On Tuesday, he railed against Sen. Rand Paul in a social media post after the Kentucky Republican publicly criticized the House-passed megabill.
In a separate post, Trump said Paul “never has any practical or constructive ideas.”
Over the weekend, Trump said that if Paul votes against the bill, “the GREAT people of Kentucky will never forgive him!”
Changes to Medicaid are one of the key ways the House bill slashes spending levels.
Despite expressing some displeasures about the large tax bill last week, Leavitt said Trump was keen on keeping the bill largely in-tact.
Republican senators who pose a threat to the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which furthers his legislative agenda, are being sharply criticized by President Donald Trump.
He screamed at Sen on Tuesday. Following the Kentucky Republican’s public criticism of the House-passed megabill, Rand Paul posted on social media.
Paul says that the bill’s increase in the debt ceiling would “explode deficits,” which is why he opposes it. Paul called for cuts to other entitlements, which Trump has made clear are a red line for him, and called the bill’s cuts “wimpy and anemic” during an event in Iowa last week.
“Rand Paul knows very little about the BBB, particularly the fantastic GROWTH that is about to happen. Trump claimed in a post on his conservative social media platform Tuesday morning that he enjoys voting “NO” on everything and believes it to be good politics, but it’s not.
Paul “never has any practical or constructive ideas,” Trump claimed in a different post. Trump claimed over the weekend that “the GREAT people of Kentucky will never forgive him!” if Paul votes against the bill.
Paul told ABC News on Tuesday that he has been “pretty consistent” in his stance on the deficit in response to Trump’s criticism.
Paul remarked, “I’ve been consistent about it from the very beginning.”. “Really, this remains the same when we have both Democratic and Republican presidents, as I mentioned earlier. “,”.
Trump is trying to get his broad agenda approved by Congress by phoning senators and meeting with them. The bill increases military and border security spending and maintains Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, but it also makes some cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other aid programs. Additionally, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that it will contribute roughly $38 trillion to the federal government’s $36.2 trillion debt over the next ten years.
According to a White House official, Trump had a meeting with Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Monday. The meeting takes place as Thune attempts to expedite the passage of this House-backed bill through the Senate, which is a formidable task.
As of yet, Thune has not clarified his plan for navigating this package through the upper chamber. However, as of right now, Thune can only afford to lose three of his GOP members in order to pass the package, and he currently has more members who are seriously opposed to the bill than that.
Several senators who have openly stated that they need significant changes made to the House-backed bill have been the focus of the president’s outreach thus far.
Paul told ABC News that Trump “did most of the talking” during their “lengthy discussion” this week. Paul joked, “No,” when asked if Trump caused him to reconsider. “..”.
A Republican senator also met with Trump. According to sources who spoke to ABC News, Rick Scott will talk about the bill on Monday. Scott is one of several hardline senators who want this bill to include more significant spending cuts.
Sen. Ron Johnson, who the White House claims also got a call from Trump on Monday, has also expressed his worries that the bill falls far short of cutting federal spending.
However, anyone hoping to amend the bill will need to weigh the calls from other conference members who are adamant that Medicaid not be cut against the hardliners’ desire for spending cuts. One of the main ways the House bill cuts spending levels is through changes to Medicaid.
Speaking with a Republican senator, Trump also appears to be aiming for this segment of the GOP conference. Josh Hawley via telephone, according to a White House official. After that call, Hawley, who has stated that he is against possible Medicaid benefit cuts, wrote on X that Trump “said again, NO MEDICAID BENEFIT CUTS.”. “.
Trump’s social media post on Monday night emphasized his desire to have the GOP tax megabill on his desk before the Fourth of July holiday, putting pressure on Republican senators to follow suit.
Trump’s message read, “I urge all of my Republican friends in the Senate and House to do everything in their power to get this Bill to MY DESK before the Fourth of July.”.
Republican senators who vote against Trump’s megabill will pay a price, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday, echoing Trump’s remarks.
“Their supporters will be aware of it. Leavitt told reporters, “That is unacceptable to Republican voters and all voters nationwide who elected this president in a Republican majority to accomplish things on Capitol Hill.”.
Leavitt stated that Trump was eager to keep the massive tax bill mostly intact, even though he voiced some disapproval of it last week.
Leavitt stated that although those talks are still in progress, the president is determined to fulfill his promises to the American people, who are counting on Capitol Hill to support him.
