Sen. Rand Paul on breaking away from Senate Republicans over some of Trump's policies
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Sen. Rand Paul publicly breaks with President Trump over military strikes against Iran and other administration policies.
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Sen. Rand Paul, the Republican chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, is breaking with President Trump over military action in Iran and other administration policies. In an interview with Robert Costa, Paul stated his opposition to Trump's decision to launch strikes against Iran, marking a rare public split between the Kentucky senator and the Republican president on a major foreign policy matter. Paul also weighed in on the appointment of Markwayne Mullin as the new Department of Homeland Security Secretary, suggesting broader reservations about some of the administration's direction. Paul's willingness to publicly dissent from Trump reflects the occasional tensions between different wings of the Republican Party over defense and national security decisions. As a longtime libertarian-leaning conservative, Paul has historically challenged military interventions abroad, a position that now puts him at odds with key Trump administration moves.
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