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Rand Paul says he supports 'biggest, boldest cuts possible' to taxes after Trump calls him out on Twitter

Rand Paul said he was "all in for tax cuts" after President Donald Trump said he would vote for the tax plan on Twitter.

  • President Donald Trump called out Rand Paul on Twitter Friday morning, saying he supported the Republican tax plan.
  • Paul responded that he was "all in for tax cuts."
  • The use of "cuts" instead of reform may be a key difference that leaves Paul room to defect from the plan.
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Sen. Rand Paul on Friday indicated his support for "tax cuts" on Twitter after President Donald Trump mentioned him by name earlier in the morning.

"I’m all in for tax cuts @realDonaldTrump," said Paul, a Republican from Kentucky. "The biggest, boldest cuts possible - and soon!"

Paul has been initially hesitant to support the tax plan laid out by Trump and the Republican leadership because of its projected effect on the federal deficit. The Tax Policy Center estimated the plan would increase the federal deficit by $2.4 trillion over 10 years.

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The Kentucky senator also took issue with analysis showing that the plan would mostly benefit richer Americans, with the Tax Policy Center estimating that the top 1% of income earners would receive 80% of the tax plan's benefits by 2027.

Paul's hesitance led Trump to call him out on Twitter, where Trump suggested the senator was supportive of the proposal.

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