There are only two realistic GOP nominees: Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis, said an adviser to House Republicans who is also close to several past conservative presidential candidates. 2011. [338] His remarks generated controversy by suggesting that states should not require parents to vaccinate their children, because parents should have the freedom to make that decision for their children. [181], On September 19, Paul asserted the Graham-Cassidy bill as immortalizing the Affordable Care Act and "a big government boondoggle of a trillion dollars of spending" that Republicans should abandon in favor of pursuing measures that would allow for health insurance to be purchased across state lines. [139] He wrote: "Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is a gross violation of that nation's sovereignty and an affront to the international community Putin must be punished for violating the Budapest Memorandum, and Russia must learn that the U.S. will isolate it if it insists on acting like a rogue nation. In 2015, he called for a defense budget of $697 billion. [326][327] He also filed a class action lawsuit against the Obama administration seeking to end the program. [183], In January 2019, Paul condemned Senator Mitt Romney for writing an editorial criticizing President Trump. The bill was opposed only by Rand Paul and Bernie Sanders. Senator or continue a potential bid for president. [37], Paul spoke on his father's behalf when his father was campaigning for office,[42] including throughout the elder Paul's run in the 2008 presidential election, during which Rand campaigned door-to-door in New Hampshire[43] and spoke in Boston at a fundraising rally for his father on the 234th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. While he initially opposed Donald Trump during the 2016 Republican primaries, he supported him following his nomination and became one of his top defenders in the U.S. Senate during his first impeachment trial,[3] though on key votes Paul aligned with Trump the third least among Republican senators during Trump's presidency. Rand Paul", "Sen. Rand Paul falsely claims presidential election was 'stolen,' siding with Donald Trump", "PolitiFact - Fact-checking Rand Paul's unsupported claim about fraud in the presidential election", "Sen. Rand Paul continues making false claims of 2020 election fraud", Sen. 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Bush. [117] The filibuster was ended with a cloture vote of 81 to 16, and Brennan was confirmed by the Senate with a vote of 63 to 34. WebRandal Howard Paul (born January 7th, 1963), is an American politician who served as the 46th President of the United States from 2025 to 2033. If any Kentuckian is in the running for the 2024 presidential election, it is Sen. Rand Paul, not Gov. He requested a pledge from the Administration that noncombatants would not be targeted on U.S. [218] Had he become the Republican presidential (or vice-presidential) nominee, state law would prohibit him from simultaneously running for re-election. [362] They were previously active members of the Presbyterian church,[363] although more recently have attended a United Methodist church. [164] In July, Rand Paul joined Reps. Justin Amash (R-MI), Thomas Massie (R-KY), John Duncan Jr. (R-TN) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in opposing a bill that would impose new economic sanctions against Russia, Iran, and North Korea. "[11][12], The Paul family moved to Lake Jackson, Texas in 1968,[13] where he was raised[14][15] and where his father began a medical practice and for a period of time was the only obstetrician in Brazoria County. [175], After the bill was pulled by Republican leaders from a vote, Paul released a statement on March 24 thanking House conservatives for rebelling "against ObamaCare Lite. 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