Sen. Rand Paul teased Thursday that he's about to make a big announcement. People speculated that he was preparing to endorse someone for the 2024 election.
It turns out his announcement was about not supporting someone, specifically Nikki Haley. Paul declared himself “Never Nicky” for 2024.
In a video posted Friday, Paul suggested that conservative and libertarian people should not trust Haley.
Fox News reports:
Rand Paul declares he's 'never a Nicky,' and mulls 2024 presidential race
The Kentucky Republican made the announcement in a clip posted on X, in which he said, “I've had a long relationship with Donald Trump and there's a lot I like there” and “I'm a big fan of a lot, too.” From Ron DeSantis' fiscal conservatism.
“I think Vivek Ramaswamy was an important voice. I also listened to and met independent Bobby Kennedy,” he continued. “I'm not ready to make a decision yet, but I'm ready to make a decision about someone I can't support, so I'm announcing this morning that I will never be Nikki.” .
“I don't think any informed or informed liberal or conservative should support Nikki Haley. I've seen her stance on our interventions abroad, and I've seen her involvement in the military-industrial complex,” Paul said in the video. “But I also saw her indicating that she believes you should Register to use the Internet.
“I think she failed to understand that our republic was founded on people like Ben Franklin, Sam Adams, Madison, John Jay and others who – for fear of the government – routinely published and routinely published anonymously,” Paul concluded. “And I think her failure to really understand that or think that you have to register through the government somehow for the Internet is something that should disqualify her in the minds of all libertarian-leaning conservatives.”
Here is the video:
When I look at the field, I don't think I have a first choice yet, but I do know one thing: Count me in #NeverNicky! pic.twitter.com/0RjbBhnwdc
– Rand Paul (@RandPaul) January 12, 2024
Rand Paul has a lot of influence among conservatives, so this may actually have an impact.
