Trump warns Rand Paul over tax bill opposition
President Trump warned Senator Rand Paul that opposing his hallmark tax legislation is tantamount to siding with his political foes. The president’s remarks brim with his trademark bravado, as he cautioned that bipartisan defectors risk political self-sabotage in a heated exchange laced with colorful rhetoric.
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President Donald Trump criticized Rand Paul for opposing his tax bill, warning he's aligning himself with Democrats and risking support in his state of Kentucky.
The bill narrowly passed the House May 22 and will soon be voted on in the Senate.
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The following is the transcript of an interview with Sen. Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on June 1, 2025.
Sen. Rand Paul, one of the Republican holdouts in the Senate on President Trump's "one big, beautiful bill," tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the "math doesn't really add up" for spending in the bill, and he feels the bill is a "vehicle of increasing spending for the military and…
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