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  • Rand Paul: I'm PROOF you dont need to bring home the bacon

    09/05/2025 1:06:54 PM PDT · by RandFan · 21 replies
    X ^ | Sep 5 | Rand Paul / Allin Podcast
    @RandPaul The establishment will tell you someone can only be re-elected if they bring home the bacon to their constituents. I'm proof-positive that you can promise to fight for liberty, freedom, and the free markets and still get re-elected
  • Sen. Rand Paul blasts Trump’s stake in Intel as ‘a step towards Socialism’

    09/03/2025 10:15:09 AM PDT · by RandFan · 57 replies
    CNBC ^ | Sep 3 | CNBC
    Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Wednesday criticized the Trump administration’s decision to take a 10% stake in embattled chipmaker Intel , calling the investment “a step towards socialism.” Intel announced last month that the U.S. government made an $8.9 billion investment in Intel common stock, purchasing 433.3 million shares at a price of $20.47 per share, giving it a 10% stake in the company. Intel noted that the price the government paid was a discount to the current market price. Paul said government ownership is “a bad idea.” “It’s always a mistake to say, ’Well we have this one bad...
  • Massie: 'Not who we are as a country'

    08/23/2025 1:59:47 PM PDT · by RandFan · 60 replies
    X ^ | Aug 23 | Rep. Thomas Massie
    @RepThomasMassie Our government should not have ownership in private companies. There are so many specific problems with an arrangement like this, but fundamentally, this is not who we are as a country.
  • ‘I Shouldn’t Even Have To Say It’: Rubio Slaps Back ABC’s Raddatz For Saying Trump ‘Elevated’ Putin

    08/17/2025 1:47:50 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 46 replies
    Daily Wire ^ | Aug 17, 2025 | Virginia Kruta
    "You're not going to end a war between Russia and Ukraine without dealing with Putin."Secretary of State Marco Rubio unloaded on ABC News host Martha Raddatz over her claim that when President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Friday’s summit in Alaska, he had effectively “elevated” the Russian leader on the world stage.Raddatz brought up the summit, which Trump has touted as a success, and claimed that “people were saying” he had actually given Putin the upper hand by allowing him to walk the “red carpet” and be seen on the “world stage” meeting with the American...
  • How Ron Paul Changed The World

    08/09/2025 5:29:23 AM PDT · by RandFan · 15 replies
    Ron Paul Institute ^ | Aug 8 | by Daniel McAdams
    I remember like yesterday when Dr. Paul called me into his Member office in 203 Cannon with a draft of his famous “What If” speech. He had written it in his own hand and he asked me to go over it and clean it up a bit. Not unusual for how he writes: from the heart. And afterward I spent a good deal of time in his office with a stopwatch making sure he could deliver it under the five minute rule. Shuffling the papers. What do we have to cut. Which paragraph could be spoken a bit faster. I...
  • Ron Paul: Cold War 2.0 Heats Up

    08/05/2025 8:12:41 AM PDT · by RandFan · 16 replies
    Ron Paul institute ^ | Aug 5 | Ron Paul
    Last week the nuclear rhetoric between the US and Russia made some of us feel like we were transported back to 1962. Back then, Soviet moves to place nuclear-capable missiles 90 miles off our coast in Cuba led to the greatest crisis of the Cold War. The United States and its president, John F. Kennedy, could not tolerate such weapons placed by a hostile power on its doorstep and the world only knew years later how close we were to nuclear war. Thankfully both Khrushchev and Kennedy backed down – with the Soviet leader removing the missiles from Cuba and...
  • Lisa Murkowski: If the balance in the Senate goes from 53-47 back to 50-50, she's open to joining with the Democrats to give them the majority

    06/23/2025 2:47:34 PM PDT · by Macho MAGA Man · 129 replies
    Breitbart News on Twitter X ^ | June 23, 2025 | Breitbart News
    Breitbart News @BreitbartNews Lisa Murkowski says that if the balance in the Senate goes from 53-47 back to 50-50, she's open to joining with the Democrats to give them the majority From Galen Druke 3:14 PM · Jun 23, 2025
  • Rep. Massie Joined by Dems in Resolution Opposing US Involvement in Iran

    06/18/2025 8:00:16 AM PDT · by DallasBiff · 75 replies
    Newsmax ^ | 6/18/25 | Newsmax
    Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., filed a House resolution Tuesday looking to block U.S. involvement in the Middle East conflict between Iran and Israel. Massie's resolution features numerous Democrat co-sponsors, including progressive legislators like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, D-N.Y.; Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich.; and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. If passed, the resolution would block President Donald Trump from engaging in "unauthorized hostilities" with Iran.
  • Rand Paul: The Fed "enriching" foreign banks

    06/17/2025 11:39:37 AM PDT · by RandFan · 16 replies
    X ^ | June 17 | Sen. Rand Paul
    @RandPaul Congress spends $2 trillion more than its revenues, the Fed then buys this debt. Congress then pays the Fed interest. The Fed then pays interest to big banks to keep cash reserves. This is how govt makes the rich richer. But it gets worse. According economist Judy Shelton: “44% of the more the Fed currently [pays to the big banks] goes to foreign banks.” So, as Congress drags our country into bankruptcy, the FED enriches rich foreign banks.
  • Senior House Republican opposes White House proposal to cut public media funding

    06/10/2025 10:52:24 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 26 replies
    Politico (Yeah, I know) ^ | June 09, 2025 | Staff
    But the lawmaker didn’t say whether he would vote against the rescissions package. A top House Republican appropriator opposes the Trump administration’s plans to claw back funding for public media — a potential problem for GOP leaders who need near-unity within their party to pass the White House’s request that Congress revoke billions of dollars it has already approved. Rep. Mark Amodei of Nevada, who leads the subcommittee with jurisdiction over the Department of Homeland Security, on Monday joined with Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) to urge the administration to reconsider its proposal to cut $1.1 billion from the Corporation for...
  • Rand says border wall funding is EXCESSIVE and provides examples!

    06/09/2025 11:37:52 AM PDT · by RandFan · 38 replies
    X ^ | June 9 | Sen. Rand Paul
    @RandPaul We can cut the proposed border funding in half, from $150 billion to $75 billion, and still secure our border and protect the American people. Let me give you an example of how this is excessive. Let’s take the proposed border wall. Proposed fence cost: $46.5 billion Actual fence cost: $6.5 billion How did I come up with that number? Math based on costs, according to Border Patrol. $6.5 million per mile x 1,000 miles of border wall = $6.5 billion Where is that extra $40 billion going? I’m all for hiring new people to help secure our borders,...
  • Sen. Graham praises ‘ever-resourceful’ Ukraine for Russian attack

    06/02/2025 9:00:09 AM PDT · by RandFan · 53 replies
    The Hill ^ | 06/02/25 8:48 AM ET | by Ian Swanson
    Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) praised Ukraine’s weekend drone attack on Russia, calling its government and armed forces “ever-resourceful” while warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for more war. “The ever-resourceful Ukraine used creative drone warfare tactics to successfully attack Russian bombers and military assets used to kill Ukrainian citizens and destroy their country,” Graham said on the social platform X on Sunday reacting to the Ukraine attack. Ukraine hit Russian bases across the vast country in the recent attack, including in the regions of Irkutsk and Amur, which are thousands of miles from the Russian-Ukraine border. The attack...
  • Exclusive — Mark Lynch: Lindsey Graham Giving Us ‘More Proof of Who He Is’ with Ukraine Visit

    05/31/2025 10:44:51 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 50 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 05/31/2025 | HANNAH KNUDSEN
    Establishment Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is giving is “more proof of who he is” with his recent visit to Ukraine, the senator’s GOP challenger, businessman Mark Lynch, said during an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday. Host and Breitbart News Washington Bureau Chief Matthew Boyle asked Lynch to respond to the fact that Graham recently traveled to Ukraine to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “I mean, yesterday we were talking about it. When did he become our Secretary of State?” Lynch asked. “You know, like you said, a week ago, Zelensky and Lindsey were left there by themselves. Putin and...
  • Rand: ‘America First’ Vision Has Won Out Hearts and Minds of Public, But Neocons Still Trying to Secretly ‘Undermine’ Trump

    05/28/2025 9:58:49 PM PDT · by RandFan · 30 replies
    Breitbart News ^ | May 28 | Matthew Boyle
    WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told Breitbart News exclusively that the neocons have lost the hearts and minds of the American public who are firmly with President Donald Trump’s America First vision on foreign policy, but that they are still very powerful behind the scenes in the swamp in Washington and trying to secretly “undermine” the president’s push for peace worldwide. “I think in the first term, one of the most remarkable achievements, and it really wasn’t so much anticipated, was the Abraham Accords,” Paul told Breitbart News. “A lot of that was Jared [Kushner], but also President...
  • Lindsey Graham Vows to ‘Grind’ Russia’s ‘War Machine’ to a Halt if Trump and Putin Can’t Reach a Deal Soon

    05/27/2025 3:13:01 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 56 replies
    Mediaite ^ | MAY 27, 2025 | ALEX GRIFFING
    Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) wrote a letter to the editors of The Wall Street Journal that was published on Tuesday in which he vowed that the U.S. Senate was ready to “grind” Vladimir Putin’s “war machine to a halt” if President Donald Trump is unable to broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine soon. Graham, one of the most hawkish GOP senators, wrote his letter in response to a scathing Journal editorial titled, “Time for a GOP Senate Revolt on Sanctions Against Putin.” In the editorial, the Journal’s board argues for the GOP to advance Graham’s bill that would “hit...
  • Rand is saying he's NOT afraid to make the tough decisions "even if it means I stand alone"

    05/19/2025 10:50:44 AM PDT · by RandFan · 80 replies
    X ^ | May 19 | Sen. Rand Paul
    @RandPaul I'm not afraid to make the tough decisions, even if it means I'm standing alone.
  • Mike Pence: I've never been a fan of American presidents criticizing America on foreign soil.

    05/18/2025 1:11:58 PM PDT · by Freeleesy · 47 replies
    NBC ^ | May 18, 2025
    Transcripts. Meet the Press – May 18, 2025 Fmr. Vice President Mike Pence, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Andrea Mitchell, Amna Nawaz, Stephen Hayes and Ashley Etienne. May 18, 2025, 11:49 AM EDT. KRISTEN WELKER: This Sunday: out of office. My exclusive interview with former Vice President Mike Pence. FMR. VICE PRES. MIKE PENCE: I've never been a fan of American presidents criticizing America on foreign soil. KRISTEN WELKER: His thoughts on the second Trump administration and the direction of the Republican Party. FMR. VICE PRES. MIKE PENCE: There's no question in this administration that he is...
  • Bolton: No World Leader ‘Ought to Equate Trump with the American People’

    05/06/2025 12:38:32 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 82 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 05/06/2025 | Pam Key
    Former National Security Advisor John Bolton said Tuesday on CNN’s “New Central” that no world leader should “equate” the opinions of the American people with those of President Donald Trump. Bolton said, “I think Trump is ripping through decades of American effort to build up good faith, trust, reliance, counting on the United States in times of crisis. And the economic cost of the tariffs are going to be bad.” He added, “I think you saw a little bit of that in the meeting today. The leader who was backing down in that meeting was Trump. He’d already made all...
  • Mike Pence Collects ‘Profile in Courage’ Award For J6 Betrayal — Declares His Actions a ‘Triumph of Freedom’ (VIDEO)

    05/05/2025 7:57:47 PM PDT · by Macho MAGA Man · 46 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | May 5, 2025 | Ben Kew
    Mike Pence may be despised by his own supporters, but it appears he has many admirers in left-wing circles. The former vice-president, who betrayed President Trump and the entire MAGA movement by refusing to challenge the widespread fraud that tainted the 2020 presidential results, collected the “John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award” on Sunday evening as recognition of his actions. Addressing the liberal audience, Pence described January 6th as a “tragic day” and took thinly veiled shots at the Trump administration. “Our institutions held that day, not because of any one person, but because leaders in both political parties,...
  • Bolton: If Trump Tried to Take Greenland, It ‘Would Provoke an Impeachment Crisis’

    05/05/2025 10:01:50 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 87 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 05/05/2025 | Pam Key
    Former National Security Advisor John Bolton said Monday on MSNBC’s “Ana Cabrera Reports” that if President Donald Trump attempted to take control of Greenland with military force, it “would provoke an impeachment crisis almost immediately.” On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Trump downplayed the likelihood but did not completely rule it out. He said, “I don’t say I’m going to do it, but I don’t rule out anything. No, not there, you need that. We need Greenland very badly. Greenland is a very small amount of people which will take care of and will cherish them and all of that, but...