Trump blasts Rand Paul over opposition to 'big, beautiful bill'

President Donald Trump on Tuesday turned up the pressure on Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., over his opposition to the "big, beautiful bill" that includes many of his top legislative priorities.

Paul, a fiscal hawk, has repeatedly criticized the GOP's penchant for passing single legislative vehicles instead of the 12 appropriations bills. He has further taken aim at the "big, beautiful bill" over its reported impact on the deficit. Trump, for his part, suggested that Paul lacked a practical alternative and was grandstanding.

"Rand votes NO on everything, but never has any practical or constructive ideas. His ideas are actually crazy (losers!). The people of Kentucky can’t stand him. This is a BIG GROWTH BILL!" he posted on Truth Social.

"Rand Paul has very little understanding of the BBB, especially the tremendous GROWTH that is coming. He loves voting “NO” on everything, he thinks it’s good politics, but it’s not. The BBB is a big WINNER!!!" he added in a separate post.

With a narrow majority in the upper chamber, the fate of the legislation is uncertain.