President Donald Trump visited Capitol Hill Tuesday to move those House Republicans who have so far chosen not to approve his legislative agenda bill to cease their opposition and move the legislation forward.

President Trump visited the Capitol in an attempt to unify divided House Republicans on the multitrillion-dollar budget package that is at risk of collapsing before planned votes this week.

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President Donald Trump is imploring House Republicans to drop their fights over his big tax cuts bill. He spoke privately for at least an hour trying to unite House GOP members on the multitrillion-dollar package. “I’m not losing patience,” he insisted.

During an appearance on Fox Business Network, O’Leary — known for his deal-making on the TV show “Shark Tank” — said Tuesday morning that he will be heading to Capitol Hill to push lawmakers to fix a provision of the GOP’s budget bill. He joked that he will be using a “gong” to pressure House Republicans to make the change.

U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut bill, which had been stalled for days by Republican infighting over spending cuts, won approval from a key congressional committee on Sunday in a rare victory for Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson.

President Trump met with House Republicans on Capitol Hill as he tries to push for the budget bill's passage in the lower chamber by Memorial Day. Mr. Trump rebuked claims that he is losing patience with GOP lawmakers who are against parts of the bill.