Overview
- Paul told Fox Business the party is “behind the eight ball” and argued high gas and oil prices, not an internal split, pose the greater election threat.
- He was the only Republican to support a Senate war powers measure requiring presidential approval from Congress for nondefensive action against Iran.
- He said the administration’s shifting explanations — from liberating Iranians to claims of an imminent nuclear threat — are not convincing and called it a “war of choice.”
- He opposes a large Pentagon supplemental, calling a half‑trillion‑dollar boost to defense spending fiscally irresponsible given the national debt.
- WTI crude briefly rose above $100 per barrel and AAA reports the national average gas price above $3.50, underscoring the political risks he highlighted.