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Showing Original Post only (View all)Rand Paul claims he was 'attacked by an angry mob' leaving White House. Problem is, there's video [View all]
"Rand Paul trying to draw attention to himself by intentionally walking into a protest ... " And his wife
is out in front of him getting through the crowd too.
Daily Kos: Rand Paul claims he was 'attacked by an angry mob' leaving White House. Problem is, there's video
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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/8/28/1973012/-Rand-Paul-claims-he-was-attacked-by-an-angry-mob-leaving-White-House-Problem-is-there-s-video?detail=emaildkre
After leaving Donald Trumps big illegal speech, Sen. Rand Paul did a personal test run of the Republican National Conventions message that chaos and violence reigns in cities under Democratic leadership and would spread under a Joe Biden presidency. And, like the message as a whole, Pauls claim was visibly false.
Just got attacked by an angry mob of over 100, one block away from the White House. Thank you to @DCPoliceDept for literally saving our lives from a crazed mob, Paul tweeted. Problem being, theres video, and it doesnt show what he says.
In the video, protesters surround Paul and his wife as theyre escorted by police. Some say her name chants are audible, and a little jostling is visible, with one police officer at one point shoved backward into Paul. But thats it. Thats the angry, crazed mob. Rand Paul has faced a helluva lot more violence from his own neighbor.
Republicans, of course, are eager to embrace any protest for Black lives or against Donald Trump as inherently violent, just as theyre increasingly eager to embrace murderers if those murderers are Trump supporters. The message is that the United States is a terrible, broken place, and what we need is four more years of Trump to crack down on those who dare to resist. But this is what it looks like: Rand Paul trying to draw attention to himself by intentionally walking into a protest he had to know was there, and walking out without violence or injury, but claiming that the police were required to literally sav[e] our lives from a crazed mob.
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Congrats to all DUers who called bullshit on Rand Paul's tweet this AM.
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Rand Paul claims he was 'attacked by an angry mob' leaving White House. Problem is, there's video [View all]
Botany
Aug 2020
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Republicans are full time victims constantly looking for something to be offended by.
hadEnuf
Aug 2020
#30
Randy ain't seen a real mob yet. His neighbor was a warning. This was the second? Maybe
Evolve Dammit
Aug 2020
#33
Just look at his hair. He obviously had a recent terrifying incident of some kind.
brewens
Sep 2020
#47