Rand Paul on Epstein, Ukraine and the cost of standing up to Trump | The Conversation

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is known for being a firebrand when it comes to his conservative, small-government principles — and being a longtime supporter of President Donald Trump, despite taking issue with some of the president’s policies. But he’s just about fed up with being what he says is the only Republican willing to stand up to Trump and his latest moves that Senator Paul says fly in the face of GOP principles and campaign promises. In this week’s episode of The Conversation, Paul joins POLITICO’s Dasha Burns — just hours after he was snubbed from a presidential luncheon — to talk about this Republican fear of confronting Trump, supporting his Kentucky House colleague Rep. Thomas Massie, his concerns about the administration's latest foreign policy moves, the Epstein files and how a “farmageddon” may be on the horizon. ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgjtvMmHXbutALaw9XzRkAg?view_as=subscriber Check out our video catalog: https://www.politico.com/video Follow POLITICO here: ➤ X: https://x.com/politico/ ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/politico/ ➤ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/politico/