'You Want To Put Ukraine First?': Rand Paul Explodes At Democrats And Republicans Over Foreign Aid

In remarks on the Senate floor Monday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) spoke out against the foreign aid supplemental bill.
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[@dytallixx1268]

the empty seats says everything you need to know about how much our politicians actually care

[@purelizardmilk6598]

that's the weird part. when i see clips like this from british or canadian parliament, the lawmaker is at least arguing in front of a FULL gallery of his peers. They show up and argue to each other's faces over policy. I honestly don't understand why our lawmakers here in America just don't show up for discussions on bills like this

[@richb.4374]

@@purelizardmilk6598 Because they're all splitting the money so they don't care to hear the filibuster.

[@FreefallSC]

@@purelizardmilk6598because the people in their district will put them back in office no matter what because they don’t pay attention to local politics so they just vote for whoever is already in there. The apathy of the people allowed this shit to happen.

[@vincentlattuca3763]

Yeah cowards. The truth is hard to hear sometimes indeed.

[@LilJbm1]

​@@FreefallSCOr hear me out for a second, they actually rig elections. Maybe it isn't apathy when I know so many who are sick of their politicians? Maybe they vote get out but the ones counting just fake democrat ballots. Maybe this has happened for awhile, Maybe in 2020..

[@donnierichards7236]

This is the first time I've heard someone in Washington speak for us under paid folks and SS recipients

[@MegaRayland]

Rand has been doing it for years.

[@FuckTheGlobal]

he has been doing this for years...

[@DanielAnderssson]

Tbh American politicians seems to not care about the working and middle class. They can only spend money on military or put it in their own pockets

[@SlowAside5]

Have you never listened to Bernie Sanders?

[@andyp9985]

true , but yet nothing will be done about it, They will still send money to secure Ukraine Boarders

[@timothykelley4425]

It's called money laundering.

[@paulhingorani4791]

The last round of laundering before collapse of Ukraine

[@queenbee587]

💯 lots of it going on, I bet

[@briantaylor503]

Blackrock and vanguard own half of Ukraine ag land following the money

[@timothyjackson4653]

Yep, and Joe desperately needed another attempt to make a coherent speech

[@owmyrobotballs]

Yes, and the politicians will get a cut of that money.

[@ChuckWilliamsTechnology]

This speech needs to be aired on every U.S. network....wake up people!!!!!!

[@jamilopez2194]

Yes....

[@georgebradshaw4152]

Yes

[@nap7004]

1:00 he somehow forgot about the 3.8 billion to Israel every year plus the additional 14.5 billion this year on top 😊

[@barryrutenschroer75]

Everyone of those empty seats should have the name tags flipped up. We should get to see who is actually working for us and who is just their to make their own wallet fat.

[@dannylainhart4320]

That would be easy to see how many people you see there that's your anser 1%

[@sharongerard2690]

Excellent idea. There would really be an uproar. Somehow the people we elect need to be accountable. Typical human behavior-always need boundaries

[@cherryhillchiofarm3476]

I do believe we can go online and check to see who shows and who don't at least we used to be able to.

[@cherryhillchiofarm3476]

​@@dannylainhart4320well I believe we care and we were also too busy to be there so some might have a viable reasoning.

[@raywickes221]

Here say….

[@ricksteen935]

I was not around when the phrase “No taxation without representation “ was coined, but I sure know what it feels like. WAKE UP FOLKS!

[@kylewatson5133]

When will we learned. Forced labor to the state is morally bankrupt

[@demaciasolos]

@@kylewatson5133You don’t know what forced labor means. Or “morally bankrupt” either. Stop parroting things you don’t know about.

[@kylewatson5133]

@@demaciasolos I basically just said the sky is blue...

[@donnahaponek4633]

I agree. At this point I don't see how anyone could vote for the Ds.

[@Follower-b1u]

I totally agree with you quit paying for it as a taxpayers

[@realcomedyperrycoalmon9407]

If you have to have a disscussion like this, the system needs a complete overhaul. It is sick to call something like this a Democracy!!!

[@upland20]

That is a fact sir.👍

[@robindelude3787]

America is a CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC, so screw democracy.

[@kandycepeterson2482]

Right! Good comment. It's insane to think this would ever be a debate. It is a very bad sign for America.

[@fratzogmopars]

In reality we are a constitutional republic, you don’t want a democracy, that is mob rule.

[@citycowboy702]

A "democracy"... First of all... Ugh. Nevermind. It's like

[@colinists1is3]

We can always count on Sen Rand Paul, to stand up for we the people ( not just the people of KY but all Americans ) !

[@davindersingh7815]

It’s not about Ukraine first, but putting their sponsors and pockets first.

[@DylanL814]

One could argue that it's not America first either

[@criticaljacques2237]

Zelensky fake democracy regime first.

[@romanfedotov1152]

Zelensky still didnt bought villa in miami)

[@artis1969]

Considering any $$$ being approved cycles back to defense contractors, this statement is correct. If it ever even makes it to Ukraine at all. And here is the only one to actually say the $$$ should be accounted for. Not withheld. Simply accounted for. And he's summarily ignored.

[@binaryblue8179]

It's not about putting anything first. That's the propaganda of a tiny evil Russian dictator. Since when does the American government only have to focus on one problem at a time. I support our NATO and European allies. If that means I have to vote for slow Joe then that's the way it will be. Putin needs to face charges for his war crimes

[@FeHu939]

I like many people are upset and angry with both the House and senate for not doing what they were sent by the people to do “work for the people” not for themselves fame or for fortune, industrial or military complexes. Total loss of trust!

[@billchildress9756]

This is why we need TRUMP in office despite what the Media and Politicians say!

[@patrickbonici8472]

GOD BLESS YOU for standing up for AMERICAN

[@dougsimmons9091]

They're standing up for trump and putin not the United States !!!

[@ghosty426]

How does a new Democrat Congresswoman like AOC become fabulously wealthy with a net worth of more than $18 million dollars in such a short amount of time. ??

[@DAtmo-us1rl]

Mr Rand Paul Thank you for speaking out for the Majority American CITIZENS ❤❤❤👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👌💐🙏🏼💐🙏🏼💐🙏🏼

[@nap7004]

1:00 he somehow forgot about the USA giving 3.8 billion to Israel every year plus the additional 14.5 billion this year on top 😊

[@reginasemenenko148]

Rand Paul gets Russian money.

[@harolddalejr5203]

No to foreign aid AMERICA FIRST. Fund America first

[@linusa2996]

That's what they said in 1939

[@XYZ-bi9eb]

in 1941 many amurrikkkans felt the same way, but the big, dangerous world is not going away. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cowboydan507]

@@linusa2996It’s not like 1939 at all. It’s not even close to a World War.

[@linusa2996]

@@cowboydan507 Russia/USSR invaded Poland in 1939 as part of the Pact with Hitler and to "protect" the Belorussians and Ukrainians living in Poland. New times same BS, same reactions from the American Isolationists.

[@BluemoonSpaceRock]

@@linusa2996 What about it? In 1939 The British Empire and French Empire were invading, occupying, and ruling over 40% of the entire earth, why was it not the end of the world when they weren’t stopped? Do you think war only matters when it happens to white europeans? To act like the reason The British Empire and French Empire (who were committing crimes against humanity all over the globe in 1939) declared war on Germany was because they were some kinda anti imperialist anti expansionist saviors is straight up revisionist history. They simply didn’t want another power challenging their hegemony that they gained after WW1. You reference WW2 as if it’s proof that sending weapons will prevent WW3 but the whole reason Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and Germany declared war on America to begin with is because FDR wouldn’t stop sending weapons to their enemies and collapsing them w/sanctions. So if anything WW2 actually shows us the complete opposite, sending weapons to japan’s enemies is what caused them to attack us, so it’s actually the complete opposite

[@heidiwilliams598]

Stay strong Sen. Paul! Most of Americans support you and bless you for standing up for all of us!

[@Scrotal_Kahn]

No they don't lol... Many of us see him as a hypocrite... When other states need aid he says no.... when his state flooded he was panhandling from other states for recovery aid.... (Which we are happy to provide our fellow states, but why does he need to be so selfish)

[@Ziegfried82]

@@Scrotal_Kahn so you're talking about domestic aid while here he is talking about foreign aid. As for what he thinks of other States getting aid, maybe there is more nuance than that? Maybe those States were asking for aid they didn't actually need? Not that I am concerned with something like this when we have unchecked illegal immigration and insane military/foreign aid spending collapsing the nation.

[@smoothtwh]

If We The People were voting on this, no money would leave, but take care of our own people n country

[@40pluzmusic59]

If we the people voted… 😅 It would be mob rule… The founders at least got that part right. But alas… an imperfect being CANNOT make a perfect system.

[@jeremymartis]

Here is the best-kept secret about U.S. military aid to Ukraine: Most of the money is being spent here in the United States. That’s right: Funds that lawmakers approve to arm Ukraine are not going directly to Ukraine but are being used stateside to build new weapons or to replace weapons sent to Kyiv from U.S. stockpiles. Of the $68 billion in military and related assistance Congress has approved since Russia invaded Ukraine, almost 90 percent is going to Americans, one analysis found. At a time when both major parties are competing to win working-class votes and strengthen the U.S. manufacturing base, our military aid to Ukraine does exactly that - it is providing a major cash infusion into factories across the country that directly benefits American workers. It is also creating jobs and opportunities for local suppliers, shops, restaurants and other businesses that support the factories rolling out weapons. Many other weapons systems are being built for Ukraine in factories around our country. Nor does this list count the suppliers that provide these contractors with parts, such as plastic and computer chips, or produce smaller items for Ukraine, such as cold-weather and night-vision gear, medical supplies, spare parts and millions of rounds of small-arms ammunition. from The Washington post:

[@holdyourownnuts182]

@@40pluzmusic59Your so called founding fathers was and is the mob

[@deborahhemingway932]

We the people don't have a country anymore....Obiden sold us to China...Chinese armies are coming to invade us...

[@uturniaphobic]

@@40pluzmusic59 if all the people voted it doesn't necessarily mean mob rule. There could be rules like 60 or 70% of the vote is needed and then there's always a presidential veto to end a majority. Also they can't lobby 300 million people lolz

[@tplayspiano]

We need more Rand Paul’s in the Senate. Thank you.

[@terryloi6975]

Hope they get rid of Tom Cotton, Ted Cruz and other corrupt senates.

[@damonejohnson6098]

He should be up higher with more power HELL PRESIDENT !!!

[@ginawhite3166]

We need people like him all over the world, especially the west.

[@joeaiden4894]

​@@terryloi6975 Tom Cotton is amazing

[@terryloi6975]

@@joeaiden4894 lol

[@phen0mize]

FFS. Kentucky has this gentlemen and we in SC have Lindsey Graham. It's a shame more people do not recognize the how important Rand Paul is. Everything that Vivek has been preaching, this guy has been doing it for years.

[@antonandraslindamoodwhite5407]

D White here, this is not Anton: And his father before him. Still a Few Men of Courage, Integrity and Intelligence left in America; Very Few, Especially the Integrity Part. In the political realm, I mean.

[@Jetsetradio]

As much as I love Paul, Kentucky also has McConnell. I genuinely am at a loss how the hell the state can elect such polar opposites.

[@lorivernatter3308]

Yes Kentucky has RandPaul but we also hav3 Mitch McConnell yuck

[@coldstreamcybernaut2845]

Rand Paul is full of it. No reason we can't fix the border AND aid Ukraine and Israel.

[@tomparks3212]

The MAGA Lunatics are out today.

[@coybernard6622]

This bill is exactly why I am pissed and really don't want to pay my taxes anymore.

[@JDivinorumVideo]

Your tax money doesn't go to Ukraine. Old equipment goes there.

[@thomburleson4884]

@@JDivinorumVideoPresuming it didn’t materialize from thin air, how was the “old equipment “ paid for? Truly curious, thanks.

[@joestein6603]

@@thomburleson4884 Through the Federal Reserve printing money. Your tax dollars go into a black hole, not anything you think it goes to. Either way, you look at it, the government will spend money no matter what party is in charge, no matter if you pay taxes or not. If you don't believe me read the book The Deficit Myth by Stephanie Kelton.

[@josh116pep]

⁠@@JDivinorumVideoyes our tax money goes to Ukraine.😂

[@lindan8729]

@JD. I don’t know about old equipment but there’s billions that go there and then a percentage comes back in Biden’s pocket. 😠

[@VK-zt6sw]

Thank you Sen. Rand Paul for standing up for our country!

[@bobtowncarguy82]

Thank you, Rand, for speaking the truth. If we had 300 more like you, things would actually change.

[@63striker]

God, protect statesmen who have the courage to be vocal!

[@tylerskiss]

Is it courage or theater? I’ve heard Rand stand up for a great many concerns that the common folk have, but nothing. Ever. Changes. I’m starting to believe they just wheel him out so people like us will believe “there are a few who fight for us”, but how can a very open secret like the Ukraine money is obviously not going to Ukraine, not be exposed unless ALL of them benefit?

[@meowlionkatz]

Quit calling AlCapones Elites

[@JoshuaAdamBowlby]

Amen, good, and honest leaders!

[@Psalm144verse1]

Keep prayin its happening ✊

[@carvercapitalequitypartner122]

How could America put any other country first? No other country does that.

[@Red-vn4xq]

It's called reparations and restitution for all the prosperity we aquired unjustly, according to big o, since 2008.

[@aleccap5946]

UK has done this, placed unidentified illegal migrants ahead of our own people wasting 8.3 million pound of taxpayers money a day 11.3 billion pound to Ukraine and lied to, constantly lied to, and yet the people have given up, our police are social workers dressed up and useless

[@MrElapid]

I think he's being sarcastic. Big O. really believes this. He's an America last globalist.@@southerncatlady6680

[@graceantonio3573]

RAND PAUL IS NOW A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS. INDEED.

[@vasilispatsalidis5683]

The US Cabal that is your Government puts no Country first, including the US.

[@pdcamsnews]

Rand Paul is correct.

[@surgepro322able]

The SWAMP runs very deep! Thank you Rand for standing for and representing the majority of the United States people!

[@Ripkittymi]

Yes, and the swamp is both parties. The more they can distract you and make you fight about something, the more they can pass things that give big companies and their stocks more profit. It's like stealing candy from a baby. Look into the cabinets of both party president's and what companies they come from. They share people that aren't labeled red or blue, but labels as prestigious employees of asset companies.

[@neilba1]

You'll know who to blame when you get dragged into WW3 because Putin won't stop, nor China, Iran and North Korea.

[@Decoy0527]

Trump thought the swamp was was a mile wide and 10 feet deep. 4 years later he knows its a hundred miles wide and a thousand feet deep. And those swamp creatures sure do stick together to protect their territory. Ain't nothing going to change anytime soon.

[@peterjermey7235]

I understand that ordinary people might not get it, but I find it hard to believe that Republican Senators don't understand why Putin is one of the biggest, if not the single biggest, threat to national security. Anyone who has seen the movie Pearl Harbor knows whether US cannot ignore imperialist dictators

[@caseyjackson853]

Who the hell is "ordinary"? That is part of the problem.

[@sam-te1fu]

This guy made the exact arguments I’ve brought up against supporters of this bill. I’m glad to see a politician speaking exactly my concerns on the floor of the house. I hope they listen and the congressman start to put America and Americans first.

[@nikitaw1982]

Do u think the money goes in Swiss bank accounts and the tax payers pays at a later date. Very creepy.

[@AB-xq1kn]

It's amazing that the country is divided between those who are for the USA and those against.

[@lonniebeal6032]

Those against are all treasonous democraps.

[@spikemorbid7159]

Civil war approaching again.

[@immapotato7510]

Those against need to piss off

[@rkey870]

and who is doing the dividing Ivan?

[@jared3624]

Pretty much obama started all this and hes still running the show behind biden ,and then kamala

[@robertcarpenter5194]

The empty desks in the background says alot about our leadership

[@shanghunter7697]

95% leaders DON'T truly care.......That's why it's empty as long as their pockets are stuffed.....They DON'T care about our nation !!

[@karenfrank4307]

America needs to be first!

[@matthewbaker2573]

like when they blew up their own twin towers and spread lies about Afghanistan having WMDs so they could go and steal their oil ?

[@rolanddechaine3564]

Each Democrat Senator is MORE THAN WELCOME to start a donation drive and pay for it all themselves.

[@sunshine_pnw]

No they use our money to gain benefits for them

[@davidbrennan3613]

Will they pay for Israel too

[@ofelix1937]

All the Republicans that voted for it as well. It's one big club and people like you and me aren't in it.

[@andyhughes1776]

​@@ofelix1937George Carlin!

[@camomaxx]

@@ofelix1937they aren’t republicans, they are RINOs bought and paid for by soros.

[@ripleycorrectly7479]

If the politicians are so eager to send this fund it should be out of their personal accounts out of their savings !!

[@JessicaD.-vb9ho]

Or send their paychecks

[@clairelivefreeordie2551]

Even if they only contributed on the rate of return from their insider trading, that alone could fund this unwinnable war!

[@EmmaR.2024]

It's just way easier to spend other people's money. Old econ rule. Human nature.

[@vilmathomas5158]

schumer and mcconnell really need to go...i mean what have they done for the american people for their decades of "service"?

[@jamesfletcher4542]

We like that response if the politicians want to support the Ukraine they should pay out of their personal bank l account.

[@col.rangus1071]

Well articulated argument. Kind of f***ed up that we have to convince people profiting from death is bad. Most likely will fall on deaf ears.

[@skye8394]

Well said Senator. It’s shocking that America families are struggling to make ends meet while Ukraine get the benefits from their taxes.

[@blondejon5538]

While they purposely bring millions into our states, cities, towns flooding us, draining our resources, taking away our low cost energy for a suicidal agenda, inflating our currency, and doing nothing to protect our homeland from this madness

[@jamstagerable]

Remember it's not only Ukraine, there's Israel and many other countries. And now 10's of thousands of citizens from countries per day, as far away as China are coming here illegally for American taxpayer dollars/benefits, courtesy of our elected officials, that have sold us all down the river.

[@AnthonyTolhurst-dw1nc]

You really call bombs “benefits”? I call you OUT skye!

[@thecomebackking737]

@@AnthonyTolhurst-dw1nc I don’t care about Ukriane don’t you understand? We don’t have money period. Let me ask you a question, let’s say we send billions to Ukriane how long do you think we should keep paying? Go fight if you care

[@nomadmarauder-dw9re]

​@@thecomebackking737Lots would, if our government would allow it.

[@gr8videofun]

10% for the big guy.

[@coolramone]

The guy with the poor memory

[@user-yg8eh6vj5q]

It's probably over twenty percent as Biden is greedy.

[@sonjarutkowsky4140]

Exactly 👍

[@yeost187]

Well the "big guy(s)" in this case? Are from both parties. The political elite party need that money laundering to continue.

[@rosebuddanielle967]

Yes! Go Rand Paul - keep telling the truth!

[@saltedllama2759]

But to what end? The truth doesn't change the minds of the corrupt-in-power. They know what the truth is, and they know what would work for us, and that's precisely why they aren't doing it. They don't want us to have freedoms, or economic independence anymore. They want us malnourished, anxious, and dependent.

[@joepatriot363]

It seems that Many if not Most of our Congressional Representatives are more concerned with a Monetary fix (THEIRS), rather than a Humanitarian one. Billions for Ukraine defense, NOT a Penny for the America's.

[@bobbytagle5918]

We as American citizens should protect our own borders and our sovereignty. A government that taxes more than the citizens can afford is not in the interest of the people but for their own gain. We shouldn't have a government that isn't for the people by the people. it's a dictatorship

[@NeverDauntedRadioNetwork]

Just say you don't understand government and only want what matters to you.

[@christiejohnston8538]

I’m so sad for our country! Wake up citizens of the United States!!!

[@stevel1451]

VOTE BLUE

[@jasonloseefu]

They were awaken on Jan 6, look what happened.

[@v1d9uy]

@@stevel1451 someone likes political prosecution

[@johnteets2921]

@@jasonloseefu Ray Epps and the rest of the FBI agent provocateurs ?

[@joseywales148]

Our citizens are in a comatose state of mind - and have been for many decades

[@1973Pippster]

I can tell you none of my sons will serve this nation any longer. This place is corrupt to the core.

[@tkehoe78]

We all will be fighting UN soldiers shortly as the UN army guy is coming to talk to Biden about border and doesn’t want other states thinking they can stand up to the president and will think about having UN getting involved. They are already here! It’s going to happen. Why they need border open. Chaos before elections. So there won’t be another election. That what the y want

[@dividendfire855]

They already have an enlistment discrepancy, gee I wonder why…

[@honestdon1772]

Republicans should start governing instead of making excuses for trump and blaming all on Dems. Putin does not care about Compassion Ron. How are you going to have a National Election during a war, Russia loves this.

[@mananimal3644]

My enlisted relatives including my uncles in WWII and the Korean War always told me that they served the American Constitution, not politics, but for the protection of one of the world’s most scared documents. That is why we serve. If your sons decide to serve they will be protecting future generations.

[@randyshuffler-f2p]

you are so damn right

[@jondspen]

Thank you Sen Paul as a homeless disabled USMC Somalia vet! Semper Fi!!!

[@AndrewGarcia-vm3uz]

The sad thing is that they don't even give a shit. The politicians fighting for We the People are hero's. God's Blessings to you all. Please pray for these hero's of our time.

[@MichaelSheffield-ox8yd]

heroes

[@AndrewGarcia-vm3uz]

@@MichaelSheffield-ox8yd Thank you.

[@doznoff362]

Hey no fair you can't say shit on utube they will cut u off

[@AndrewGarcia-vm3uz]

@@doznoff362 Really? I'm not real savvy about the do's and dont's of KZbin. My spelling and grammar can probably use some improvement too but the time is at hand and I'm not going to let that shit, oops stop me. You have a Blessed day and may all your dreams come true. Peace.

[@JanaLemons]

They bloody hell won't be forgotten - and neither will the ones that did nothing, said nothing, and were against everything that made our nation great!

[@steved0123]

Notice all the empty seats collecting a paycheck?

[@cl9826]

I never see anything but empty seats in these videos

[@shirleymcdaniel1854]

Taxpayers work and pay for all the Senate and Congress to not do the job we pay them to do. There a joke.

[@lewis1544]

@@cl9826 It's the same in the UK.

[@angelaallen7174]

Yes i noticed all the seats empty 😂😂..sad as hell 😢😢😢

[@Caddi66-on7bq]

What job can we all have where we don't show up & still get a pay check & not get fired???

[@michelesmith4290]

Tell them Paul. We're tired of their crap

[@deaddycruel]

this paul is ignorant being

[@smoothtwh]

@@deaddycruel I would say You're the one who's ignorant

[@michelesmith4290]

@@deaddycruel Wanting war is ignorant and funding someone else's war is just being a slave for the elite class

[@curtjeziorski350]

​@deaddycruel let me guess... your the type of guy that can sit on a popsicle and tell what flavor it is. You probly have your hair fucking dyed blue too don't ya??

[@coldstreamcybernaut2845]

Rand Paul is full of it. There is no reason we can't do more than one thing. How ridiculous would that be if government could only work on a single issue at a time? The only reason they were not able to pass a border bill is because Trump told Republicans not to because he needs the border issue to campaign on.

[@richardweaver472]

There should be no riders on any bills! Everything should be considered separately, period.

[@jeanna7851]

💯

[@AaronCMounts]

Sounds like a good way to ensure the dominant party never has to compromise on anything, ever.

[@patty1517]

Outrageous. Rand Paul , thank you for all you do for America. Keep speaking up. We need you now more than ever.

[@billchildress9756]

We need more people in office!, Not Politicians that want to do what they want... But people that care for AMERICA!!!

[@ericcallender1575]

Supports the Russian World Domination tour.

[@janetbridges3807]

Absolutely! Rand Paul has his head on straight, unlike too many other politicians…

[@bobklahn42]

@@billchildress9756 People who care for America vote to stop Russia now, before the rebuild the Soviet Union.

[@gringoamigo8146]

Rand Paul has an understanding of economics like a 5 year old.

[@shawn544]

Preach! 🙏 We are beyond BROKE. We don't have the money that we're sending. It's borrowed from our great grand kids! How fk'ed up is that???

[@jamesfairmind2247]

I am a Brit but I love Rand Paul, I wish we had a politician like him in the UK. He should be vice President.

[@bob4198]

Trump president 2024-Rand Paul 2028

[@corycivi]

Trump chose Jerome Powell as his Fed chair he’s a swamp creature

[@henrylogan4384]

@@southerncatlady6680not to mention he was dealing with conspiring against him, fabricated hoaxes, spying, investigation after investigation and bs impeachment and that was just the first half and all while objectively putting up better numbers in almost every metric compared to biden until covid came.

[@BENOITMONSEL]

I'm French and completely agree with you. Our politicians in France worth nothing !!!

[@JosePaez-r8p]

Dr Paul is a very strong and honest senator.

[@ivandragomiloff2356]

Rand Paul for Senate Minority Leader, remove McConnell from his leadership position NOW!

[@63striker]

Amen

[@73NF14Ret]

Please! 🙏

[@ruZsiaNa-C]

Yes, coming from a guy called "IVAN" 😂😂😂 nice try russiaNa-C

[@cl-7832]

​​@@ruZsiaNa-C I don't care if his name was Putin, if his statement makes sense...it makes sense ......glowie

[@lukehelleksen68]

​@@ruZsiaNa-C also... you realize the na-c are in Ukraine? 😂

[@followyourbliss973]

Bravo Senator! Our politicians don't even care about its own citizens! Makes me sick to my stomach!

[@JescaML]

They care more for the immigrants and Ukraine than they do the US Citizens. They see us citizens as domestic terrorist

[@liamwilson7549]

You aren’t even living in America

[@neonato1806]

​@@liamwilson7549 I'm a naturalized American citizen and fuck sending money to foreign countries

[@onceagain227]

​@@neonato1806 you fell for the bait.. even 😔 f they don't send this money to Ukraine, they aren't going to use the money to help the people living paycheck to paycheck. Don't believe these liars.

[@rickbeal1544]

​@@liamwilson7549why would you say that lie stop your lies and divide.

[@JoJoBali]

Thank God for having people like you protecting the American people! No more free money to strangers! Enough!

[@YellowRose3332]

Only money to our allies in need. No funding for enemies that hates, and skims off the United States People. Politicians spend US Citizens money like it’s their own money tree. Absolutely disgusting.

[@rynor7132]

I know Rand Pauls message falls on deaf ears in the senate but I appreciate him greatly

[@NeverDauntedRadioNetwork]

You appreciate politicians who have no desire to legislate?

[@NeverDauntedRadioNetwork]

You appreciate politicians who have no desire to legislate?

[@Honestandtruth007]

Vote them USELESS Politicians Out in 2024...❌👎❌ That don't Care about American people

[@muthafukajones1513]

Not possible with rigged elections. No way any sane person still votes for McConnell, graham, Schumer, Romney.

[@42luke93]

Awesome use of emoji

[@1871corporationUSA]

Voting does NOT work It's apparent. Representatives are installed

[@billybowman3891]

You think voting is real…. Did you know they removed “gullible” from the English language because it’s offensive to dumb people?

[@johnwarnke6637]

Amen

[@1dartow]

This tells the whole story of this country's co-called leaders.

[@meowlionkatz]

Quit calling AlCapones Elites

[@135789able]

Thank you for this, mate.

[@amykauffman1336]

Imagine paying your neighbors’ bills before you pay your own. Insanity!!!!

[@laurachatham8563]

Exactly!

[@nap7004]

1:00 how do you feel about the USA giving 3.8 billion to Israel every year plus the additional 14.5 billion this year on top?

[@carolinagirl4813]

I am on SS and my electric bill was $431.85 how in hell do they expect seniors to keep warm this winter. I live in a old mobile home and when I see them send billions overseas, let in all the illegalls from around the world give them free health care and I still have to pay out of pocket. I M 75 Years old an know body gave me a dam thing. I can't hardly make ends meet an is heartbreaking. I worked all my life yea I have medicare but had to get a supplemental insurance to pay what medicare want cover. Obama care sucks, and Biden economics sucks also. I will never vote Democrat again they are destroying this country.

[@marknrogers]

Quit voting for them!

[@brandonmmc]

Meanwhile they giving illegals free rent for 2 years free medical insurance, cell phones and a Check!! It's sad af!!!

[@linusa2996]

The money going overseas makes up less than 0.7% of the US budget and 50-60% of that is spent in the USA.

[@aaronwilcox6417]

​@linusa2996 Not true. Just in 2001 there's over 2.3 trillion missing from DOD. Factor in what we pay to secure Israel, Korea, and the 35,000 troops in Germany. On top of that you have to factor in our trade deficits and then factor in servicing the national debt which is the biggest portion.

[@aseainfo]

First, thank you for your service. Second, I am DEEPLY sorry that our country has let you down in your time of need. Vote for Trump as he is the only hope we have to stop these people.

[@steveallen2681]

Thank you so much for defending the people at home. I know you must get tired and sick of beating this drum but please don’t stop,

[@lorysipel6823]

Who attended this debate? There should be a list of attendees. I don't know about you, but if I don't show up to work I don't get paid. Not so with the politicians.

[@JanaLemons]

They are not listening any more!

[@timzeringue2649]

?

[@tellitlikeitis5856]

Not only not get paid but no longer a job

[@anitaokerberg6091]

So true thank you for sharing this

[@deborahduffin7703]

Please Keep Up The Great Work Senator/Doctor Ran Paul!!!

[@gent-47]

NOTICE HOW THEY DONT POST THIS SEGMENT ON MSNBC ,CBS OR ANYWHERE ELSE.

[@wyodrifter5539]

They don’t want the common Biden voter to learn what they voted for

[@danielmanly4793]

Well it isn't safe and effective....

[@Getshwifty428]

So true, it just reinforces what Rand Paul said. That the left has become the party of censorship.

[@Kevin-rz6lm]

I have taken the same stand. I served (Vietnam), and now I am sorry. My father served (WW2), and I know what he would say. My great grandfather served (Civil War), and I know what he would have said. I had 8 4th GGrandfathers serve (Revolution) and they would tell you that his is no longer America. We have morphed into everything we have been fighting and killing for 250 years. Evil is among us.

[@mrfattypancakes]

​@@Kevin-rz6lm"pride comes before the fall"

[@allthingsnu4673]

This needs to be aired on all network television stations but they will never air it. Thank you, Senator Paul.

[@meowlionkatz]

Quit calling AlCapones Elites

[@zahir585]

Oh my god I love this guy finally someone that say it as it is

[@chofa6769]

Thank you Senator Rand Paul , to bad Oklahoma senators aren’t in sync with you!!! Much respect sir 🇺🇸❤️🙏🏻🇺🇸God bless

[@freshcofreshco9811]

Eisenhower warned us about the Military industrial complex

[@Prodrive1]

And how right he was too.

[@paulwelch1992]

and the pharnacutical industrial complex

[@freshcofreshco9811]

@@paulwelch1992 Agreed millions of Americans are done a disservice

[@k-lo0007]

Thank you, Rand Paul, for having our back. I agree with you wholeheartedly. 👊

[@Brenda-in8bd]

I as well

[@WillieWeed]

He's a traitor like all of maga. History will tell.

[@dertythegrower]

​@standupnow-bo3lrFacts... and his dad, but we all know they silence the smart ones from running like the Paul family, and now Vivek, etc

[@davidcarter3976]

Only problem is is he never does anything about it. He talks a lot. But it seems like, with all the America first people that are in the government now, Rand Paul can easily get them organized and help put the pedophile politicians in prison but he seems to be cock blocking.

[@lisalindberg726]

ty for the truth

[@houmandehdashtidmd9078]

Dr Rand Paul. Voice of logic, class and reason in Washington

[@SnorkelSquad]

That a great joke.😂😂😂😂

[@houmandehdashtidmd9078]

@@SnorkelSquad appearantly you are .

[@h.boylen6334]

I think they understand the death and grief involved. They just don’t care.

[@Dead_Again1313]

Bingo

[@Mahatmajenkins]

it's the levantine group that isn't a group and don't talk about there being a group it's just a coincidence

[@martybarbeau]

Our whole system is effing C O R R U P T!!!

[@noneyabusiness7320]

Nation wide strike. No taxes coming in might make them understand that they work for the American people.

[@w.m.e.cantinoobtrader1334]

they can just shut down the bank accounts or take the money form the bank lol, or seize ur house if u dont pay taxes

[@matthewbaker2573]

if Russia claims Ukraine - ALL your bills will get higher is it really that hard to understand that by not doing anything - you, the american public - will be worse off

[@KaoticReach1999]

Wow, it's shocking how on-point and consistently correct Rand Paul is.

[@pauladams7344]

We have many people here in San Diego who were flooded out by recent rains. They deserve our attention. America First !

[@thomaspennfenn6649]

All AMERICAN CITIZENS DO 👍🇺🇸

[@thebugkiller9036]

Well you don’t hear about this anymore … but the poor folks in Hawaii were completely disregarded by this federal government … like Rand said .. it’s Ukraine first and Americans last … i utterly detest this current administration and the democrat party .. and a whole bunch of the useless republicans too ..

[@Brenda-in8bd]

​@thebugkiller9036 Dont forget our people who are in Ohio and it takes him an entire year just to visit them .????

[@BlssedToBeFree]

There is no one in the room to listen. Where are the representatives we pay to be there on our behalf?

[@20rentalsandimdoneworking48]

Shopping for $300k Benz Trucks, closing deals on personal multi family properties, yawning from a long night in the Maldives.

[@JanaLemons]

A tunnel - another country?

[@timzeringue2649]

?

[@Jdotrhh]

Even if they were there it would fall on deaf ears

[@420Gold]

We don’t pay them, I have never made a tax “payment”. I’ve been robbed repeatedly my whole life. Try not to get robbed and they will lock you in a cage at gun point.

[@yambraham7786]

Thank you Rand. It’s time for American citizens to come together and get rid of the corruption.

[@liamwilson7549]

@@southerncatlady6680the 1st amendment…

[@chubbyoo7]

Vote no on incumbents

[@phatplates]

No one will do anything, that's the problem

[@Follower-b1u]

I agree we also need to quit funding this stuff quit paying our taxes

[@Brenda-in8bd]

It is time but will they ?

[@vitty7465]

Everyone needs to stop paying tax at the same time

[@jujulipz1365]

I'm not even from America and this is outrageous!

[@patricklee5578]

Thank you Senor Paul, a statesman, not a politician.

[@istvanglock7445]

It's all just talk though, isn't it?

[@Seltkirk-ABC]

​@@istvanglock7445it's just you bud.

[@jimkirk4357]

A double talking con man. Trying to argue that we must choose between helping Ukraine and helping America.

[@jimkirk4357]

This guy is a pro PUTIN con man. Ukraine is fighting for survival. Ending the war by handing victory to Putin. The Military industrial complex supports Republicans. Rand Paul is a LIAR. His party voted against the BORDER BILL he's going on about. Trump first, America last.

[@CorporateU-Tcensored]

Yet Rand Paul is the one who stalled the senate the first yrs of Trumps presidency at every turn...

[@julchav5709]

That speech needs to be televised in every American home Time to wake up🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@klfflk3048]

Absolutely

[@andremchinda3973]

Truest

[@howardschlereth9368]

Every day.

[@TheLeonidas989]

We are awake. It’s just hard to beat mail in ballets of people who already passed away.

[@MACTEP_CHOB]

What is televised now is how they call Donnie and Tucker idiots

[@fqrinkulu1571]

True and pure logic.

[@girlwriteswhat]

This is why I love Rand Paul. Although he needs to call out the RINOs more.

[@daveminer9217]

And name names!

[@rickydelahaba1936]

John Kennedy voted for the bill

[@NeverDauntedRadioNetwork]

You love Rand Paul because he is a hypocrite? He laments giving money to Ukraine because Americans live paycheck to paycheck, but will oppose any measure to raise the federal minimum wage and help Americans not be so tight with every paycheck. This is the person you love? If you love that, I openly question how much you think you love America.

[@Matthew-zu6tm]

Ron Paul was just as much a thorn in the side of the UniParty.

[@NeverDauntedRadioNetwork]

@@Matthew-zu6tm and his time came and went like a fart in the wind.

[@Remychat9]

Exactly my thoughts since day one, when nobody dare say it. Glad we have a decent person and patriot saying it now !

[@yona608]

I traveled in the US as a student, having in mind all those great things that were said and that we could see in American movies when I was a kid but when I first arrived I was shocked by how unsafe and how many homeless, drug addicts and desperate people I could see in the street and even in public transportations, way far from what I expected. But one thing that amazed me is how much American are eager to work and be active, this dynamism and agility is not something that I could see in many other countries. I'm just wondering why the US gouvernement is not willing to invest the right amount of money and solve its own issues rather than throwing money away in a war that could probably be fixed with the proper understanding of what is going on and why all of this started

[@randybutternub031]

This is not America this is “joe Bidens America” 🤮

[@courtneymeehan504]

It's the Military Industrial Complex

[@gmjent5671]

Bc the US government doesn’t give a💩about its citizens.

[@jcman240]

Most of the best parts of America are not found in the tourist spots

[@Robbie09]

Because they are corrupt and lining their own pockets. Our government reps are evil.

[@HKGunPlay]

It’s not necessarily we don’t want to help any of these people it’s the fact we can’t afford it. It’s the fact we have neighbors fellow Americans that need what we can spare. It’s so sad to see the elites care nothing for We the People

[@tishhosmer3996]

This Senator speaks the truth

[@SafeAndEffectiveTheySaid]

All American must be obliged to hear this speech

[@robertfreedman6651]

Yes. So we can hear how one American Senator is willing to see the Ukrainian people murdered, slaughtered and raped. And if Putin wins in Ukraine and marches to Poland or to the Baltic states then American troops WILL be involved. Ukrainians are also fighting for US security. Putin is cheering on this Senator.

[@SpringIsBACK]

Yes, such idiocy and disingenuousness truly should be an example to avoid. For one thing, the biggest chunk of what's been sent to Ukraine is WEAPONS. Real physical can-blow-you-up-or-put-holes-in-you weapons. Is Sen. Paul too stupid to know this, or is he lying? 2nd, the US Southern Border CANNOT be fixed by this Congress. The problems are a matter of Biden Admin. policy to not follow / enforce our laws. The only recourse is impeachment AND CONVICTION, which we don't have the votes for, and even if we did, then what? Enjoy Kamala Harris as Prez?

[@martincoughlan1361]

Voice of sanity … Thank-you Rand Paul

[@vq6928]

Thank You Paul for speaking on the behalf of the American People 💪🏽

[@lindan8729]

@vq6928 👍

[@istvanglock7445]

He's speaking on behalf of himself. He just hopes it might win him a few votes. But he'll do the same as he's always done - nothing.

[@mariuseibenberg4695]

Great to hear this speech. There are still Politicians in the USA with a moral a compass.

[@rottenlostforgotten]

Even he wont say the same when it comes to israel

[@mentalphilanthropist35]

​@@rottenlostforgottenWhy, Israel is the only american friendly state in the middle east. How dense are you?

[@dakotamartin523]

Let’s trust the ppl who hate us and take that side is all my man’s here is trying to say. Fuck our best interests…..

[@TropicShade]

And they are neither Democrat or Republican.

[@meowlionkatz]

Quit calling AlCapones Elites

[@freshcofreshco9811]

My daughter on dialysis and certain medications medicare and medicaid wont pay for it but Israel and Ukraine get a blank check.

[@igorlang884]

Sad brother!!

[@caseyjackson853]

So sorry, so very wrong. Prayers for your daughter 🙏 ❤

[@FreefallSC]

Our tax money insures if you were a Jew and moved to Israel you would never have that issue. We pay for universal healthcare just not for the citizens that pay for it lol

[@CC-cp5uf]

I'm so very sorry for your daughter's medical challenge and the additional (unnecessary) financial stress your family has to endure. 🙏

[@jozsiiosif672]

Great speech ! Congratulations

[@waihekefish]

Watching from Australia - glad to see a US politician speaking up and speaking out. Thank you. This is affecting the entire planet so people in the US need to get their shit together and stop the rot for all of us. Thank you from Australia ❤

[@blumpkinspicelatte4580]

Yeah real great. This guy is always talking but never any action, just like every other politician. Just telling you what you want to hear but never doing anything about it at all.

[@carolynpeisert218]

​@blumpkinspicelatte4580 you are exactly 💯 correct

[@brianwesley28]

​@@blumpkinspicelatte4580What more do you want Senator Paul to do about it?

[@bradamor]

Are you kidding me, as another Australian all I see is the lack of stability (political risk) in the US and they are not a dependable ally. The world should just tear up the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and become a nuclear arms race. US security guarantees mean nothing as evident here.

[@foxsparrow8973]

Speaking out so Putin can win and blackmail and destabilize Europe and the world? That's a wonderful idea!

[@carolynwalker339]

Thank you Rand Paul. I went grocery shopping yesterday, and food that cost $5 last week were all $3 higher. Inflation is killing us. 😢

[@uktea9610]

Corporate greed is killing us

[@chess1458]

​@@uktea9610sending our tax payer dollars overseas are also killing us

[@ritatharp5238]

Bidenomics

[@alextorrella4585]

What do you mean?? Bidenomics is working for us ! 🤣🤣🤣

[@catamazing5631]

😮😮Carolyn I have been noticing that also.

[@JJ-tb9cq]

Rand Paul is so CORRECT 100% why isn’t more speaking out

[@ceemee1837]

Because the big money they get to stay in DC tells them not to speak out. Republicans and Democrats are paid off and we the people are duped.

[@michellefilby]

Maybe because their donors won't allow it?

[@alexmarcus9009]

Every country prioritises the rights and needs of its citizens FIRST. Whose hard-earned money is being sent? Not that of the so-called leaders.

[@SwampFox101-sj6ul]

Thank you sir.Telling it how it is. SEMPER FI.

[@chess1458]

He's telling the truth..As someone who has been living paycheck to paycheck for the last 3 years this resonates

[@dickybyrd6865]

Go to night school, get a degree, find yourself a better job. In three years you will still be here. You can either keep on working paycheck to paycheck or in three years be moving into a better, higher paying job. It’s your choice. How sending soon to be decommissioned arms to Ukraine effects your paycheck is a mystery to me.

[@jasonweiss7757]

Well hopefully you don't vote for Biden in November. At the rate he's running the country you will need to borrow you next 2 paychecks to live off of.

[@liamwilson7549]

3 years? You must live a privileged life. Funny how you suddenly care about military funding. We are still in the Middle East you know. There doesn’t seem to be any complaints about that. But god forbid our country tries to do the right thing…

[@kansascitybob2430]

20 years in Afghanistan, trillions of dollars spent, billions of dollars in military equipment left behind, and the,country returned to exactly the way it was on the day we were leaving.starting wars in 7 middle eastern countries, killing thousands of “ collateral damage” civilians, breaking established treaties, then stopping a negotiated peace agreement after breaking those treaties, and spending billions more on a needless war, killing thousands more conscripted to die, for the enrichment of the war machine. God forbid? The right thing? Really?

[@stefan4antifa]

You mean the 2017 Trump tax cuts didn't help you? Aw, that's a shame.

[@madeinfoxtrap5539]

Rand Paul is 100% right ! And many including myself are asking the same question : where is the money going ?

[@GwynBleys]

Majority of the money went to the pockets of US defense contractors and the senators who approved previous bills. Just a little over $22bil went to Ukraine in form of cash and the majority of that was stolen in Ukraine. So now Ukraine cant pay its military and government workers and wants them $60bil in cash instead of weapons. Thats why there is hesitation in both parties. And Im not saying Paul is a bad guy but he is not painting the full picture here... Its politics after all

[@madeinfoxtrap5539]

@@GwynBleys agreed. Politicians of all stripes never give you the full story.

[@hutch22925]

Ironically - 90% of it stays here, providing jobs in Texas, Arizona, Alabama. The weapons are produced here, then exported.

[@blackrocks8413]

It pays Ukraine Government workers pensions. Imagine that, most US workers don't even get pensions but we have to pay for Europes. Nuts, just friggin nuts

[@Jonno2summit]

@@GwynBleys Eisenhower spoke to America at length about the Military Industrial Complex. Personally, I see this as part of the modern Deep State. And the Deep State was pissed at Trump for creating peace and NOT starting any new wars. That's not good for business - for the Deep State.

[@virginiaschaefer9693]

Love Paul, he's one of the Republicans who knows the truth and speaks it.

[@stevewoodside]

I still would like to see a lot more politicians to be like Rand Paul.

[@rosettastar17]

He couldn't stand up and say what he does without permission, believe me when I say he is one of them, just as Bernie Sanders is. They have to have this opposition to look legitimate and to keep the people satisfied.

[@4evertrue830]

Such politicians are hard to come by. The US political system is capital intensive, so you need those with deep pockets to get you in there. Once you're in they tell you what to do. 😕😑

[@user-BwithGod]

Truth is a hard pill to swallow. Tell it like it is! Awesome!

[@upland20]

Rand Paul speaks the truth. He speaks for me as well as all that I know. Rand Paul needs backup. I would like to recommend the Navy SEALS. It is time for people to understand what Treason is.

[@RedneckandPinay]

Kennedy/Paul

[@shanarchy614]

I notice that none of these politicians EVER bring up Israel. There's always money for Israel, even when they're taking about cutting OUR Social Security that WE'VE worked for!

[@ThePoliticalBulldog]

Found the traitor (you)

[@MegaBait1616]

​@@RedneckandPinay, No Way.. Kennedy original Crime Family.

[@katiecoole101]

@@RedneckandPinay👍