President Donald Trump has accomplished a lot in a short time via executive orders but needs legislative support from the Republican-controlled House and Senate to implement his policy agenda through legislation more thoroughly.

That has set the stage for a potential intra-party conflict for the GOP, however, as Senate Republicans seek to move forward with a bill containing only parts of Trump's agenda, while House Republicans need more time for a measure that encompasses all of Trump's plans, Politico reported.

The development could present a problem in that while the Senate, with its three-seat GOP majority, has the luxury of considering and passing piecemeal bills, the House, with its one-seat Republican margin, will find it more difficult to wrangle the entirety of its conference together if everything is split into multiple bills.

Senate wants to pass piecemeal bills

In a Tuesday afternoon X post, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) wrote, "It’s time to act on the decisive mandate the American people gave to President Trump in November."

"Securing the border, rebuilding our defense, and unleashing American energy. That starts this week with passing Chairman @LindseyGrahamSC’s budget," he added.

Politico noted that the proposal from Senate Republicans only includes things like border security, the military, and domestic energy production, which they view as "easy" early wins for President Trump, with a plan to come back later at some unspecified date this year with a separate bill on tax cuts and other items on Trump's agenda.

Yet, while that may work out smoothly for the Senate GOP with its three-seat majority, it will make things more challenging for the House GOP and its slim one-seat majority, which leadership hoped to only have to whip together once for a large package that includes not just the border, defense, and energy, but also tax cuts and other items like improving government efficiency and transparency.

The strategy pursued by Senate Republicans also seemingly throws a wrench in the broader plan to use the time-restricted budget reconciliation process, in which only simple majority votes are needed for passage and the 60-vote filibuster can be avoided in the Senate, provided both chambers are considering the same piece of legislation.

House wants to address Trump's "full" agenda with one bill

In an apparent response to Sen. Thune's move, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) posted on X a few hours later, "The House budget resolution implements President Trump’s FULL America First agenda, not just parts of it with promises to come back later for the rest."

"We remain laser-focused on sending our bill to President Trump’s desk to secure the border, keep taxes low, restore American energy dominance, strengthen America’s military, and make government work better for all Americans," he continued.

The speaker added, "The American people gave us a mandate and we MUST deliver."

Trump prefers the full House version

As that potential conflict brewed on Tuesday, President Trump sought to intervene Wednesday morning with a Truth Social post that seemed to praise Republican cooperation in both the House and the Senate but still clearly expressed favor toward the House's plans to craft a bill containing his full policy agenda.

"The House and Senate are doing a SPECTACULAR job of working together as one unified, and unbeatable, TEAM," Trump wrote, "however, unlike the Lindsey Graham version of the very important Legislation currently being discussed, the House Resolution implements my FULL America First Agenda, EVERYTHING, not just parts of it!"

"We need both Chambers to pass the House Budget to 'kickstart' the Reconciliation process, and move all of our priorities to the concept of, 'ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL.' It will, without question, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" he added.