lo yeeOn
2017-02-19 22:17:33 UTC
McCain ignored the people in 2012. Trump continues to be in touch
with the people, even after he won the election.
lo yeeOn
http://thehill.com/policy/international/320290-rand-paul-were-very-lucky-john-mccains-not-in-charge
Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) ripped fellow Republican Sen. John McCain (Ariz.)
on Sunday after McCain criticized President Trumpâs
escalating war of words with the media.
He argued that the nation is "very lucky" that Trump is president and
not McCain, who won the 2008 GOP nomination but lost to Barack Obama
in the general election.
Paul said that McCain's recent criticisms of Trump are driven by his
"personal dispute" with the president over foreign policy.
He added that McCain and Trump are at odds because McCain supports the
wide deployment of U.S. troops to protect and promote American
interests abroad while he characterized Trumpâs views as
closer to a realpolitik approach to foreign policy.
"Everything that he says about the president is colored by his own
personal dispute he's got running with President Trump, and it should
be taken with a grain of salt, because John McCain's the guy who's
advocated for war everywhere," Paul said on ABC's "This Week".
"He would bankrupt the nation. We're very lucky John McCain's not in
charge, because I think we'd be in perpetual war," Paul added.
. . .
Paul said there has [been] no effort by the Trump administration to
suppress the media, noting that no legislation has been offered to
curb press freedoms.
Paul argued that McCain has a history of being wrong [about] major
foreign policy questions.
"I would say John McCain's been wrong on just about everything over
the last four decades. He advocated for the Iraq War, which I think
destabilized the Middle East," he said.
"If you look at the map, there's probably at least six different
countries where John McCain has advocated for us having boots on the
ground," he added.
with the people, even after he won the election.
lo yeeOn
http://thehill.com/policy/international/320290-rand-paul-were-very-lucky-john-mccains-not-in-charge
Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) ripped fellow Republican Sen. John McCain (Ariz.)
on Sunday after McCain criticized President Trumpâs
escalating war of words with the media.
He argued that the nation is "very lucky" that Trump is president and
not McCain, who won the 2008 GOP nomination but lost to Barack Obama
in the general election.
Paul said that McCain's recent criticisms of Trump are driven by his
"personal dispute" with the president over foreign policy.
He added that McCain and Trump are at odds because McCain supports the
wide deployment of U.S. troops to protect and promote American
interests abroad while he characterized Trumpâs views as
closer to a realpolitik approach to foreign policy.
"Everything that he says about the president is colored by his own
personal dispute he's got running with President Trump, and it should
be taken with a grain of salt, because John McCain's the guy who's
advocated for war everywhere," Paul said on ABC's "This Week".
"He would bankrupt the nation. We're very lucky John McCain's not in
charge, because I think we'd be in perpetual war," Paul added.
. . .
Paul said there has [been] no effort by the Trump administration to
suppress the media, noting that no legislation has been offered to
curb press freedoms.
Paul argued that McCain has a history of being wrong [about] major
foreign policy questions.
"I would say John McCain's been wrong on just about everything over
the last four decades. He advocated for the Iraq War, which I think
destabilized the Middle East," he said.
"If you look at the map, there's probably at least six different
countries where John McCain has advocated for us having boots on the
ground," he added.