Ultimately, nine people infected with Ebola returned to the United States, two nurses contracted the disease within the US, and two of the returning travelers died. Sign up now to get the Washington Examiners breaking news and timely commentary delivered right to your inbox. [131][132] When it became apparent that Paul's op-ed in The Washington Times on mandatory minimums and related testimony he had given before the Senate Judiciary Committee both contained material that was virtually identical to an article that had been published by another author in The Week a few days earlier,[133] The Washington Times said that the newspaper would no longer publish the weekly column Paul had been contributing to the paper. [329][330], Paul has not definitively accepted the scientific consensus on climate change, which has found that global warming is real, progressing, and primarily caused by humans. In an interview with the Daily News, Paul First of all you have to get the voting system changed which aint happening. [348], In May 2021, during President Biden's push to convince more Americans to be vaccinated, Paul said he personally was choosing not to get the COVID vaccine, justifying his decision by saying that "I've already had the disease and I have natural immunity" and that "in a free country each individual would get to make the medical decision. [252] Following the Court's decision, Paul said in 2015, "While I disagree with Supreme Court's redefinition of marriage, I believe that all Americans have the right to contract. Rand Paul. Randal Howard " Rand " Paul (born January 7, 1963) is an American politician and physician serving as the junior United States Senator from Kentucky since 2011, alongside Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. He is the son of former U.S. Representative Ron Paul of Texas . Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Bush. Pompeo, Haley and Paul early moves spark 2024 speculation [25] After his election to the U.S. Senate, he merged his practice with Downing's medical practice. [234] Paul has frequently appeared on Infowars with radio show host and right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. [248], Paul was one of 11 Republicans in 2019 to vote against Trump's demand for "emergency border funding". Trump should have denounced the nuts completely, then they would not have been able to pin Jan 6th on him.
