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Rhiannon12866

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Mon Jun 2, 2025, 12:15 AM Jun 2

Trump "one, big beautiful bill" holdout Sen. Rand Paul says "the math doesn't really add up" - Face the Nation



Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), one of the Republican holdouts in the Senate on 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 the border." - Aired on 06/01/2025.
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Trump "one, big beautiful bill" holdout Sen. Rand Paul says "the math doesn't really add up" - Face the Nation (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jun 2 OP
Times are BAD when Rand is the one GOP tool making the most sense. Attilatheblond Jun 2 #1
Exactly! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2 #2
He's running for reelection this year. KYBlue Jun 2 #3

KYBlue

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3. He's running for reelection this year.
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 05:36 AM
Jun 2

He knows Kentucky will be hit hard with the Medicaid cuts, so he will pretend he doesn't support the "big, beutiful bill" to get reelected. He knows he will be allowed to vote against it if there are enough repubs to make it pass. Once he wins his reelection, he will go back to supporting Trump 24/7.

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