Mike Lawler Blasts Rand Paul's 33-Year-Old Son Over Antisemitic Bar Confrontation
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Updated · Forbes · May 14
Mike Lawler Blasts Rand Paul's 33-Year-Old Son Over Antisemitic Bar Confrontation
6 articles · Updated · Forbes · May 14
Lawler said William Paul drunkenly confronted him for about 10 minutes at a Capitol Hill bar Tuesday, wrongly accusing the New York Republican of being Jewish and calling Jews “anti-American.”
The exchange grew out of Kentucky’s House primary: Paul pressed Lawler about Rep. Thomas Massie’s race and suggested a Massie loss would be caused by “your people,” while also attacking Lawler’s Jewish supporters.
Lawler said Paul later gave him the middle finger, admitted he was drunk and knocked over a barstool before leaving; an X account attributed to Paul apologized and said he is seeking help for a drinking problem.
The incident has drawn wider attention because Rand Paul is backing Massie in what Axios has called the most expensive U.S. House primary in history, with the Kentucky contest set for next week.
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