President Donald Trump told Senate Republicans he’s open to cutting “waste, fraud, and abuse” in Medicaid, it was reported.

While Democrats stressed that Trump has said Medicaid benefits won’t be “touched,” the president apparently believes ridding the system of abuse is a good thing, Axios reported Thursday.

Trump and top White House officials met with GOP members of the Finance Committee on Thursday. The group included Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Republican Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo.

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