"Rand could be a future leader... !"
Posted on 04/23/2025 4:48:10 AM PDT by RandFan
WASHINGTON — Many Republican lawmakers lie low when they have differences with President Trump. Sen. Rand Paul has taken the opposite approach.
“Congress needs to grow a spine, and Congress needs to stand up for its prerogatives,” the Kentucky Republican told reporters, complaining that Trump relied on a national-emergency law to impose tariffs that Paul believes should be controlled by lawmakers. His comments came just days after he was one of only two GOP senators to vote against the party’s budget framework that is key to Trump’s tax cuts, saying it didn’t do enough to reduce the deficit.
The libertarian known for sometimes quixotic battles at the fringes of Capitol Hill is now at the center of the biggest fights in Washington. Paul’s moves have irritated the president, whom Paul never endorsed in the 2024 election, and now major parts of Trump’s agenda could hinge on whether the senator sticks to his guns or folds.
The conflict over tariffs could come to a head soon. A measure Paul is co-sponsoring to end Trump’s tariffs is set to come to the floor when the Senate returns next week. The effort is seen as having no chance of passing, but it will put fellow Republicans on the record as financial markets continue to reel and could pressure the administration to change course.
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...and that differs from me, how, exactly....? 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂
You are right. You are indeed a troll too. The zot hammer for you!!
Rand is a sell out, like most Globalibertarians he thinks with his wallet in the short term.
He’s representing the Chamber of Commerce not the American people.
Rand said the deportees should get individual court fights, he knows that will make it impossible to deport the 10s of millions before Doomsday.
Rand Paul is not our friend either. I have warned on him for years. He is a grandstanding pinhead like his dad and he will cause us more pain than the democrats...
That’s going a bit far! Rand could be a future leader... !
I agree. I feel like Rand could get about 80% of what he wants if he were willing to play ball with others. But he insists on getting 100% of what he wants. The result is that he ends up with 0% and the GOP ends up a man short. Thank Rand. You douche.
He's backstabbing SOB and should be disowned by Trump.
Paul isn't happy unless he's unhappy. And, all he ever ends up doing is preventing anything from getting done.
If he's not controlled opposition, he's doing the work of controlled opposition.
It’s all about Big Bourbon 🥃
Rand could not lead you out of a wet paper bag...
Thi is correct. Just like Massie, this grandstanding gets them absolutely NOTHING in the end but they get to strut around and look good to their fans...
Wonder what his portfolio looks like.
Polis winks
Time for this guy to go. He wasn’t elected by 78 million Patriots who want Trump’s agenda! Simple as that.
Harsh!!
"Fury’s not so bad. Personally, I wouldn’t petition for his removal. Sure, maybe he disagrees with you... but isn’t arguing for your position the entire purpose of this forum? So long as your opponent is not a full-on leftist?"
"Rand could be a future leader... !"
Well those who are against what we voted for need to get a grip and see it is not about them but the guy who got elected.
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