Rand Paul is of the same mindset as the globalists when it comes to free trade, tariffs on US goods and the US has allowed this to happen and it’s destroyed the middle class that both parties claim to care about when in reality they don’t
There have been issues where he has spoken out on a subject, and I was glad to hear someone speaking out, but...then he takes stances like this.
And the stances like this are more common than his speaking out.
I have determined I am not much of a fan of his. And I never really cared for his father. It isn’t to say he and his father aren’t right on this or that, but it begins to approach the concept of a stopped clock that is right twice a day.
I fully approve of using Tariffs to level the playing field and influence the behavior of countries like Mexico, China, and yes, Canada too. Even if there are negative side effects, we have to take the long view.