Rand Paul’s wife pens letter to Booker following protests …
The wife of Sen. Rand PaulRandal (Rand) Howard PaulRepublicans come full circle with Supreme Court battle to the end Senate sends bill regulating airline seat sizes to Trump Sasse: I encouraged Trump to pick someone other than Kavanaugh MORE (R-Ky.) on Wednesday penned an open letter directed at Sen. Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerDem 2020 primary season is unofficially underway The winners and losers of the Supreme Court confirmation Possible 2020 Dems react to Kavanaugh securing votes needed for Senate confirmation MORE (D-N.J.),appearing to blame the Democrat for the threats and protests her husband has faced this week.
Kelley Paul wrote in an op-edpublished on CNN that her husband was "besieged at the airport by activists." Sheindicated that they shouted at the senator, stuck their middle fingers in his face and prevented him from moving to his destination.
She wrote that the protesters had heeded Booker's advice from July in which he urgeda nonprofit group in Washington, D.C.,to "get up in the face of some congresspeople" rather than being passive about issues they care about.
"I would call on you to retract your statement," Kelley Paul wrote Wednesday. "I would call on you to condemn violence, the leaking of elected officials' personal addresses (our address was leaked from a Senate directory given only to senators), and the intimidation and threats that are being hurled at them and their families."
Kelley Paul appealed to Booker's sense of bipartisanship, noting that the Democrat worked with her husband on criminal justice reform bills.
Booker's officesuggestedWednesday night that"right-wing"outletshad taken his remarks out of context.
"If you listen to more than a deceptively-edited 18-second clip of the speech Ms. Paul references, Senator Bookers enduring commitment to decency is clear,"spokesman Jeff Giertz said.
"Senator Booker actually says to a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to ending homelessness to get up in the face of some congresspeople and tell them about common sense solutions that address this problem and 'I don't want to hate anybody, because I know the truth,'" Giertz continued. "To think Senator Booker is somehow urging violent confrontation with these words requires you to ignore all context."
Booker's comments from July drewintenseattention among conservatives, as they came a short time after Rep. Maxine WatersMaxine Moore WatersRand Paul's wife pens letter to Booker following protests, threats against husband On The Money: Bombshell NY Times report on Trump's taxes | Mulvaney backs official under fire for posts dismissing racism | Regulators pledge relief for mid-sized banks | Amazon raises minimum wage | Trump defends name of new trade deal Maxine Waters: Trump will face bipartisan wrath if he fires Rosenstein MORE (D-Calif.) stirred controversy forurging her supporters to confront Trump administration officials in public spaces.
Amid backlashagainst Waters's comments, Booker called for protesters to "lead with love" when confronting officials.
Rand Paul has endured violence and threats over the course of the last 18 months, his wife noted. The Kentucky senator was present at a congressional baseball practice last year when a gunman opened fire, seriously wounding Rep. Steve ScaliseStephen (Steve) Joseph ScaliseGOP lawmaker reports 'threatening' Twitter messages to police Rand Paul's wife pens letter to Booker following protests, threats against husband Trump takes victory lap after NAFTA deal MORE (R-La.).
The Pauls' neighbor was sentenced to 30 days in prison earlier this year after he assaulted Rand Paul in their yard.The senator suffered sixbroken ribs in the attack, and an x-ray found fluid buildup around his lungs.
Kelley Paul has been critical of media coverage of the incident,noting that some mocked her husband.
Kelley Paul wrote Wednesday that law enforcement conducts additional patrols around her house, and she keeps a loaded gun near her bedas a resultof the threats against her husband.
Protesters and progressive activists have confronted several Republican senators in recent days as they travel through airports and other public spaces in an effort to plead with them to oppose Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellTrump, GOP aim to weaponize Kavanaugh vote ahead of November McConnell: Senate GOP 'refused to be intimidated by the mob' The winners and losers of the Supreme Court fight MORE (R-Ky.) earlier Wednesday slammed the protests as "intimidation tactics" that he vowed would not prevent a vote on Kavanaugh.
-- Updated at 10:40 p.m.
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