In what was a whirlwind tour of Kentucky, Senator Rand Paul paid a visit to regional airports and Republican constituents in Richmond, Georgetown, Elizabethtown, and Murray Tuesday — before closing his afternoon with a quick landing at the Hopkinsville-Christian County Airport.
A rally of sorts, Paul and his wife, Kelley, endorsed Judge-Executive candidate and current magistrate Jerry Gilliam — who introduced the couple to a tight-knit cadre of supporters awaiting the caravan’s arrival.
Paul’s sticking points heading into November 8 were once again hammered home in his rhetoric. He spoke on high inflation and elevated gasoline prices, unsustainable grocery bills and his belief that a “red wave” is coming next week because the nation’s Republicans are “tired” of the perceived lack of civil liberties across the country.
His concerns spilled over into the recent U.S. funding of Ukraine, which finds itself in an embittered eastern border war with Vladimir Putin and Russia. He noted that kind of financing and relief should be kept in the states, in order to “solve our own problems.”
If re-elected, Paul said he would continue his full pursuit and interrogation of Dr. Anthony Fauci, who served as chief medical advisor and immunologist for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases during the escalation, plateau and decline of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paul believes considerable amounts of information, and funding sources, regarding the disease have been intentionally or criminally withheld from the Senate and the eye of the general public — noting the pandemic was “generated” in a Chinese lab.
Opposing Democrat Charles Booker in the seat, Paul said anyone on the fence heading to the booth next Tuesday should consider him because of his belief in the police.
It’s worth noting that during the first week of October, Booker appeared with KET’s Renee Shaw in a potential debate that Paul either could not, or would not, attend. In that discussion, Shaw asked Booker if he believed in “defunding the police.”
Booker said what Kentucky, and the country, needs to do is “fully fund community safety,” which would include a collaboration of law enforcement, faith leaders, philanthropy and businesses to “address social determinants of health, and actually invest in dealing with root causes of crime.”
Student loan debt also continues to be a fiery topic, following the Biden administration’s release of the Student Loan Forgiveness Plan.
Paul said if re-elected, he’ll continue to push his legislation surrounding the idea of making student loan payments tax deductible.
Paul and his staff have seven stops planned for Monday, November 7, just one day before the General Election.
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