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Rhiannon12866

(251,526 posts)
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 03:19 PM 8 hrs ago

Sen. Paul (R-KY) Asks, If Reversed, Would Removing a President Be Act of War - C-SPAN



Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) to Secretary Rubio on Venezuela "If you reverse the circumstances, it becomes very difficult for these arguments to hold up...If a foreign country bombed our air defense missiles, captured and remove our president, and blockaded our country, would that be considered an act of war?" - Aired on 01/28/2026.

Full video here: https://www.c-span.org/program/senate-committee/secy-of-state-rubio-testifies-on-venezuela/672119
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Sen. Paul (R-KY) Asks, If Reversed, Would Removing a President Be Act of War - C-SPAN (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 8 hrs ago OP
Wow, that's twice in one week I agreed with Rand Paul Redleg 8 hrs ago #1
What I want to know is... 2naSalit 7 hrs ago #2

Redleg

(6,854 posts)
1. Wow, that's twice in one week I agreed with Rand Paul
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 03:38 PM
8 hrs ago

At least to an extent. He is one of my senators and I would like to be able to agree on most things, but that ain't gonna happen.

2naSalit

(100,596 posts)
2. What I want to know is...
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 03:43 PM
7 hrs ago

Who has been protecting rubio from being exposed for the idiot and fraud that he is. I have never heard one intelligent sentence fall from his sorry face, ever.

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