Rand Paul: All The GOP Candidates Got Trump-ed | Morning Joe | MSNBC

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky discusses why delegate rules aren't rigged, but are biased and why the Republican candidates got caught up in Donald Trump's celebrity.
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Rand Paul: All The GOP Candidates Got Trump-ed | Morning Joe | MSNBC

[@joecouchmam6931]

Trump 2016 . Rand Paul for Vice President 2016!!!!!!

[@simon199418]

This guy is like the cool kid in a gang full of jerks.

[@shydreamguyman4098]

+simon199418 But he's still a Nazi .

[@NeoConAvenger]

+simon199418 uh NOT. the "pauls" both ron and rand are self absorbed jack @#$% whose reckless regurgitation of unworkable non interventionism is couched in warped views of 1783.

[@andrewfrank7222]

+simon199418 He should not be a Republican. He would lead an entirely separate conservative party anywhere else in the world. But in America, most people can barely comprehend binary choices let alone multiple choices.

[@HolySerbia]

The Paul's are the HUMANITY's last chance. Hope Rand becomes Trump's running partner and subsequent VP!

[@MsFreedom4us]

+Rade Licina you haven't been listening to Trump/ THE FRAMERS SAID NO FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS/

[@tdub50505]

Rand Paul was the best candidate in the entire election.

[@M2brSaA]

I like Rand Paul too. He has a lot of common senses. I was hoping he'd win so we could get rid of the TSA.

[@bilbobaggins8440]

He needed to be more vocal at the start. He just had no momentum....

[@tdub50505]

+T Weaver I think it is sad that the idea of liberty is not our nation's top priority. Real men and women died for this. It's even more sad that we've gone this far considering how young our nation is.

[@dwildhockey24b]

+T Weaver Agreed. If he runs again, I'll happily support him.

[@Godchaser510]

#RandPaul2016 write him in

[@kowalityjesus]

I could have listened to him talk for 20 minutes easily.

[@vintasalo]

Rand trumps MSNBC should have been the title

[@vintasalo]

metal maleficence You were dropped on your head a bit too many times

[@metalmaleficence6508]

not once vintasalo

[@vintasalo]

metal maleficence Than you have taken drugs since the age of 1 with the help of a hammer slapping the side of your dome piece

[@metalmaleficence6508]

vintasalo nope wrong again

[@thetruthfulchannel6348]

Rand Paul would make a terrific president.

[@54321Truth]

+The Truthful Channel All of these people are ZIONIST puppets and traitors to the USA.

[@hunterliu6620]

Rand Paul top choice. Ted Cruz is no Rand Paul. Vote Trump.

[@TheBroLounge]

+The Truthful Channel Trump/Paul would be legit.

[@hunterbermard545]

+TheBroLounge What is wrong with you?

[@shannonreynolds624]

+The Truthful Channel I agree with that and I would have felt better if he got the GOP nomination. He has different views on different topics and issues and I think in this day and age that is it. I have some conservative views, libertarian and liberal/progressives and he, Rand, point it out during one of the debates that just about all of the GOP candidates were not conservatives. He did it to Rubio and I was glad he did. I miss the Eisenhower Republicans.

[@KaSpAsArK]

America blew it by not supporting this man and his ideas.

[@supererikman5331]

+KaSpAsArK i know :(

[@VHSpal]

+KaSpAsArK No, because that is not how democracy works. This man and his ideas were not very popular, and so that's why he's not in the race. Even if Paul had been given wall to wall coverage it wouldn't have made a difference. He's just not what the people want.

[@supererikman5331]

VHSpal Trump's views are not very popular with the general public, yet he is winning the republican primaries. the gop voters screwed up and they only have themselves to blame. maybe next time

[@VHSpal]

supererik man I don't understand the logic of your argument. You say that Trump's views are not popular and yet he is winning the elections. Trump will modify his tone once he's won the nomination. then he'll attack clinton and win.

[@supererikman5331]

VHSpal i don't think so, he will continue being a far right candidate and even if he does, it is too late. He has gone to far to the right by pandering to the alt-right,that it will be very hard for him to move to the middle. He is winning the primaries, which means he is winning the vote of activist Republicans, that is not a representation of the general public though.

[@CountArtha]

He's being very gracious toward Cruz. Cruz did more than anyone (including Trump) to sink Rand's campaign by being _just_ libertarian enough to steal his donors. He also survived the initial culling by bending his knee to Trump, while Rand and Jeb! went down fighting.

[@TexanIndependence]

+CountArtha Hey you gotta appreciate that Trump took down the "inevitable" Bush dynasty. Before he got in the race we were doomed to another Bush vs. Clinton election. One down, one more to go (Hillary). Although if Trump doesn't get to 1,237 and it goes to a second or third ballot I can't think of ANY candidate that can unify the GOP besides Rand. Ted certainly can't and a RINO can't.

[@EileenTheCr0w]

+TexanIndependence My ultimate hope in this is that Cruz wins the nomination at the convention or before (less likely) and then Rand is his VP. I'd support that 110%. I don't fully trust Cruz, but at least Rand would be guiding the Congress and bringing his message to a much larger audience. Then he could have a good shot at the presidency in the future if Cruz doesn't screw anything up too bad.

[@jsmith434w]

+CountArtha "went down fighting" is a generous. Went down flailing is more like it. They never came close to hitting Trump and actually helped solidify the American people's support and love for Trump. They're absolutely idiotic.

[@EileenTheCr0w]

+vexx506 Nevermind Cruz retardedly picked Carly Fiorina.. She's one of the worst possible options. It just looks pathetic like when McCain picked Sarah Palin cause they wanted a woman on the ticket. If Carly had good policy, wasn't a horrible debater (she just repeats herself constantly and has such an annoying attitude), had any useful experience, was doing ok when she dropped out, or even a resume... Maybe that would be reasonable.

[@EileenTheCr0w]

+kiz oku Lol the American people's love for Trump... What are you smoking? He's the least liked possible nominee EVER.

[@jefferyd6288]

I would love to see a Paul presidency in my lifetime..

[@richard40x]

+Someone Reasonable Trump is wrong on trade, we dont need Trumps unilateral protectionism and trade wars with everybody. It is the same position as Bernie the socialist, that should indicate something to anybody who believes in liberty and free markets. I support stopping illegal immigration but am uneasy about going overboard on restricting legal immigration. And I cant stand Trumps support for crude bigoted nativism, like the birther demagoguery, its like we are returning to the Know Nothing Party.

[@mikeday62]

+Someone Reasonable great post.....well stated!!!

[@richard40x]

+Someone Reasonable China yes, trade with them is not balanced between exports and imports, although even there our goal should not be to restrict our imports, but to insist they take more US exports. But Trade with Mexico is balanced, since they are one of our largest export destinations, 267B worth each year, and having a trade war with them would cost millions of US export jobs..

[@richard40x]

+Someone Reasonable We do not have a huge trade deficit with Mexico relative to our huge trade volume, we export to them 84% of what we import from them, that is a B grade, pretty good. And who cares what the trade is, as long as it is balanced. Actually the items you listed were all cases where each nation had a competitive advantage, as dictated by basic economic theory, each nation doing what they do best, and thus would be logical trade items.

[@richard40x]

My measure of balance is 84%, that is a B grade, not perfect, but good, not worth a trade war to move. and this year was actually better than last year, so you claim it is getting worse is wrong. And who cares who invented products, as long as the inventor gets a fair return. The Germans have auto plants in the south, providing US jobs, are you saying they should dismantle them because we did not invent those cars. The bottom line is whether trade is flowing both ways, and with Mexico and Canada it is. And yes, Mexicos competitive advantage is products that require cheap labor, ours is products made with modern technology, using highly paid labor, which job would you rather have. As long as the trade is flowing both ways, each nation is doing what they do best, both benefit, both get jobs from that trade, and both consumers benefit. As for the US rising by always having a trade surplus with everybody, that could work as long as we were still a small nation, but it is never sustainable long term, as Smoot Hawley demonstrated, only balanced trade is sustainable long term. Look at Germany vs Greece, Germany always had huge trade surplusses with them, did that help either nation, no, greece went broke, and Germany got stuck with unpayable debts.

[@jonathanh3632]

Rand just layed the smak-down on those anchors... he absolutely steam-rolled them

[@kiwigymkhana6728]

+Kivi i It's not often so much truth is spoken in their midst... and they couldn't touch him.

[@CarlosVargas-jz8gl]

The Rand Layeth the Smackdowneth!

[@KernalPancakes]

+Jonathan H Almost as impressive as Trump steam rolling him out of the race.

[@tommylewis2884]

I haven't always been in 100% agreement with him on the issues but I like his voice, it's very smooth and rhythmic. Nothing like his father's.

[@stevenldoe7838]

I noticed they included Hilliary in a list of GOP candidates. Sounds right. Bernie 2016. Real Liberal, Real Policies, Real Candidate.

[@stormercody]

They'll never acknowledge him if they don't have to

[@stevenldoe7838]

***** Educate yourself berniesanders.com/issues/?PA&gclid=Cj0KEQjw6My4BRD4ssKGvYvB-YsBEiQAJYd77eVlMcZYM6XMNsHxvdHiaU5xTFOYj9DTIVPthua4AcoaArPT8P8HAQ

[@itchyscratchy1870]

+Steven Shower ..... no matter how hard you try, how many fact you have to support your position......... you simply cannot fix stupid....

[@marcuspetrushko3762]

Bernie is garbage. He's arguably the worst option in this race, next to Hilary.

[@annawarner8374]

Rand Paul was my preferred candidate. Unfortunately he quit before race got to California. I'm very sorry about that. He was just too nice of a person. Also very knowledgeable and a true patriot.

[@mrhitisnumberone]

+Anna Warner he also screwed up in the first Republican debate.

[@mrhitisnumberone]

***** It was his fault he clearly wasn't paying attention to what Trump was saying and he paid the price.

[@marcuspetrushko3762]

I think it's kinda because he's a mini-trump. Most people, like myself, who wanted Paul switched to trump.

[@mrhitisnumberone]

Marcus Petrushko maybe.

[@simonl4657]

+Anna Warner I believe give him another 4 to 8 years and he should be ready for a presidential run. He needs more below the belt cunning to spar with these washington sociopaths. Our system has gotten so out of wack that an honest man has no chance of being elected anymore.

[@keebtheweeb2328]

msnbc: age of trump or age of cruz rand paul: any other choices? msnbc: well you can vote for hillary but what about bernie

[@hwaner1]

never

[@smartlp3010]

+KeebTheWeeb wich is the funny Thing ( funny in it´s own way ) because Rand Paul actually might be one of the few republicans wich would go side by side with Bernie if they see it as a better way for the USA.

[@liamsmith331]

+shane williams-hagel By what measurement?

[@BigSSantaboy]

+KeebTheWeeb There's also Gary Johnson and Jill stein.

[@Goobtard]

+KeebTheWeeb What about Kaisch ?? he's the other republican candidate

[@alextomich]

As a progressive and strong Bernie supporter, I will would vote for Rand Paul over Hillary Clinton in a heartbeat if the election had come down between the two.

[@bojanmilankovic]

+Krizzly Hillary is terrible. Thank you!

[@Ultrajamz]

Why not take a look at the libertarian party?

[@OGmoz4rt]

Same

[@richard40x]

+Ultrajamz I am. I will not vote for sleazy Trump or any dem. I am voting repub down ballot and libertarian for prez this year.

[@johncunningham5145]

+Richard Forty (richard40) Throw your vote away

[@LarryTaint-qn8pd]

He's taking Trump's popularity a whole lot better than his father is. Ron has turned into a whiny grandmother.

[@RATIONALMIND001]

How can people be deciding the rules after the event? Why does every election change its rules? What a mess!

[@Jekyll_Island_Creatures]

+RATIONALMIND001 Ron Paul people know this all too well.

[@Chadwickyboy]

Compare the logic of what this man is saying to the current candidates'. What happened America?

[@KotaroInu510]

You became expendable.

[@joemontano71]

+Chad Sweeney We've trusted the Political Class with too much power. To say they've abused it would be a huge understatement.

[@Dividendsmattertoo]

+Chad Sweeney trump supporter are either racist or idiots

[@Chadwickyboy]

sergio perez Either that, or they really hate Clinton and don't know what else to do.

[@Dividendsmattertoo]

I dont like clinton either but i rather have corruption in government then have trump corrupt our souls/brains/hearts with hateful speech about everyone. Hes dividing the country one against another.

[@benrichards399]

he said a lot here, but said nothing at all!

[@benrichards399]

Aaron M is here? Oh that must be why then...

[@bitgamer509]

I'm glad we have the Paul family in politics. I don't agree with them on everything but it is good to always have that limited government and non interventionist voice in our political discourse.

[@richard40x]

+Bit Gamer (TwoBitGamer) I agree. Rand Paul acts as a libertarian conscience for the repub party, and it is extremely important to have a voice like that in the senate.

[@awesomechannelname8]

*Gives nuanced comment on the role of the US in foreign governments and the limits of presidential power* "Cool story Rand, talk more about Trump"

[@rizz7604]

+awesomechannelname8 Indeed.

[@kickpunch37]

Trump 2016. There's a lot of Ron (and Rand) in Trump.

[@kickpunch37]

+Natures Best Crop Absolutely agree. I was a lifelong democrat until this year and will be voting for Trump (and only Trump) if he's the nominee. Political correctness (regressive liberals, SJW, BLM, 3rd wave feminist, etc.) has been allowed to run rampant in our universities and media. We need some sanity back into America and Trump is the best individual to do so. I'm really excited. Trump2016!!!

[@Awr0307]

i would of most definitely voted for rand over trump had he made it all the way to NC.

[@noecamarena5233]

im still voting for rand

[@PhilliMagz]

same

[@metalmaleficence6508]

+Noe Camarena rand is more of a zionist than Trump he is jsut as bad as cruz

[@richard40x]

+Noe Camarena Anybody but Trump or the dems is OK by me.

[@emilphoryew9436]

+Noe Camarena I will write-in Rand Paul for President too!

[@richard40x]

+RockME AllDeus Yes, Trump is totally anti liberty, perhaps more anti liberty than any other repub in the race. Once Rand gave up Cruz was the only candidate i saw left who was close to promoting liberty, since he was Strong Tea Party. I could have also supported either Rubio or Kasich, but never sleazy Trump. I will vote repub down ballot, but its libertarian for prez this year, no way will I vote for sleazy dictator Trump or any dem.

[@majormarketing6552]

Running for president the right way is running with principles being the focus. He does not have to win an election to "win" for america. Just help spread essentially principles.

[@jackstar5208]

He kinda sounds like Owen Wilson

[@MagicianCamille]

Joe called Rand a "young man" because they're both the same age and Joe wants to think of himself as young.

[@davidofmorris]

Rand Paul for VP. That would stick it to the neocons.

[@hunterliu6620]

+David Morris Rand Paul is my top choice. Ted Cruz is no Rand Paul. If Trump wins, Rand Paul could have a chance next time. If VP, not sure if they will get along to be effective. Libertarians are like wolverines.

[@richard40x]

+aiste bia I doubt if Rand could stand serving under Trump, and Rand would not be enough of a yes man for Trump to tolerate either. Cruz is definitely less libertarian than Rand, but with his Tea party constitutionalist sympathies he is far more libertarian than anybody else in the repub field now. Trump is totally anti libertarian.

[@goldenmemes51]

+aiste bia libertarian are wolverines is that good or bad thing? trump is like libertarian hes liberal on social issues

[@goldenmemes51]

+Richard Forty (richard40) trump is not anti lib.. hes more of

[@richard40x]

+Jai Hind No libertarian could possibly approve of trumps Bernie the socialist protectionist trade position, his support of crony capitalism, and his authoritarian populism. Not to mention when he said he would order our troops to torture prisoners and intentionally kill women and children. Now that Cruz is out, a lot of us Cruz supporters intend to vote libertarian for prez this yr in protest of sleazy trump. I predict few to no libertarian leaning voters will support Trump or Hillary. I think it will be a very good yr for the libertarian party, due to repub defections from Trump.

[@towtruckn]

When i was a kid at school I remember playing games where one kid would make up all the rules and if during the game he started to lose he'd get all upity and change the rules so he wouldn't lose anymore haha. Is this any different with the Republican Party, they do exactly! the same thing, they are like a bunch of infants. I am an Australian so my view is from an outside perspective where our electoral process is very different, there being no possibility of back room deals petty allegiances etc. Voting happens on one day where everybody Nation wide turns up and fills in paper ballots and those ballots are counted on the same day the winner being very clear. From my perspective there is to much ambiguity surrounding U.S. elections which serves the purpose of the appearance of democracy very well, but where the truth is very different with the outcome in almost 98% of cases being slanted towards a pre-ordained candidate as President. Wether Americans like it or not, every man woman and child acts as surety for the debt of the Nation that has been Bankrupt and under the control of the Federal Reserve since 1933. Until Americans start to understand the nature of their own status with regard to the 2 Party System and shake of the Status of slave under the law they will remain in Bondage to a System that in this election would see the inauguration of a Woman President who has a tiny fraction of the votes as compared to the President De Jure in Donald Trump with many many millions.

[@thecastleofenlightenment2604]

+Peter Martin Very nice comparison, I agree.

[@mrearlygold]

TRUMP 2016!

[@richard40x]

+mrearlygold He wont getmy vote, it is libertarian for me this yr, wlthouth I will still vote repub down ballot. In 44 Yrs I have never seen 2 major candidates as scummy and dishonest as Trump and Hillary.

[@johannessmit7692]

"there's plenty of subject matter there believe me!"

[@ggmo3664]

I am absolutely writing Rand Paul and I hope that people have the integrity to do the same. F the establishment crony BS.

[@jimmyp410]

Trump & Rand card, baby! Make it happen!

[@americanpatriot2809]

+jimmyp410 Rand Paul hates Donald Trump. So, that's not gonna happen. I agree though that would be great. They both agree on so much - so surprising the early debates went the way they did with Rand attacking Trump.

[@jeoboden]

looks like they were showing off rands new combover

[@polibot1]

bet rand paul could grow a killer mustache

[@ThuGfunk]

The media tries to say it's not rigged because those are the "rules". Sometimes rules can be in someone else's favor and sometimes just because those are the rules don't mean they are the right rules.

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Agreed, if someone decided to change the "rules" in chess to the white player gets to move twice each turn. We can technically agree that those are the "rules" but they certainly aren't fair. Bias and rigged can sometimes go hand in hand and sometimes are synonymous.

[@AllenMacCannell]

Rand fails to understand that Trump's message was even closer to Ron Paul than his own sell out half message. He's still not pointing out that Cruz is a war hawk and Trump is very close to Ron Paul regarding "empire".

[@AllenMacCannell]

No I'm not. Cruz wants war with Russia or at least the extremely stressful expansion of NATO around them and covert support for Al Qaeda everywhere as usual. Everything must be done to keep such a psycho out of the White House. Trump had to say he was "the most militaristic" to win the south, but everyone knew he was like Ron Paul on foreign policy except regarding ISIS. Rand wrecked his image by agreeing with neocons on intervention in Ukraine. Ron Paul would get his dream come true if NATO were disbanded. Although Trump would not be allowed to go that far, he would take Kissinger's advice that we need good relations with Russia so China and Russia don't collude to destroy the dollar. Trump has clearly stated that he wants to get Saudi Arabia to stop funding ISIS and he has a non-violent plan to do just that. No need to send US troops. Have you heard anyone else, except maybe Sanders, talking so reasonably about foreign policy? Open borders is great as long as there is roughly equal traffic going back and forth between countries. What's happening in Europe now for instance, is shocking and probably a big black mark against my erstwhile libertarianism. But, then again, I NEVER believed in one-sided open borders allowing historic once in a millenium mass immigration funded by people like Soros. Most Ron Paul supporters are now behind Trump for a reason.

[@novawolverine]

+Allen MacCannell "Trump had to say he was "the most militaristic" to win the south, but everyone knew he was like Ron Paul on foreign policy except regarding ISIS" How does "everyone" know? He has no track record whatsoever and flip flops all the time. What does Cruz have to do with anything. Are you actually trying to sit here and say that Rand's foreign policy beliefs are closer to those of Cruz's and Rubio's than his father's? That's nonsense. Trump thinks he'd be a king. Ron and Rand Paul supporters think the executive branch has too much power as it is. Ron Paul supporters are behind Trump because of all of the people who are still in the race, only he and Bernie have a meaningful non-establishment platform. And you still have to hold your nose to vote for either. Trump says we should throw the Geneva Conventions out of the window and bomb families of terrorists and waterboard. How often do you hear Trump talking about making government smaller and keeping it out of people's lives? That's not how he thinks. He beliefs in a more heavy-handed and interventionist policy for government.

[@LostBoyWanders]

+Allen MacCannell Trumps message is nothing like Ron Pauls lol at all.

[@AllenMacCannell]

It was Cruz who made the inept "make the sand glow" remark. He was lying when he said that because the Saudis give Cruz money as their lobbyist in DC. Trump would rather deal with ISIS by forcing the Saudis to stop funding them and letting Assad fight them. Ron Paul, Pat Buchanan and Trump are the only major players advocating a massive change in NATO policy. Rand lost most of his supporters because he tried to compromise with the war hawks by saying he'd support weapons deliveries to our proxy forces fighting unnecessary wars. Don't tell me there are any former Rand supporters now backing Cruz.

[@alcapone7879]

+Allen MacCannell There is no comparing Trump to Ron Paul. Ron Paul is a strict constitutionalist. Trump is............... Trump.

[@matthewlee4834]

Rand Paul is so awesome

[@ShquibTV]

Always hillary? What about that other guy... you know Bernie?

[@whateverfuckyou4840]

+Shquib TV And I didn't hear Gary Johnson once lol

[@The_Ballo]

+Shquib TV What about him?

[@Aryanne_v2]

Bernie's out. He just doesn't know it.

[@chrismoerlein]

"It's always people trying to change the rules to their advantage.I'm not sure that you can predict what will be an advantage in the next election."Setting aside votes and pretending that they weren't cast will almost always work.

[@libertariannews6269]

Rand Paul better run in 2020. He'll have my vote

[@kyled1673]

Count me in.

[@chegadesuade]

3:07 Very glad that Rand brought this up, the GOP screwed Ron in 2012 and those new rules are still there.

[@nicolasap86]

Mika looks like she's undressing Rand in her mind the entire time.

[@robw8080]

this guy should be president

[@PeaceEpieces]

Rand is so genuine, even if you disagree with some of what he stands for he is a great guy with many fresh idea's who would make a good president

[@DavidZorkboy]

I still #StandWithRand

[@DavidZorkboy]

+Someone Reasonable I agree he could be a little stronger on immigration but that doesn't mean his entire message and plan is wrong. right guy. wrong time. the populace is continually changing. Jeb would have won a few years earlier being the same. Rand needs to stay true to his message and he will do well in the right time.

[@DavidZorkboy]

+Someone Reasonable I agree 100% with what you just said. also agree that Ron Paul was a better candidate but you will be hard pressed to find a perfect candidate and Rand Paul was much closer than the rest of the crop.

[@byronwilliams7977]

Funny how they didn't mentioned Bernie Sanders.

[@rmac5584]

+Byron Williams Bernie Sanders is going back to his nursing home after this election is over!

[@scottm2048]

+Byron Williams What a shock! No mention of the elderly socialist candidate in a conversation with and about younger Republican candidates

[@bambamovo]

Only if he were this calm at the debates..could've gone further!!

[@vinnierex2]

+somnio debates weren't his forte unfortunately

[@jayizquierdo9534]

we need a classical liberal for president.

[@chaseshaw22]

+jay izquierdo You mean Rand Paul

[@chaosXP3RT]

+chaseshaw22 Rand is Pale-con not classical liberal.

[@EDDY-lx4nu]

I think this country lost big by not giving Ron Paul and Rand Paul a chance. I wish I have politicians like them in my country.

[@KYKIN44]

I AM VOTING DONALD TRUMP=== RIP + GOP

[@richard40x]

+bob .right In that case you oppose everything Rand stands for.

[@joyceclemons3916]

+Richard Forty (richard40) Not so. Trump is just plowing the snow for Rand and giving him a chance to figure out why ideology is NOT ENOUGH. You have to win, or what good is it? Libertarians will be settling for being like Diogenes, living half-naked, in a big jar in the city market, with their lamps, looking for honest men...in a market of all places. That is, unless they figure out how to combine ethics with shrewdness. Wake up and watch, Rand, Trump is NOT your enemy. He's your mentor. Keep your ideology, safeguard your ethics, but learn the techniques of winning big. it is just a skill, and he can learn it.

[@richard40x]

+JOYCE “Glenn'sSis” CLEMONS So basically you have to constantly lie about your positions like trump, and that means trump is really a libertarian. Trump an honest man, what a belly laugh. Sorry I am not that stupid. I am voting libertarian for prez this yr in protest of sleazy trump and the dems. Now you can tell me a libertarian vote is wasted, and continue your lame trumpie recruitment of libertarians.

[@joyceclemons3916]

+Richard Forty (richard40) Well, if voting for someone who mathematically cannot win makes you feel good about yourself, have at it. Pretending that this choice has anything to do with libertarian idealism is not credible. It has to do with being upset that Ted Cruz dropped out, due partly to loss of financial, voter and delegate support. It has to do with not grasping why Ted's support didn't hold fast. Ted came to the race with an implausible argument above all others: a Living Constitutionalist view of Article II, coming from an "Originalist". For all I know, it was a test, proposed by the GOPe, and consented to by Ted, to see just exactly how stupid conservatives might be...are they as easy to Gruberize as Democrats are? As it turns out, the answer is a partial YES, except for the persons who said "no, uh-uh, I knew better than this since 6th grade.". It is a pretty good test of how deeply penetrative Living Constitutionalism has become. The sad thing is, no one can defend your 2nd amendment, or any of your pre-constitutional rights, with anything BUT Originalism. For all we know, Ted might just be a bigger Thespian than Trump....wait...yeah I am pretty sure he is. Because if he's as brilliant an Originalist as he claims, and he was only kidding...he did a great job. He suspended my disbelief, which is the entire aim of a good drama or mystery. Bravo, Ted.

[@richard40x]

+JOYCE “Glenn'sSis” CLEMONS At the time Cruz still had a shot at a contested convention. But now Trump has his nomination. Good luck with that, I wont be voting for him. I am voting repub down ballot, and libertarian for prez.

[@tommyodonovan3883]

I wish he was my President.

[@reeepicheep]

Rand is 53, and Joe says "you are a young man."

[@ricomajestic]

+Quirks Off Compared to that geezer, Trump, he is!

[@scottm2048]

+Quirks Off Compared to Sanders and Clinton that is young. Plenty of time for him to make a comeback

[@VenomousStare]

great vid

[@Vyrtus_]

Rand for VP!

[@snowfirel7108]

Rand and Ron Paul, you should get on the Trump train, we love Trump, and We love you too. I would love to see Rand Paul become the Vice President with President Trump, that way when Trump needs a break we still have a great person, in leadership, so get on the Trump train and endorse him please, you also have been chosen.

[@jsmith434w]

+Snowfirel But they don't love you, they're typical politicians and they think you're a racist sexist homophobic islamophobe white trash nazi. They keep calling Trump divisive yet it's somehow always Trump supporters that get called the worst insults. Odd, isn't it?

[@snowfirel7108]

and "They know not what they do."

[@kyled1673]

They won't endorse Trump because Trump is 1.Military expansionist 2. Mercantalist 3. Neoconservative 4. Anti-drug 5. American exceptionalist

[@jmgmarcus808]

Because it's legal and out in the open dosnt make it right.

[@LyricalDJ]

+jmgmarcus That is basically what Rand is implying quite clearly.

[@LyricalDJ]

+jmgmarcus That is basically what Rand is implying.

[@IblewuponyourfaceIII]

Rand Paul 2016!!!

[@openmythirdeye]

the only true libertarian in the the whole bunch

[@JDeffenb]

+Hi its Me He's not a libertarian. he is really close and thats why I voted for him, but he still is not.

[@JDeffenb]

+Hi its Me He's not a libertarian. he is really close and thats why I voted for him, but he still is not.

[@richard40x]

+Classical Liberal Lets say Rand is the repub who is most close to being libertarian. Cruz is the second most libertarian in the race, being Tea Party. Trump is of course totally anti libertarian, an authoritarian populist, whose trade position is identical to Bernie the socialist.

[@joyceclemons3916]

+Richard Forty (richard40) No Trump isn't actually an authoritarian populist. He's a shrewd communicator who is using authoritarian modeling and the ripeness of populist sentiment to secure a more favorable bargaining position for the US in negotiating nation to nation agreements. He will criticize globalist cabals, if you and I force him too, or, we can be lazy and let him be lazy. I say, juice him. He has skills. The whole world is watching. We are supposed to be shrewd enough, and not so infernally married to rigid ideologies, to figure out what he is doing, and see to it that our advocates step in with a strong message when needed. Wake up to a chance to function in your own right as a libertarian, rather than a whiner about how nobody else "gets it". Cruz is neither a real conservative nor a libertarian. In all reality, he was (bye bye Ted) the most authoritarian and most demagogic of all the candidates. His Tea Party hegemony was a coup, with "help" from some deep pockets. And it didn't capture most of that movement, just a noisy group of self-appointed spokespersons. I feel bad for the naïve but sincere who bought it...but I'll get over that.

[@albotironc5430]

Rand we had it up to here with you ;)

[@dnimlarebil]

1:51 Well, Joe, they ask you because you seem to have something brown on your nose from ...

[@lissalynn4973]

And here, was the candidate I was shooting for. Donated, even went and showed my support. He's a wonderful, inspiring, pragmatic, intelligent politician, too bad it wasn't his term!

[@albertoromero6668]

I am a liberal and I wished that I could have voted for Rand Paul if Bernie didn't get the nomination. I hate Hillary so much. She is a close to equal national security risk as Trump.

[@gaulishrealist]

+Alberto Romero Trump a national security risk? How so? Is the wall gonna collapse and kill Americans?

[@gaulishrealist]

dwildhockey24b Alpha moron? No, alpha MALE. That's EXACTLY what a nation needs.

[@dwildhockey24b]

German Realist Yes, alpha moron. Somebody who carries the temperament of an Alpha, but is inherently a moron. He's kind of like the popular kid in high school with high testosterone and half a brain cell.

[@gaulishrealist]

dwildhockey24b Trump is highly intelligent.

[@dwildhockey24b]

German Realist Nice try, Trump.

[@willthethrill129]

Feel the Bern!

[@bajablast2271]

Totally unrelated but dude needs a haircut like yesterday.

[@Meinstantics]

7:16 - That wig!

[@michellecastaneda307]

Rand just acknowledged that Cruz he establishment. Cruz was not even in the runnning in the beginning. He was in like 6th or 7th place in the polls before Iowa.

[@ClearAdventure]

Now that Trump is the nominee, he would actually make a good VP. Think about it...

[@relic1398]

I always liked Rand Paul a lot, but I voted Trump and wouldn't have it any other way. Maybe after 8 years of Trump he can run again.

[@richard40x]

+Brent W I cant conceive anybody who could like both Trump and Rand, since trump opposes every prnciple rnd stands for, I suspect you are a lying trumpie looking for votes here, you wont get them, libertarians are not as stupid as trumpies. Trump has the nomination now, good luck in the general, i will never vote for him. I am voting libertarian, and repub down ballot.

[@joyceclemons3916]

+Richard Forty (richard40) Rand is a fine human being, and yet he is not composed enough (yet) to figure out how to combine his wonderful ethics with shrewdness. It CAN BE DONE with honesty and integrity. You should watch Charlton Heston in interviews, defending the 2nd Amendment, to see how maturity, integrity and shrewdness can come together to disarm the opponent of your ideas. I was saddened to see Rand's mistakes in the debates, because we know he is a rising star and a great patriot. I have to say this...it is possible to like both men for different reasons, and still have integrity. For one thing, Trump, I believe, actually likes Rand and respects his integrity, but Trump made it crystal clear "I win, that is what I do." Trump also prefers win-win, whenever possible, but we only have one President. So he had to use Rand's mistakes, and by doing that, Rand should learn what they were. I will give you only two examples to think about: 1. He whom the "gods" would destroy, they first anger. Rand makes that too easy. 2. He should have not tried to make Trump the poster boy for Eminent domain, when Chris Christie was ripe to take his hits. He should have divided the attack and done better homework. Rand is a doctor, not a lawyer. But Rand can learn a legal tip: NEVER ASK A QUESTION YOU ARE NOT ABSOLUTELY SURE YOU KNOW THE WHOLE ANSWER TO YOURSELF. AND BE SURE YOU CAN PROVE YOUR POINT. He didn't do that. Also, Rand used a left-wing, partially debunked sound-byte narrative to do it. Way too naïve. Agree or not, this did not work for Rand, and it didn't help us any. Rand, learn from the opponents. That way, Rand will be ready when we need him MUCH more than we do now. Yes, that time will come, because of the ages of these surviving frontrunners. Rand MUST learn more about himself as he is seen by voters. And he CAN keep all the integrity, he can address his weaknesses, and he can become ethically shrewd. He's in my prayers.

[@richard40x]

+JOYCE “Glenn'sSis” CLEMONS "He should have not tried to make Trump the poster boy for Eminent domain". Trump is a poster boy for eminent domain. He still supports the kelo decision, and he took advantage of emament domain for private use in his business.

[@joyceclemons3916]

+Richard Forty (richard40) You must have written this before your candidate announced he is suspending his campaign. Calling someone a Lying Trumpie after he said he likes Rand Paul, who "ain't there" now, is an uncivil behavior, probably due to the desperation that has gripped the Cruz camp. You''ll feel better soon, but can give this "conditioned response" a rest now.

[@richard40x]

+Brent W Cnsidering that authoritarian cult of personality Populist Trump opposes pretty much every libertarian principle Rand stands for, your attitude is strange.

[@jtwilliams8895]

Paul should have been there instead of Lyin' Ted Cruz. So much of his debate time was spent trying to get at Trump, which probably wasn't a good strategy given that there were 6 to 12 other candidates on the stage. Cruz didn't really clash with Trump until he had secured his spot as the major alternative to Donald. Sadly, much of the "conservative" base still likes to hear the same old Bush era talking points on terrorism, foreign policy and national security issues. Those who are skeptical went with Trump, those who are not went with Cruz- who came out of the Bush administration and the Texas Republican machine

[@M2brSaA]

You must be a Trump fan following Trump's name calling, i.e. "Lyin' Ted". The truth of the matter is that Trump lies significantly more than Cruz. I personally watched all the debates. It makes me disgusted to see so many people reinforcing Trump's insults, bullying, and his name calling. I'm certainly not a Cruz fan, but I will tell you this, I am not a Trump follower.

[@theleafyground5793]

+M2brSaA LOL

[@samirsaweras231]

Bernie Sanders and Rand Paul the only people in the race for 2016 I actually would be proud to vote for.

[@user-cn3dr5md8m]

i always thought this guy was smart and reasonable,strangely he got the least points among the republican nominees.

[@tommyodonovan3883]

What is this *"Fill in the Blank"*

[@Moore-s5p]

+Tommy O Donovan you can write you ever you want on the ballot even if they are not running.

[@tommyodonovan3883]

Tia Moore Could that person become President if they got the most votes?

[@Moore-s5p]

not sure, I think because we are a republic, no. If we were a democracy, yes

[@liquornwhores1]

Rand is right.. His side is winning the battle of ideas. In part, Trump's success is because he embraces some of those ideas.

[@lionfan96]

+globalwarmerdenier72 loosening the libel laws to silent the press is a Paul family idea? offering to pay the legal fees of those that assault protesters is a Paul family idea? donating to the entire establishment for 30+ years is a Paul family idea? threatening to kill the families of terrorists and then saying.. oh, the military WILL follow that order.. believe me.. and doing this ON A DEBATE STAGE.. is a Paul family idea? since when lol....

[@lionfan96]

we ALREADY have laws regarding defamation of character and "warping the truth". if the press is spreading ACTUAL lies about you.. you have a right to sue. so not sure what you are talking about there. not to mention.. its obvious that once a media personality challenges him.. he does everything in the world to discredit them. Michelle Fields ring a bell? yeah.. im sure those bruises on her arm were totally photo shopped... *rolls eyes* and where is he in regards to condemning that supporter who threatened her life. and where was he in condemning those that caused her to move out of her apartment? but you know.. she obviously deserved it or was totally lying.... as for the Paul family.. the problem is the media gives them very little exposure when compared to the frontrunners and nobody in the establishment takes the Paul family seriously. though it obviously sucks.. there is NOTHING legally wrong with that. regarding legal fees.. the candidate sets the tone.. where is is outcry against roger stone? he literally THREATENED delegates if they dared to change their votes during the convention.. which they are legally able to do after the second ballot. if you want true trump delegates at the convention.. you need to have a ground game.. Trump doesnt have one.. PERIOD. all he's got is his reality tv personality.

[@lionfan96]

wooowwww.. how very liberal of you... and such insight!

[@snowfirel7108]

Rand and Ron Paul, you should get on the Trump train, we love Trump, and We love you too. I would love to see Rand Paul become the Vice President with President Trump, that way when Trump needs a break we still have a great person .

[@buffalospirit2392]

Rand is a cool dude.

[@ryanroy30]

would love to see him run with trump

[@grinningchicken]

My choice would be Rand then Bernie then Trump, Killary and Kruz are the same to me.

[@dellort]

+grinningchicken Car salesman Cruz

[@richard40x]

+grinningchicken In that case, you know nothing about what Rand stands for, since Trump opposes everything Rand stands for. Cruz is more Tea Party than libertarian, but is still far closer to Rand than Trump is.

[@grinningchicken]

Richard Forty Rand and Trump both support a fairer mid-east policy pulling out of crazy wars which impoverish the country

[@richard40x]

+grinningchicken Trump just said he will destroy ISIS, so it sounds like he wants war there, as does Cruz. Trump supported the attack on Libya, while both Rand and Cruz opposed it. Cruz joined Rand in opposing Obama on attacking Assad, I dont kow what Trump said there, but TRump did say Obama shoud ahve hnored his red line, and thus it sounds like Trump wanted war with Assad as well. So Cruz joined Paul twice in opposing war, while Trump supported Obama/Hillary on Libya, the record does not support your claims.

[@anirishleprechaun8202]

What a weasel......He is ok with the rigging of an election.......

[@llk517]

Trump/Paul 2016

[@doritomaldonado803]

+llk517 the best ticket someone should ask trump

[@dwildhockey24b]

+llk517 Rand wouldn't sink to that. For someone as intelligent and rational as Rand to take a backseat to someone like Trump would be comical.

[@runeguldberg]

Rules Commity. Sounds like royals and not Republican.

[@illnino4545]

Rand said "Constitution" (once or twice?) more times in this one sound bit than Trump has his entire campaign. Shame on Trump.

[@majormarketing6552]

+illnino4545 And shame on all other candidates too..

[@mss627]

There is no law prohibiting political parties from nominating whomever they want. Primaries are not actual elections. Of course it would be foolish to nominate a candidate who was unpopular with voters....... but not illegal.

[@john42t]

+Martin Smith In Europe they do. Who is popular with voters doesn't affect who gets to be a candidate much at all. I'm glad that's different in the US.

[@mikehawk9429]

the proper term is "stumped"

[@tubeyouxer]

We can't expect Rand to be Ron. We will never forget how he was FORCED to endorse Romney in 2012 and shut up about the obscene theft of Ron Paul's nomination.

[@TheMotorick]

So they started to ask Rand Paul who he supported and then interrupted him and themselves so many times that the question never got answered. I hate interviews by committee.

[@ValkyrieXRAY]

According to MSNBC, you can either choose Trump, Cruz, or Hillary. This is why Sanders supporters get mad at MSNBC and CNN.

[@obyvatel]

5:40 "...trumped by celebrity..." Oh, is that so? Well if you let a celebrity come along and do the dirty work...

[@robertjosan]

This guy is part of the problem, I like his Dad Ron Paul but don't think his idealistic pacifists path is a realistic achievement in a global economy

[@TimRomanelli]

glad he's exposing the things that need to be aired out🐍

[@khyronkravshera7774]

Rule 40b CAN'T be changed without Trump's and Cruz's delegates voting to change the rule. The rules committee ONLY recomends rule changes. Any actual changes have to be approved by a majority of the CURRENT SLATE of delegates. Nither Trump or Cruz supporters are going to vote to change rule 40b. The establishment is living in a dream if they think that will happen.

[@nicskeptic]

+Khyron Kravshera can you give links for research... not being lazy, just always interested in what i can find that differs from my immediate resourses... thanks

[@khyronkravshera7774]

+This Ain't Trap Rince Prebus and Newt Gingrich each explained this clearly on Hannity. They used a lot more words and made it sound more complicated than it is but simply put the rules committee recomends the rules. On the first day of the convention the delegates vote on them. That is the current delegates. Now most years its simply a formality, but this yr it would mean Cruz/Trump supporters would have to vote to undermine their own canidates.

[@nicskeptic]

thanks...

[@meghan42]

Why did the two women not participate in the conversation? Weird ... maybe or maybe not. (?)

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

+meghan42 cause they have a crush on Rand and didn't want to make him mad

[@Aryanne_v2]

+herz1nfucked Stop.

[@meghan42]

herz1nfucked yes. I noticed.

[@christsuke873]

what about BERNIE SANDERS 2016 =D

[@daeheekim316]

what about a lamp 2016?

[@christsuke873]

Bernie 2016

[@Allen75000]

no wonder why he lost... politician-talk

[@EileenTheCr0w]

Welp Cruz picked Fiorina as vp. I'm officially voting 3rd party no matter what happens.

[@richard40x]

+vexx506 I would have voted for Cruz, but sleazy liar trump no way, it is libertarian for me now, although i will still vote repub down ballot.

[@DBLDREW]

+Richard Forty (richard40) so what your doing is voting Clinton. As much as you dont like Trump think of the supreme court under Hillary vs Clinton.. scary

[@richard40x]

+DBLDREW So we have to vote for beelzebub to stop lucifer. sorry, its neither one for me.

[@DBLDREW]

Richard Forty dont think of it as voting for the president think of it as voting for the supreme court

[@richard40x]

Even that wont help, if Trump is the failed prez I think he will be. He may (I have to say may, who can count on anything from Trump) appoint 1 good justice before 2018. Then his failures give the dems the senate in 2018, and he compromises with Reid on a moderate. Then the dems take everything in 2020, and appoint all the judges they want, so long term we even lose on judges with Trump. We are not voting mainly for a court, we are voting for a prez, and Trump needs to convince me he will be a decent one (nor less bad then hillary, but actually good), and right now he is nowhere close to doing that.

[@fatrick9001]

"The funny thing is"... classic Rand. I need to use that. Rand was on point in this interview, smart man. I think its fair to say he was Trumped by celebrity. But he also wasn't very interesting as a candidate though, alienated his father's supporters by watering down his message and sounded too establishment and too much like a politician. It was a tactical error for him to have gone after Trump as well. He could have played for a prominent seat in the Trump administration, done more good than he can as a senator.

[@PaulLadendorf]

7:11 [rolls eyes]

[@byulyuj5696]

Much respect for Sen. Rand Paul after watching this. *edit: MSNBC...not so much.

[@langolieralphas]

This is the man I wanted for President

[@runeguldberg]

Great Rand Paul. Now you sounds like Trump. Trump leads and you follow. Trump is changing you and he will change America.

[@LostBoyWanders]

+runeguldberg Umm what lol. That is how Rand has been from day one....

[@jorgeds9243]

Why when Mika try talk Joe always have to interrupt her , she never can finish her sentence ,WHY ??????????

[@BoxOfOranges84]

she never says anything of importance anyway. Joe is doing us a favor

[@mattmangrum8491]

Been calling for it forever now. Trump/Paul!Everybody Get on Twitter and spam "Trump/Paul" on their accounts right now!