Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is once again breaking from President Donald Trump to condemn his rhetoric on Democratic lawmakers.
Paul sat down with CBS’s Face the Nation, where host Margaret Brennan grilled him regarding Trump’s decision to refer to six Democrats as “traitors” after they urged members of the military to “refuse illegal orders.”
“Is the President holding himself to the same standard that he is asking of others when it comes to dialing back dangerous rhetoric?” Brennan asked.
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“You know, everybody knows that the President is famous for his unfiltered social media. But if you take it face value, the idea that calling your opponents traitors — and then specifically saying that it warrants the death penalty — is reckless, inappropriate, irresponsible,” Paul said. “There are a number of other ways to describe it. But it’s not something that is helping the country heal wounds. I think it stirs things up.”
“Are we at the point here where it’s not just unfiltered social media posts, but truly dangerous rhetoric?” Brennan pressed further.
“Well, you know, I’ve been on the receiving side of this. Even my father, who’s been retired for some time, has been on the receiving end of swatting. Police are called, says there’s an emergency in the home, and the goal is to, you know, have someone draw a gun and be killed as the police come in, supposedly to rescue someone who’s not really in need of being rescued. So, I think both sides have been doing this. And I think the language on treason and traitors, both to Republicans and Democrats, is, as I said, reckless, inappropriate, irresponsible,” Paul responded.
“One of the other developments we’ve seen over the weekend is Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, a staunch supporter of the president for so long, has said she is going to step away because she has paid such a public price for some of her positions. Do you think there is room in your party for disagreeing with President Trump?” Brennan continued her questioning.
“I think it’s important that we have independent voices. So I am sad to see her voice go away or potentially go away,” Paul said, continuing the conversation on the president’s plan for healthcare in the United States.
Greene has received much backlash over the timing of her sudden resignation, with many seeing it as a ploy to receive a pension while no longer having to serve the people who elected her in Georgia.
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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