"William Paul, the son of Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), has issued an apology after he drunkenly berated a Republican congressman in a bar using anti-Semitic language and right in front of a reporter. According to the report by NOTUS politics reporter Reese Gorman, he was chatting with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) at a Capitol Hill bar when the senator's son confronted the congressman."
"The incident then unfolded, in full view of this NOTUS reporter, with Paul apparently incensed about a primary challenge to Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY). William Paul was seated a couple of seats down from Lawler at the restaurant bar, and interrupted a conversation between NOTUS and Lawler to say that if Massie loses, it's going to be because of your people. My people? Lawler asked Paul. Yeah, you Jews, Paul responded."
"Gorman described Paul as being unfazed by hearing that Lawler was not Jewish, calling Jews anti-American and ranting about how the congressman and his Jewish supporters supported Israel over America. Lawler repeatedly pushed back and engaged with Paul, defending his support of Israel, and told Paul he was being antisemitic, wrote Gorman, recounting how Paul eventually made his exit."
"When Lawler said, Please leave us alone, Paul turned around and flipped off Lawler. Did you just give me the middle finger? Lawler asked. I'm sorry, yeah, I did. I'm just really drunk. I'm going to leave, Paul said. He then paid his tab an"
William Paul, son of Sen. Rand Paul, apologized after a drunken confrontation with Rep. Mike Lawler in a Capitol Hill bar. Paul interrupted Lawler’s conversation with a reporter and made anti-Semitic remarks, saying that if Rep. Thomas Massie lost a Kentucky primary, it would be because of “your people,” followed by “Yeah, you Jews.” Lawler challenged the claim and Paul responded with an apology for calling him a Jew. Paul then continued by calling Jews anti-American and accusing Lawler and Jewish supporters of backing Israel over America. Lawler pushed back, told Paul he was being antisemitic, and asked him to leave. Paul left after flipping off Lawler and admitting he was drunk.
Read at www.mediaite.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]