Trump Hits Rand Paul on Budget Bill

President Donald Trump took a swipe at one of the Republican detractors of his “big, beautiful bill” that is now before the Senate, saying Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has “little understanding” of the budget bill that will fund Trump’s domestic policy agenda.

Paul’s chief criticism of the megabill is the hike to the debt ceiling. He has said he would likely support the bill if not for that, even in light of the “wimpy and anemic” cuts that House Republicans sent to the Senate.

“In all likelihood, I can vote for what the agreement is on the rest of the bill, and it doesn’t have to be perfect to my liking,” Paul said Sunday. “But the debt ceiling increase is a nonstarter.”

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