Rand Paul attacks 'immaturity' of White House after rescinded picnic invitation
Rand Paul attacks ‘immaturity’ of White House after rescinded picnic invitation, says he’s lost a ‘lot of respect’ for Trump
GOP Sen. Rand Paul is accusing the White House of “immaturity” and engaging in “petty vindictiveness” after he and his family were disinvited from the annual White House picnic long held with members of both parties.
Paul, a libertarian-minded deficit hawk who has been raising deep concerns over President Donald Trump’s sweeping policy bill, said his family – including his nearly six-month-old grandson — had been planning on attending Thursday’s bipartisan picnic on the White House lawn. But Paul said their invitation was abruptly rescinded with no real explanation, even as the move came after Trump and his aides have been bashing Paul over his position on the president’s bill for days.
“The level of immaturity is beyond words,” Paul said of the White House, adding that he’s lost “a lot of respect” for Trump.
“It’s just incredibly petty,” Paul told CNN outside the Capitol on Wednesday evening. “I’m arguing from a true belief and worry that our country is mired in debt and getting worse. And they choose to react by uninviting my grandson to the picnic. I don’t know. I just think it really makes me lose a lot of respect I once had for Donald Trump.”
CNN has reached out to the White House for comment.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/11/politics/rand-paul-white-house-picnic
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Trump extends picnic invite to Rand Paul after senator said "petty" White House rescinded offer
By Caitlin Yilek, Grace Kazarian
Updated on: June 12, 2025 / 12:50 PM EDT / CBS News
Washington — President Trump said Republican Sen. Rand Paul and his family are welcome to attend the annual congressional picnic at the White House, reversing course after Paul said the "incredibly petty" White House rescinded his invitation over his opposition to the GOP-backed budget bill.
The president is scheduled to host members of Congress from both parties and their families Thursday, an annual tradition that takes place on the South Lawn. Paul told reporters on Capitol Hill on Wednesday that the White House had disinvited him.
"I think I'm the first senator in the history of the United States to be uninvited to the White House picnic," the Kentucky senator told reporters. "Every Democrat will be invited, every Republican will be invited, but I will be the only one disallowed to come on the grounds of the White House."
Paul said he had planned to bring his wife, son, daughter-in-law and 6-month-old grandson to the event, but learned that they were no longer invited when he went to claim their tickets.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rand-paul-white-house-rescinded-picnic-invite-big-beautiful-bill/