President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE in a tweet on Thursday doubled down on his support for a $370 billion budget and debt ceiling deal, urging support from skeptical Republicans ahead of an expected Senate vote on the measure later in the day.

“Budget Deal is phenomenal for our Great Military, our Vets, and Jobs, Jobs, Jobs! Two year deal gets us past the Election," he tweeted. "Go for it Republicans, there is always plenty of time to CUT!”

Budget Deal is phenomenal for our Great Military, our Vets, and Jobs, Jobs, Jobs! Two year deal gets us past the Election. Go for it Republicans, there is always plenty of time to CUT! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2019

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellTrump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance On The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline The Hill's Campaign Report: Trump faces backlash after not committing to peaceful transition of power MORE (R-Ky.) has struggled to gain broad support for the measure among his own conference, with questions arising whether a majority of Republicans could be cajoled into lending support for the measure.

Last week, just 65 Republicans voted for the measure in the House, representing about a third of the House Republican Conference.

Even McConnell has sought to keep a degree of distance from the deal, which fiscal hawks have warned could add as much as $1.7 trillion to the deficit over a decade. In an email urging its passage, McConnell referred to the agreement as the “Administration-Pelosi Budget Deal.”

The agreement to raise spending caps, which averts deep planned spending cuts and increases 2020 spending some $50 billion over current levels, was chiefly negotiated by Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' On The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline Trump signs largely symbolic pre-existing conditions order amid lawsuit MORE (D-Calif.) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Steven Terner MnuchinOn The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline Vulnerable Democrats tell Pelosi COVID-19 compromise 'essential' Pelosi asks panels to draft new COVID-19 relief measure MORE. Republican and Democratic leaders in both chambers signed off on the deal.

It would also suspend the debt ceiling for two years, averting a potential default in the coming months.