Rand Paul pledges support for Mitch McConnell a day after Trump’s attacks
Paul, R-Bowling Green, said Trump directed his anger at the wrong person when he went after McConnell for failing to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, a pledge McConnell and
"If there's blame to go around, people from the states, the senators that promised to vote for it then didn't, that's who I think there needs to be a discussion with," Paul said after a Lexington event to discuss his proposal to create health care associations.
Paul voted against McConnell's plan to repeal and replace Obamacare -- saying it was a bailout for insurance companies -- but voted for a bill that would repeal the law and let congressional
McConnell won Trump's ire after saying the president had "excessive expectations" for his agenda during a speech Tuesday in
While some have speculated that picking a fight with McConnell is dangerous, particularly because McConnell controls the
"I think there's a back and forth all the time between politicians and we get beyond it," Paul said before pivoting back to health care.
When asked about the President's statements Thursday, a McConnell spokesman said the senator "has spoken repeatedly about the path forward regarding Obamacare repeal and replace multiple times on the
When asked at the
"I talk to the president a lot," he said. "He loves to talk to people and I give him my position. As you can imagine we are frequently on the phone together. I give him my advice. Sometimes he takes it."
Paul said Friday that he doesn't think efforts to repeal Obamacare are over.
"I think the first round is sort of over and we still have problems and we need to fix it," Paul said.
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