{"id":451,"date":"2025-06-14T00:25:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T00:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/?p=451"},"modified":"2025-06-14T00:25:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T00:25:16","slug":"trump-clarifies-rand-paul-invited-to-wh-to-discuss-big-beautiful-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/?p=451","title":{"rendered":"Trump Clarifies Rand Paul Invited To WH To Discuss \u2018Big Beautiful Bill\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Trump clarified Thursday that Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is indeed invited to the White House for the Congressional Picnic, following claims by Paul and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) that they had been \u201cuninvited\u201d due to their opposition to Trump\u2019s tax cut and spending package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul had stated Wednesday evening that he planned to attend the event with his wife, son, daughter-in-law, and 6-month-old grandson, but was later informed he was no longer welcome, The Hill reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Trump disputed that version of events, stating that \u201cof course\u201d Sen. Rand Paul and his \u201cbeautiful wife\u201d were invited. He added that Paul\u2019s attendance was especially welcome given that he remains one of the key holdouts on Trump\u2019s tax cut and spending package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s the toughest vote in the history of the U.S. Senate, but why wouldn\u2019t he be? Besides, it gives me more time to get his Vote on the Great, Big, Beautiful Bill, one of the greatest and most important pieces of legislation ever put before our Senators &amp; Congressmen\/women,\u201d Trump said in a Truth Social Post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Massie, another critic of the president\u2019s \u201cbig, beautiful bill,\u201d stated that the White House also refused to give him tickets to the picnic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIncredibly petty &amp; shortsighted of Trump\u2019s staff to exclude Republicans from the annual White House picnic while inviting Pelosi and every Democrat,\u201d Massie wrote in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1933074643239281088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a>&nbsp;on the social platform X&nbsp;early Thursday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Congressional Picnic is scheduled for 7 p.m. EDT on Thursday on the White House South Lawn, hosted by President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. The event is part of a longstanding tradition, with both Democratic and Republican administrations inviting lawmakers from both parties to gather and socialize on the lawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Massie\u2014one of only two House Republicans to vote against the bill last month\u2014and Paul have criticized the legislation for its impact on the federal deficit. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that the proposed tax cuts would reduce government revenue by more than $3.6 trillion over the next decade, though the CBO\u2019s record of predicting costs and deficits has been less than stellar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, spending reductions\u2014primarily through reforms to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program\u2014are projected to save $1.2 trillion, resulting in a net increase to the deficit of approximately $2.4 trillion, but that\u2019s only if the CBO\u2019s estimate is to be believed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For their part, Trump administration officials involved in commerce and trade say the increases in income that will come from tariffs and more economic activity among American consumers will more than offset the deficit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, Paul told reporters he was unsure whether the rescinded invitation came directly from President Trump or from White House staff, but added that he hoped it hadn\u2019t been the president\u2019s personal decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if this came from the president on down \u2014 let\u2019s hope not, but if not, it\u2019s coming from his petty staffers who have been running a, sort of a paid influencer campaign against me for two weeks on Twitter,\u201d Paul said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you look at my Twitter, it\u2019s just gobs and gobs of these people, we know they\u2019re being paid because the White House, someone has told us the White House called them from the White House and offered them money to attack me online,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/musk-too-92223\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">revealed this week<\/a>&nbsp;that he is open to reconciling with billionaire Elon Musk over their falling out due to the president\u2019s \u201cbig, beautiful bill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLook, I have no hard feelings. I was really surprised that that happened. He went after a bill that\u2019s phenomenal. He just \u2014 I think he feels very badly that he said that, actually,\u201d Trump said during an interview on \u201cPod Force One with Miranda Devine\u201d that was published Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump clarified Thursday that Sen. 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