GOP Sen. Rand Paul Says He Won't Be 'The Deciding Vote' On Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill': 'They'll Negotiate With Me'

Republican Senator Rand Paul suggested on Tuesday that he will likely support President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" if he ends up being the deciding vote because the administration will negotiate with him.

Speaking to Fox Business Network, on Mornings With Maria, Paul was asked if he believes the bill will "get to the president's desk in July."

"I will not be the deciding vote against this. I promise you that. If I'm the deciding vote against this, they'll negotiate with me. Right now they're not negotiating with me because they don't think they need me,"

Paul went on to say that the bill won't fail because of him. If it's up to me, there will be a negotiation. There's going to be a conservative shift to the bill if they want my vote."

The senator is among the most high-profile Republican holdouts of the bill, and the Trump administration can only afford three negative votes if the bill is voted along party lines.

Paul has been hinting at his willingness to negotiate his vote over the past days, saying on Monday that his vote is "not an absolute no."

Speaking to NBC News, Paul said he talked to Trump at Saturday's military parade and highlighted that the two are "trying to get to a better place in our conversations."

"I don't have as much trouble with the tax cuts. I think there should be more spending cuts, but if they want my vote, they'll have to negotiate," Paul said, highlighting his opposition to raising the debt ceiling.

Paul, however, is not the only GOP senator opposing the bill. Ron Johnson has said there are enough colleagues to block the bill "unless the president gets serious about spending reduction and reducing the deficit." Johnson went on to call his colleagues to be "responsible," claiming that the "first goal of our budget reconciliation process should be to reduce the deficit." He told Fox News that the bill is "completely unsustainable" and plans to hold a hearing before the Senate vote.

Sen. Susan Collins voted for the initial budget blueprint but later questioned concerns over how her constituents could see their Medicaid coverage impacted. Thom Tillis and Joni Ernest could also face criticism if they support the bill.

The bill was passed in the House in May and would cut taxes and increase border and military spending, while also scaling back spending on Medicaid, NPR detailed on Monday. Republicans will likely negotiate changes before moving to a vote.