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Member of Sen. Rand Paul staff 'brutally attacked' in Washington, D.C.

Updated: 8:49 PM EDT Mar 27, 2023

The office of Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul confirmed Monday that a member of his staff was "brutally attacked" on the streets of Washington, D.C., over the weekend.According to D.C. Police Department, the attack happened on Saturday in the 1300 block of H Street Northeast around 5:17 p.m. Police found a man who had been stabbed. He was taken to the hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries.Glynn Neal, 42, was arrested and charged with assault with intent to kill. "This past weekend a member of my staff was brutally attacked in broad daylight in Washington, D.C.," Paul said in a statement. "I ask you to join Kelley and me in praying for a speedy and complete recovery, and thanking the first responders, hospital staff, and police for their diligent actions." "We are relieved to hear the suspect has been arrested. At this time we would ask for privacy so everyone can focus on healing and recovery," he added. Sen. Paul's office did not confirm the identity of the staff member who was attacked.

The office of Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul confirmed Monday that a member of his staff was "brutally attacked" on the streets of Washington, D.C., over the weekend.

According to D.C. Police Department, the attack happened on Saturday in the 1300 block of H Street Northeast around 5:17 p.m. Police found a man who had been stabbed. He was taken to the hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries.

Glynn Neal, 42, was arrested and charged with assault with intent to kill.

"This past weekend a member of my staff was brutally attacked in broad daylight in Washington, D.C.," Paul said in a statement. "I ask you to join Kelley and me in praying for a speedy and complete recovery, and thanking the first responders, hospital staff, and police for their diligent actions."

"We are relieved to hear the suspect has been arrested. At this time we would ask for privacy so everyone can focus on healing and recovery," he added.

Sen. Paul's office did not confirm the identity of the staff member who was attacked.

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Sen. Rand Paul said Friday he is strongly opposed to a new bipartisan U.S. Senate bill that would essentially ban China-based social media app TikTok, calling it a violation of the First Amendment.

Paul said at an event in Louisville that his opposition to the bill was consistent with small government ideology, having nothing to do with the fact that his most prolific political donor is also the largest American investor in the company that owns TikTok.

The RESTRICT Act was filed two weeks ago by Sens.Mark Warner, D-Va., andJohn Thune, R-S.D., and received initial support from the White House, proposing to give the Biden administration new power to restrict or ban technology from China and five other countries deemed U.S. adversaries.

Supporters advocated the bill as a way to prevent China from spying on Americans through apps like TikTok owned by China-based company ByteDance but Paul said a ban would be an abuse of free speech rights, akin to what the Chinese government does.

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"TikTok is actually banned in China," said Paul, who was attending the grand opening of the Goodwill South Louisville Opportunity Center. "We will be acting like the Chinese government if we ban TikTok here.

"We'll be disenfranchising the speech of about 100 million Americans. So no, I'm completely against it."

Paul noted that the RESTRICT Act would not just ban TikTok, but any other technologies from those countries that the administration sees fit to restrict.

"They could later on deem another social media company to be a product of an adversary and they could ban that too," Paul said. "It's wrong, and I don't think the courts will uphold it."

The largest American investor in TikTok owner ByteDance is Jeff Yass, who owns 7% of the company. According to Bloomberg News, this investment accounts for roughly half of Yass' $33 billion fortune, with the rest coming from his Philadelphia-based global investment and trading firm Susquehanna International Group.

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Yass, whose ideology has a similar libertarian bent as Paul, is also the largest political contributor to PACs supporting Paul's campaigns in recent years by far.

Yass contributed $5 million in 2021 to Kentucky Freedom PAC, a super PAC supporting Paul's 2022 reelection campaign, while also directing more than $5 million in 2022 to Protect Freedom PAC, another Paul-affiliated super PAC.

The early ByteDance investor was also the largest individual donor to PACs supporting Paul's 2016 presidential campaign, with FEC records showing he has now given at least $23 million to Paul committees since 2015.

Asked about Yass in the context of his opposition to a TikTok ban, Paul replied: "My decisions are not based on any kind of donations. My decisions are based on the Constitution and First Amendment."

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew was grilled by lawmakers in a House Energy and Commerce Committeehearing Thursday about what the app does with users data and its ties to the Chinese government, with representatives in both parties accusing him of dodging questions and calling for a ban.

Last year Congress passed a bill into law banning TikTok from all government-issued devices, which other states have mimicked with their own ban. One of those states is Kentucky, where Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order in January banning it from all state government networks and devices and also signed into law a bill passed by the legislature to codify the ban.

Reach reporter Joe Sonka at jsonka@courierjournal.com and follow him on Twitter at@joesonka.

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said Thursday that he wouldnt vaccinate his children against COVID-19, expressing concerns about the risk of heart inflammation. I think the risks of the vaccine are greater than the risks of the disease, Paul told The Hill. The risks of the disease are almost non-existent. The licensed doctor also suggested that there was room to debate the number of vaccines young people should receive, but insisted that giving a young patient three jabs was malpractice, due to the risk of myocarditis. I dont think theres any evidence to give three vaccines, he said. The American Heart Association has said that myocarditis has been observed in about 1 in 15,000 men aged between 16 and 19 who have received three COVID shots, and that such cases are almost always mild, with patients recovering in a matter of days. Paul has long been skeptical of COVID-19 vaccines and pandemic mitigation measures, and notably called for people to resist government policies for fighting the virus in August 2021. They cant arrest all of us, he said at the time.

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WASHINGTON The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to continue congressional authorization for the use of military force in the global fight against terror, turning back an effort by Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul to repeal the 2001 measure.

Senators rejected the amendment 86-9 as they are debating a separate repeal of two authorizations of military force in Iraq. There is broad bipartisan support to withdraw that congressional approval granted in 1991 and 2002 for military strikes against Saddam Husseins regime.

While those two authorizations are rarely used and focused on just one country, Iraq, the 2001 measure gave President George W. Bush broad authority for the invasion of Afghanistan and the fight against terrorism, approving force against those nations, organizations, or persons that planned or aided the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.

Passed in September 2001, it is still used to this day to justify U.S. military action against terror groups including al-Qaida and its affiliates, such as ISIS and al-Shabab that are deemed to be a threat against America.

The 2002 measure that launched the invasion of Iraq 20 years ago this week has been used much less frequently, and supporters of repealing it say it is vulnerable to abuse. President Joe Biden has said he supports that repeal.

Senators in both parties said they might be open to eventually replacing the 2001 authorization for the war on terror and narrowing its authority, but they argued that it should not be fully repealed. We have not yet had that substantive discussion, said Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez, D-N.J., ahead of the amendment vote.

Paul said that by repealing only the Iraq authorizations, Congress is missing the point since Husseins regime no longer exists. By leaving the 2001 measure in place, Congress is keeping the authorization that approves war everywhere, all the time, he said.

The Senate is expected to vote next week to repeal the two Iraq measures. In a test vote this week, 19 Republicans voted with Democrats to move forward on the legislation.

Its unclear whether leaders in the Republican-controlled House will bring the bill up for a vote, even if it passes the Senate. Forty-nine House Republicans supported the legislation repealing the Iraq authorities when then-majority Democrats held a vote two years ago, but current House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., opposed it then.

McCarthy signaled this week that he is open to supporting the measure, but its unclear whether House Republicans will move the Senate bill without any changes. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said he is interested in replacing the two Iraq authorizations instead of just repealing them, a move that is unlikely to have support in the Senate.

McCaul met with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Wednesday on the authorizations of military force and other issues.

Im going to be for replacement, he said coming out of that meeting. Ill see what the leadership does.

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, the lead Democratic author of the Senate bill to repeal the Iraq authorizations, said he believes bipartisan support in the House could move votes. Noting McCarthys new openness, he said he views the House as getting better and better every day on the issue.

Kaine and Indiana Sen. Todd Young, the Indiana Republican who is also leading the push, have argued that repeal will help the United States strategic partnership with Iraq.

That relationship I think is not lost on some of the members who were now willing to vote for repeal, Kaine said.

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) slammed Dr. Anthony Fauci, saying the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases used his position to weaponize the government in a cover-up regarding the origin of the coronavirus.

This guy weaponized the NIAD. He weaponized it to get his supporters, Paul explained to Jesse Watters Primetime. At first, they said, My goodness. It came from a lab. And then, all of a sudden, they changed their mind. They got more money. They got more grants.

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He used that grant-making authority who gets it and he weaponized government to get what he wanted, Paul added. And that was the cover-up.

On Wednesday, Paul questioned Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel as he appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.

Bancel defended Modernas plans to raise the price of itsCOVID-19vaccine fivefold once it shifts to the private market. The pharmaceutical CEO also denied increased risks of myocarditis for young men between the ages of 16 and 24.

Paul disputed Bancels stance and entered six peer-reviewed studies into the committees record as evidence.

I didnt find him to be forthcoming or honest, particularly about the myocarditis risk, Paul told Watters. The thing is they are not being honest because obviously, they are self-interested, and they love the mandates.

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Paul further blasted Fauci for benefiting from the policies he made as the former chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden.

In September, watchdog group OpenTheBooks issued a report noting Faucis net worth just about doubled during the pandemic.

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