This is the sort of thing from Rand Paul that has prevented me from ever fully trusting him. Rand Paul is one of these purists, who either can’t think strategically or just doesn’t care about the consequences because he’s more interested in standing on principle than winning.
Everybody knows Johnson’s career as GOP leader is destined to be a short one. Trump understands that as well as anyone. All you have to do is read between the lines of Trump’s recent statements on the matter to figure that out. But to oust Johnson now, without a plan for how to replace him, is very risky at the moment, with only 7 months until the election, a razor thin House majority, and a Democrat party waiting to pounce on any vulnerability.
Trump’s position on this will only hurt his election chances if Rand Paul’s short sighted assessment of the situation is shared by most of Trump voters. Fortunately it’s not.
Yet Paul is among the 10 best Senators.
Sad.