GOP Fight Club is in session! Rand Paul’s a little miffed with John McCain and Lindsey Graham, and he took to Twitter to say so:
Senators McCain and Graham are torpedoing the budget by insisting on busting the budget caps for more spending.
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) October 17, 2017
I have told the White House and GOP leaders that if they simply stick to their own caps, the rest of the Budget is fine and I’ll vote yes.
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) October 17, 2017
It is a simple, but important, change they could easily make. The ball is in their court.
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) October 17, 2017
Graham took that ball and served it right back:
Getting more bad info @RandPaul.
Don’t screw up #TaxReform now.
You already saved #Obamacare by trashing #GrahamCassidy-Heller-Johnson. https://t.co/QEJWuvUn2z
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) October 17, 2017
Oof.
Point #2: The Budget resolution doesn’t affect statutory spending caps.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) October 17, 2017
More:
Graham on budget: I think Sen Paul is trying to find a way to vote no, and he always does.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) October 17, 2017
Youch.
https://twitter.com/FuriousModerate/status/920329096135135234
OH SNAP https://t.co/1G4TisRJ2Z
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 17, 2017
Meeeeeeeeeeeeow https://t.co/ZHiqzykRoM
— Jay (@OneFineJay) October 17, 2017
Recommended
Cat fight!
— Avery Bullard (@averybullard) October 17, 2017
This is fine https://t.co/dV37F9yrO7
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) October 17, 2017
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Update:
John McCain’s getting in on it, too:
McCAIN on @RandPaul's objections to military spending in budget: "I don't pay any attention to Senator Paul. Nor does hardly anybody else."
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) October 17, 2017
Oh man …
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Update:
Paul: "Graham wouldn't know a conservative if he met one. I don't consider him to be a conservative or a bona fide Republican critic."
— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) October 17, 2017
This is fun, isn’t it?
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