Trump Urges SALT Deal as Lawler Stands Firm on $40,000 Cap (2)

President Donald Trump expressed optimism that lawmakers could reach a compromise on the state and local tax deduction — a sticking point in his “One Big Beautiful Bill” — even as a key SALT advocate insisted a deal had already been reached.

Trump said Wednesday that resolving the contentious debate over the SALT cap is imperative to passing his multitrillion dollar tax bill.

“It’s very difficult, and I understand both sides, but we’ll just have to see, hopefully a compromise or something’s going to be made,” Trump told reporters at the White House.

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New York Representative Mike Lawler — ...