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President Donald Trump spoke out against Kentucky Republican Rep. Rand Paul for opposing his One Big Beautiful Bill Act, claiming his opposition would be playing “into the hands of the Democrats.”
The president expressed his concern in a Truth Social post over the weekend.
“If Senator Rand Paul votes against our Great, Big, Beautiful Bill, he is voting for, along with the Radical Left Democrats, a 68% Tax Increase and, perhaps even more importantly, a first time ever default on U.S. Debt,” Trump wrote.
“Rand will be playing right into the hands of the Democrats, and the GREAT people of Kentucky will never forgive him! The GROWTH we are experiencing, plus some cost cutting later on, will solve ALL problems. America will be greater than ever before!” he added.
Paul claimed on Sunday that “at least four” Republican senators opposed the current form of the bill.
“There are four of us at this point, and I would be very surprised if the bill at least is not modified in a good direction,” Paul said in a CBS interview. “Look, I want to vote for it. I’m for the tax cuts … but at the same time, I don’t want to raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion.”
Trump previously warned Republican Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Warren Davidson of Ohio, after the two lawmakers opposed his “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which passed the House last month.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed the dissent during a Thursday press briefing, stating: “The president believes the Republican Party needs to be unified, and a vast majority of Republicans clearly are — and are listening to the president. They are trusting in President Trump as they should because there’s a reason he’s sitting in this Oval Office.”
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act has been referred to the Senate, where Republicans need only 51 votes to send it to the president.