Disgusting: Ron Paul attacks murder victim, war hero Chris Kyle; Update: It wasn't a staffer

thisistwitchy | 12:46 PM on February 04, 2013

We know former Rep. Ron Paul has some wacky ideas about national defense and foreign policy, but this is truly beyond the pale even for him.

@RonPaul So all veterans, once done serving our nation with honor, deserve to be murdered as civilians? Wow.

— Razor (@hale_razor) February 4, 2013

I didn’t think I could possibly loathe @RonPaul more, yet here we are. Well done, jackass.

— The H2 (@TheH2) February 4, 2013

Disgusted by most recent @RonPaul tweet.

— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) February 4, 2013

@RonPaul For shame.

— Melissa Mackenzie (@MelissaTweets) February 4, 2013

This is appalling. https://t.co/sPtMSIxo

— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) February 4, 2013

https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/298484839311609856

https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/298489070403874819

Grandpa's talking to the furniture again https://t.co/9Mgz4Kzs

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) February 4, 2013

Twisted ghouls descend on murder victim, American hero Chris Kyle

Mother Jones editor dances on Chris Kyle’s grave to argue for gun control

Update:

Buzzfeed confirms that Ron Paul runs his own Twitter feed:

Former Texas Rep. Ron Paul has been attracting negative attention all day for a tweet he sent Monday morning regarding the death of former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle at the hands of an Iraq War veteran. But get used to off-the-cuff Twitter activity from the former presidential candidate: Paul, 77, is now running his own Twitter feed, a spokesperson says.

“He runs it,” said Campaign for Liberty communications director Megan Stiles, who is handling Paul’s press requests since he retired. She clarified that Paul started handling his own tweets “since he left office.”