CNN Host asks Rand Paul if he’d switch parties. Also, is Ted Cruz the leader of the GOP?

by Austin Petersen

 

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) appeared on CNN with Candy Crowley to discuss the current budget battle over the debt ceiling. Crowley asks him pointedly if he could ever see himself as something other than a Republican. Paul laughed and responded that he actually loved the history of the Republican Party and was proud to be a member.

Senator Paul voted against raising the debt limit without restrictions. He doesn’t think that the growth in deficits is good for the American economy. The Kentucky senator says that the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating in 2011 occurred because of the burden of how big the debt was, not because of the approaching deadline.

Crowley asked Paul if she thought that Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) was the de facto leader of the GOP. His response?

Watch below.

Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.