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Rand Paul ramps up his alliance with Trump
The Hill ^ | September 13th, 2018 | By Alexander Bolton

Posted on 09/13/2018 6:26:39 PM PDT by Mariner

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has defended President Trump on some of his most controversial moves, going against the prevailing sentiment of the libertarian movement with which he and his father, former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), have long been identified.

Some of the most libertarian-leaning members of Congress, such as Sens. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), and Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.), have served as forceful critics of Trump within the GOP. But Rand Paul, who prefers the mantle of constitutional conservative to libertarian, has repeatedly offered Trump a stirring defense.

Paul last week called for the use of lie detector tests to find the identity of a senior administration official who criticized Trump harshly in an anonymous New York Times op-ed, giving support to senior White House aides who have discussed the possibility.

Earlier this summer, Paul was the first prominent voice in Congress to call for Trump to revoke former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance, giving the president political cover to do just that. Other Republican senators, such as Susan Collins (Maine) and Bob Corker (Tenn.), criticized Trump’s decision to pull Brennan’s clearance.

In July, Paul made headlines by defending Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. He dismissed criticism of Trump’s chummy joint press conference with Putin as “Trump derangement syndrome.”

The forceful defense of Trump has been noticed, with some saying Paul has embraced Trump to help set himself up for another presidential run or to secure pro-Trump voters in Kentucky for his Senate reelection in 2022. Paul ran for the White House in 2016 but saw his support drop quickly after Trump joined the race.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: 115th; donaldtrump; ky2018; paul; randpaul; trump; winnng
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I would trust Rand Paul to carry the Trump agenda in the future.

The alignment is close and Paul was never really a Libertarian.

"Constitutional Conservative", the moniker he gave himself, is the more appropriate characterization.

He's the front runner for the future. Or, I do hope he is.

1 posted on 09/13/2018 6:26:39 PM PDT by Mariner
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Some of the most libertarian-leaning members of Congress, such as Sens. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), and Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.), have served as forceful critics of Trump within the GOP.

Complete and utter garbage. It would actually make garbage itself edible.

2 posted on 09/13/2018 6:29:06 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (GOAT POTUS TRUMP)
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To: Mariner

Trust Rand at your own risk.


3 posted on 09/13/2018 6:29:47 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Free Republic Needs Your Monthly Donations!!!)
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Some of the most libertarian-leaning members of Congress, such as Sens. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), and Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.)

I think they miss-spelled liberal.
4 posted on 09/13/2018 6:31:12 PM PDT by JoSixChip (He is Batman!)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Rand Paul is probably my favorite person in the U.S. Senate right now.


5 posted on 09/13/2018 6:32:40 PM PDT by Trump20162020
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To: Mariner

The only Senator who is allying with Trump it seems.


6 posted on 09/13/2018 6:32:59 PM PDT by conservative98
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The Pauls were never full-out libertarians. Although Ron Paul ran for president in 1988 as a Libertarian, he endorsed the Constitution Party candidate in at least one subsequent election. I would call the Constitution Party paleoconservative.

Rand is less libertarian, by a shade, than his father was.

To call Jeff Flake a “libertarian” is a joke. I don’t think it really applies to Sasse either. Flake is just an Establishment RINO. Sasse is a conservative. Amash comes closest to meriting the libertarian label.


7 posted on 09/13/2018 6:36:42 PM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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I've been using "Constitutional Conservative" for quite a few years. Is Rand Paul a FReeper?

I do hope Rand Paul gets past gatekeepers such as Bolton and Fiona Hill. SOMEONE has to get through to President Trump.....he's being suckered in by the warmongers.

8 posted on 09/13/2018 6:37:32 PM PDT by grania
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Rand Paul’s foreign policy is a heck of a lot better than John Bolton’s, but Trump is going for the NeoCon/Deep State foreign policy at the moment it appears.


9 posted on 09/13/2018 6:38:28 PM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: Mariner

He has certainly elevated his position in my eyes.


10 posted on 09/13/2018 6:39:25 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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The man is ridiculed and persecuted consistently for standing his ground on principle against wrong on both sides.


11 posted on 09/13/2018 6:44:10 PM PDT by Openurmind
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Rand has a long way to go to win my trust. I’m not saying it can’t be done. At least he’s supporting the President unlike most of the elected GOP. He is awfully short for a contender. It shouldn’t matter, but it does.


12 posted on 09/13/2018 6:44:36 PM PDT by cdcdawg
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Gonna have to give Justin a call...


13 posted on 09/13/2018 6:51:39 PM PDT by madison10 (Pray for President Trump.)
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To: cdcdawg

Rand Paul has always been a foe of the Deep State.

That’s why he and President Trump are best buddies.


14 posted on 09/13/2018 6:54:01 PM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Their idea of liberty is you making $5 bucks an hour to support your family.


15 posted on 09/13/2018 6:55:51 PM PDT by crusher2013
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“The man is ridiculed and persecuted consistently for standing his ground on principle against wrong on both sides.”

Just like POTUS Trump.

Paul is more of a paleo conservative than he is libertarian. Just as Trump is.

The policy distance between he and Trump is too small to measure.


16 posted on 09/13/2018 6:57:30 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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Ben Sasse is NOT a libertarian. He is a RINO. Ok, maybe a bit better than a RINO but certainly not a libertarian.


17 posted on 09/13/2018 7:03:47 PM PDT by SolidRedState (I used to think bizarro world was a fiction.)
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To: Ken H

I always felt like in 2016 he was trying to be somebody he wasn’t to try to win favor with the establishment. I kept waiting on him to take the strong position on the border, and he never did. I think he learned a lesson. I want very much for Rand Paul to be the guy. He could use some support. The GOP is awful. With friends like them, Trump doesn’t need enemies.


18 posted on 09/13/2018 7:05:44 PM PDT by cdcdawg
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To: Mariner

Of the current Senators he is one of the few I would like to see run after Trump’s two terms.
Rand Paul and Tom Cotton maybe.


19 posted on 09/13/2018 7:15:58 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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article: "[libertarians] Sens. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Ben Sasse (R-Neb.)"

LOL. You can't make this stuff up. These reporters must be on drugs. Unbelievable!
 

20 posted on 09/13/2018 7:24:02 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ("Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we are put in this world to rise above.")
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