In the traditional holiday spirit Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky is participating in the Festivus holiday by airing his grievances. We will continue to update the story throughout the day with his famous grievances.
Good morning and Happy #Festivus. Today we will air some more grievances in the holiday tradition!
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2020
I’ll throw in a new wrinkle this year because SO MANY people are joining in with my grievances that I want to highlight how the word is spreading — your government is out of control, and a LOT of us have grievances.
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2020
We will talk about Congress, Petty Tyrants all over, foreign aid, wasteful spending, science denying “experts” and other holiday goodies.This is not the time for holiday cheer! That’s for TOMORROW, AFTER we air our grievances.
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2020
Later, for feats of strength, we will see who can lift with one hand the 5593 page monstrosity of a bill Congress just passed. Good luck!
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2020
$33 billion to promote Democracy in Venezuela. That seems to be going well so far.
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2020
OH WAIT I FOUND IT. We are going to promote Democracy in America with $132 million in “assistance for GEORGIA.” No, wait, that’s the former Soviet Republic, never mind.
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2020
My friend Thomas Massie adding to the grievances today. I’m going to share a few today to show that #Festivus has real meaning – we are trying to spread the word about government wastes and abuse, while telling a few jokes along the weigh. https://t.co/F2Vuu37f4y
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2020
Speaking of things President Trump opposes, by all accounts he is going to veto the NDAA. Do you want to know what’s important in Congress? They’re going to call us all back to try to override his veto, because they want to make sure he can’t end a war.
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2020
Liz Cheney & others in the war caucus are so hell-bent on continuing their endless wars, they will call a special session, over holidays, fly everyone back to DC (remember when that was a problem) JUST to make sure wars don’t end. That’s probably my biggest grievance of the day.
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2020
My friend Matt Gaetz weighing in on the waste, getting an early jump on #Festivus. https://t.co/rQy6zqueKA
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2020
Andy Biggs and Chip Roy among the 50 House Republicans who voted NO on this mess of a bill. So I’ve got a lot of grievances with the other 145 or so House Republicans. https://t.co/WuU7VCmbwr
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2020
Mike Lee was only one of 6 of us in the Senate to oppose this abomination. You should pay attention to who stood up agains this mess and who didn’t. Air your grievances too #Festivus https://t.co/JlC4S0bBCJ
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2020
Yesterday, I published my #Festivus waste report, which highlighted $54 billion in truly outlandish waste in government.
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2020
Remember this the next time they tell you there’s “nothing to cut.”
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2020
I’ll give you some examples of it here:
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2020
U.S. Agency for International Development is spending $10,000,000.00 and 5 years to attempt to improve Zimbabwe’s political process. Read more here: https://t.co/BU1CjiZdgS pic.twitter.com/tQycTbrQT9
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2020
The National Science Foundation is spending $199,864.00 to see how people cooperate while playing e-sport video games. Read more here: https://t.co/BU1CjiZdgS pic.twitter.com/bpBROIbJVh
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2020
The National Institutes of Health is spending five years and $1,039,544.00 to try to help people get over their fears of going to the dentist. Read more here: https://t.co/BU1CjiZdgS pic.twitter.com/dVi9Ormo63
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2020
The Department of Defense spent $174,000,000.00 supplying drones to the Afghan National Army and then subsequently lost them. Read more here: https://t.co/BU1CjiZdgS pic.twitter.com/mMFXljxctL
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2020