On Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump told House Republican holdouts to “stop grandstanding” and support a budget plan that lays the groundwork for his “one big, beautiful bill.”

Trump spoke at the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) dinner in Washington, D.C.

“We had a great meeting today. I think we are there. But just in case there are a couple of Republicans out there: you just gotta get there. Close your eyes and get there. It’s a phenomenal bill. Stop grandstanding,” Trump said.

He also argued: “If we slash taxes on American workers and producers, our economy will soar, jobs will surge, manufacturing will boom, and our country will prosper like never ever before. We got to get this big, beautiful deal done, we got to get it done. And get it done now, don’t wait two weeks. Don’t wait two weeks. Bad things happen. Crazy things happen in politics, just get the damn thing done and stop showboating. A couple of people want to — sir, we got to get a little bit more. A little bit more? You know what you’re going to get? You end up getting nothing. You end up getting a Democrat bill or worse.”

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Trump’s comments at the NRCC dinner followed a White House meeting with House Republicans where they discussed the amended budget reconciliation framework passed by the GOP-led Senate that seeks to extend the 2017 tax cuts set to expire this year, raise the debt ceiling by $5 trillion, and increase spending on border security and defense.

The resolution, which must be accepted by both chambers of Congress in order for committees to draft actual legislation under the reconciliation process, also includes several billion dollars in spending reductions — far less than the over $2 trillion goal in the plan narrowly approved by the House in February.

While the Byrd Rule constrained the Senate to focus solely on fiscal measures like extending tax cuts and raising the debt ceiling while stripping out non-budgetary provisions, the gap in spending-reduction targets has frustrated some House Republicans, who might join Democrats to derail the resolution.

Despite pressure from Trump, not all House Republicans have been swayed.

POLITICO reported that Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) said after the White House meeting on Tuesday that he would support the Senate version of the blueprint, but Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) remained unmoved after attending.

“Why am I voting on a budget based on promises that I don’t believe are going to materialize?” Roy said.

The Hill noted that Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN), another conservative who opposes the Senate-backed budget resolution, said he would be “surprised” if the framework as amended made it to the House floor for a vote.

“There’s so many ‘no’ votes. It’s 30, 40. And what typically happens in this type of scenario, when you hit a critical mass, suddenly more people go ahead and vote their conscience. And so 30 can easily become 50,” he said, adding, “It’s nowhere close.”

Under the budget reconciliation process, the Senate requires only a simple majority — or 51 votes — to pass a bill, bypassing the three-fifths majority threshold needed to overcome a filibuster. Currently, the Senate GOP has a 53-47 majority.

If enough House Republicans rebel, the budget reconciliation process could grind to a halt. House GOP leadership can afford to lose a few Republicans if all Democrats oppose the resolution. Currently, there are 220 Republicans and 213 Democrats in the lower chamber.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) emphasized in a press conference on Tuesday that the Senate framework “makes no changes to the reconciliation instructions that we put into the budget resolution.” He also stressed that the House and Senate need to work collaboratively to pass a final bill.

“You’re going to see the Republican Party in both chambers working together as one team,” he said. “I know that’s a rare occasion, and people don’t really know what that looks like, but we’re actually going to do it this time. The House is not going to participate in an us-versus-them charade.”

During his NRCC speech, Trump urged Republicans to stick together as he unleashes “Liberation Day” tariffs on foreign countries in an effort to secure more favorable trade relationships for the United States.

“House Republicans have a chance this week to bring trillions and trillions of dollars pouring back into America by pushing forward with the largest tax cuts in American history, which is what you’re working on right now,” Trump said.

He later took aim at Republicans who have moved to rein in his tariff authority, which prompted a veto threat.

“These countries are calling us up, kissing my ass,” Trump said. “They are dying to make a deal. ‘Please, please sir, make a deal. I’ll do anything. I’ll do anything, sir!’ And then I’ll see some rebel Republican, you know, some guy who wants to grandstand, says, ‘I think that Congress should take over negotiations.’ Let me tell you: you don’t negotiate like I negotiate. Congress takes over negotiating — sell America fast because you’re going to go busted.”