Rand Paul

So really, the way I imagine it is your car may be made other places, but the lug nuts are going to be put on in America so it's finished up in America to avoid this tax. But this is true and really makes the idea of tariffs more galling is the fact that it depends on how good a lobbyist you have. and how loud you are, and how big you are.

So really, the way I imagine it is your car may be made other places, but the lug nuts are going to be put on in America so it's finished up in America to avoid this tax. But this is true and really makes the idea of tariffs more galling is the fact that it depends on how good a lobbyist you have. and how loud you are, and how big you are.

So really, the way I imagine it is your car may be made other places, but the lug nuts are going to be put on in America so it's finished up in America to avoid this tax. But this is true and really makes the idea of tariffs more galling is the fact that it depends on how good a lobbyist you have. and how loud you are, and how big you are.

But if you sell the lug nuts, and that's all you sell, or you sell toasters, and you get them from China, you know what? You don't have a big enough voice to get an exemption. iPhone's going to get an exemption because they're big. Toaster's probably not so much. And so this is why this kind of industrial kind of policy, conservatives traditionally opposed because we always said...

But if you sell the lug nuts, and that's all you sell, or you sell toasters, and you get them from China, you know what? You don't have a big enough voice to get an exemption. iPhone's going to get an exemption because they're big. Toaster's probably not so much. And so this is why this kind of industrial kind of policy, conservatives traditionally opposed because we always said...

But if you sell the lug nuts, and that's all you sell, or you sell toasters, and you get them from China, you know what? You don't have a big enough voice to get an exemption. iPhone's going to get an exemption because they're big. Toaster's probably not so much. And so this is why this kind of industrial kind of policy, conservatives traditionally opposed because we always said...

This is picking winners and losers. This is government deciding who gets an exemption from these tax and who has to pay these taxes. But I would say we have won in the sense that he's backed off. He did a 90-day pause. That's not just me, but that's the marketplace sending him a $6.6 trillion signal. when that much money was lost in two days when he announced the tariffs.

This is picking winners and losers. This is government deciding who gets an exemption from these tax and who has to pay these taxes. But I would say we have won in the sense that he's backed off. He did a 90-day pause. That's not just me, but that's the marketplace sending him a $6.6 trillion signal. when that much money was lost in two days when he announced the tariffs.

This is picking winners and losers. This is government deciding who gets an exemption from these tax and who has to pay these taxes. But I would say we have won in the sense that he's backed off. He did a 90-day pause. That's not just me, but that's the marketplace sending him a $6.6 trillion signal. when that much money was lost in two days when he announced the tariffs.

And so now that he's backed off, the market's recovered a little bit, but I think they're waiting somewhat anxiously to see what happens when the 90 days expires.

And so now that he's backed off, the market's recovered a little bit, but I think they're waiting somewhat anxiously to see what happens when the 90 days expires.

And so now that he's backed off, the market's recovered a little bit, but I think they're waiting somewhat anxiously to see what happens when the 90 days expires.

Well, I'd probably start with the previous administration. I mean, what the Biden administration did is they sent the FBI and Homeland Security to meet with Twitter, Facebook, Google, and told them to take down constitutionally protected speech.

Well, I'd probably start with the previous administration. I mean, what the Biden administration did is they sent the FBI and Homeland Security to meet with Twitter, Facebook, Google, and told them to take down constitutionally protected speech.

Well, I'd probably start with the previous administration. I mean, what the Biden administration did is they sent the FBI and Homeland Security to meet with Twitter, Facebook, Google, and told them to take down constitutionally protected speech.

So I actually have a bill that I've introduced to protect free speech, and it says to government, doesn't tell Twitter anything, doesn't tell Facebook anything, because I think privately owned tech companies really have nothing to do with the First Amendment. The First Amendment has to do with government. But I don't think government should be allowed...

So I actually have a bill that I've introduced to protect free speech, and it says to government, doesn't tell Twitter anything, doesn't tell Facebook anything, because I think privately owned tech companies really have nothing to do with the First Amendment. The First Amendment has to do with government. But I don't think government should be allowed...

So I actually have a bill that I've introduced to protect free speech, and it says to government, doesn't tell Twitter anything, doesn't tell Facebook anything, because I think privately owned tech companies really have nothing to do with the First Amendment. The First Amendment has to do with government. But I don't think government should be allowed...

Can you imagine what you would think if after this interview, before you aired it, the government came to you and you had a meeting with the FBI after the interview to see what they thought was misinformation and disinformation? I mean, how repulsive that would be to you. It's the same, though, if they do it to Twitter or Facebook, and they did for years.

Can you imagine what you would think if after this interview, before you aired it, the government came to you and you had a meeting with the FBI after the interview to see what they thought was misinformation and disinformation? I mean, how repulsive that would be to you. It's the same, though, if they do it to Twitter or Facebook, and they did for years.