are huge, with the call over whether to move one bill or two having major implications for whether Trump can follow through on his campaign pledges before potentially losing unified GOP control of Washington in two years.
44% : Still, Thune and Trump have spoken regularly as of late, including about their reconciliation approach.
43% : "I think that Donald Trump agrees with whoever he speaks with last, so that's why you have the 'one bill, two bills' [debate].
42% : "I've heard the president say that he's now on the 'one' side, but he doesn't oppose the 'two' side," said incoming Senate Finance Chair Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), who will play a lead role in advancing tax cuts that Trump wants.
42% : But he said Republican senators are "likely going to meet with [Trump] relatively shortly" to discuss things further.
40% : Less than 24 hours after Trump endorsed "one powerful bill" to carry his domestic policy agenda, a dozen senators said in interviews that the legislative path to its enactment remains an open question.
36% : Two people familiar with the planning, granted anonymity to discuss a private meeting, said that Senate Republicans are expected to meet with Trump on Wednesday.
31% : "Republicans on both ends of the Capitol had been privately hoping that Trump would publicly make a play call, ending the debate that has split the top two congressional leaders.
18% : If Donald Trump thought he was settling the GOP's most important strategy dispute, Senate Republicans are not getting the message.
18% : Caught uncomfortably in the middle of it all is Thune, who officially became GOP leader last week and has had a bumpy relationship with Trump in the past.

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