As Donald Trump met with House Republicans on the fence over his “One Big Beautiful Bill,” the president reportedly appeared to be unaware that the legislation would cut Medicaid.

Trump told the group Wednesday that the GOP should not touch Medicaid, Social Security or Medicare if they want to win reelections.

“But we’re touching Medicaid in this bill,” one of the members told Trump, according to NOTUS, which cited “three sources with direct knowledge of the comments.”

To help partly offset the lost tax revenue and new spending, Republicans aim to cut back on Medicaid and food assistance for the poor under the sweeping legislation, the Associated Press reported.

More than 71 million people rely on Medicaid, which expanded under Obama’s Affordable Care Act, and 40 million use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Most already work, according to analysts.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 11.8 million more Americans would become uninsured by 2034 if the bill became law and 3 million more would not qualify for food stamps, also known as SNAP benefits.

Abigail Jackson, an administration spokeswoman, denied that the bill targets Medicaid.

The legislation, Jackson told NOTUS, “takes decisive action to protect Medicaid for generations to come by eliminating waste, fraud and abuse in the program. President Trump is committed to protecting Medicaid for the vulnerable Americans who rely on it most.”

The bill’s Medicaid provisions were cited by Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., for his opposition to the legislation.

Tillis, who later announced he would not run for re-election, claimed that Trump was betraying his campaign promises with the bill.

“I’m telling the president that you have been misinformed: You supporting the Senate mark will hurt people who are eligible and qualified for Medicaid,” he said on the Senate floor, before the legislation passed the upper chamber with a tiebreaking vote from Vice President JD Vance.

The bill made its way to the House on Wednesday, where some Republicans have reservations that have stopped the legislation from advancing in the lower chamber Wednesday afternoon.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.