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Rand Paul: We’re very lucky John McCain’s not in charge

By Alexander Bolton Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) ripped fellow Republican Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) on Sunday after McCain criticized President Trump’s escalating war of words with the media. He argued that the nation is “very lucky” that Trump is president and not McCain, who won the 2008 GOP nomination but lost to Barack Obama in the general election. Paul said that McCain’s recent criticisms of Trump are driven by his “personal dispute” with the president over foreign policy. ADVERTISEMENT He added that McCain and Trump are at odds because McCain supports the wide deployment of U.S. troops to protect and… View Article