Did Rand Paul accidentally call himself a candidate? – VIDEO: Rand Paul reacts to WH warning GOP to stand down on Iran

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul referred to himself as a candidate in a tweet about the National Security Agency Sunday.

Many twitter users quickly picked up on the reference, asking the senator to clarify what he meant.

However, Pauls assertion that he is the only candidate who thinks the NSA program on phone records should be shut down is actually not true. Paul voted against cloture for the USA Freedom Act in 2014, whichwould have reined in the NSAsbulk collection of phone data,and the bill failed to get the 60 votes needed to advance. Paul voted no because the bill would have reauthorized some Patriot Act provisions until 2017.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, another potential presidential candidate, voted for cloture.

Paul could be referring to his Kentucky reelection, but that is unlikely because he is the only person currently running.

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Did Rand Paul accidentally call himself a candidate? - VIDEO: Rand Paul reacts to WH warning GOP to stand down on Iran

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