Rand Paul wants the FBI to arrest protesters who heckled him after Trump's RNC speech

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On Friday, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul suggested that a group of protesters who heckled him following president Donald Trump's Republican National Convention speech may have been "paid to come here, are not from Washington, D.C., and are sort of paid to be anarchists." Paul did not provide any evidence for his allegation, but he did call for the FBI to investigate and arrest those he claimed "attacked" him as he left the White House on Thursday.

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Speaking with Fux Noise on Friday, Paul went so far as to suggest that he and his wife could have been injured or worse, claiming "had [the protesters] gotten at us they would have gotten us to the ground, we might not have been killed, might just have been injured by being kicked in the head, or kicked in the stomach until we were senseless."

Notably, Paul later confirmed that neither he nor his wife were actually injured during the incident, and nowhere in video taken of the confrontation does it appear the protesters even touched him. Rather, save for an instance in which one of his many police escorts shoves into — and is shoved back by — the assembled of hecklers, Paul appears to be walking relatively easily through the crowd.

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Paul also went out of his way to insult the protesters for demanding he recognize Breonna Taylor, a 25-year-old black woman who was shot and killed in her Louisville, Kentucky home by police during a no-knock raid intended for someone else. Paul had, in fact, introduced legislation named after Taylor banning the type of raids that lead to Taylor's death.

https://www.mic.com/p/rand-paul-wants-the-fbi-to-arrest-protesters-who-heckled-him-after-trumps-rnc-speech-32614660

[Sneederbunk]

1. Protesters want Rand Paul arrested.

[BeckyDem]

2. Perfect. +1

[BKDem]

5. And many people hope his neighbor beats the shit out of him again.

[MontanaMama]

8. Exactly.

I want this too.

[Praek3]

3. Feeble GOPers

Good thing Rand's wife lead him through the crowd. Runty Rand is a wuss. Maybe he will divorce her and get himself a larger wife to protect his weak ass.

Jerry Falwell blames his wife for his problems. He can't admit he likes to look at penises. Another wussy GOPer.

Diarrhea Don can't win an election without Mother Russia wiping his ass for him. Another weak GOPee wuss.

[ProfessorGAC]

15. Weak, Adult Babies

Whiny brats, as well.

[bluestarone]

4. And he said NOTHING about

The ASSHOLES in the trucks in Portland spraying pepper spray or paint balls right? FUCK HIM!!

[Gothmog]

6. Rand Paul is an idiot

[Chainfire]

7. I want to see the scars!

[lpbk2713]

9. Heckling is a federal offense?

Only in the rethuglican parallel universe.

[moondust]

10. No more "free speech"?

Unless it's money and then you can pump as much as you want into his campaign?

[Aepps22]

11. WHERE IS HIS NEIGHBOR?

Where is his neighbor when we need him?

[ProfessorGAC]

16. Good One!

And welcome to DU!

[Dr. Jack]

12. I guess there isn't much daylight between libertarianism and facism

[Buckeye_Democrat]

13. Wow, now that's what I call privilege!

Good grief, he's apparently had a very sheltered life!

[Midnight Writer]

14. Does Rand the Libertarian really want to open the door to politicos deciding who to arrest?

If he has a complaint, fill out a police report like the rest of us citizens.