Former President Donald Trump is tossing his support behind Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) ahead of the 2022 mid-term elections.
In a statement on Thursday, Trump said, “Rand Paul has done a fantastic job for our Country, and for the incredible people of Kentucky. He fights against the Swamp in Washington, the Radical Left Liberals, and especially the destructive RINOS, of which there are far too many, in Congress.”
“Rand will continue to stand up for our great AMERICA FIRST policies because he believes in stopping wasteful spending, defending our Second Amendment rights, and taking care of our Military and our Vets,” he continued.
Finally, he said, “I am proud to be working with Rand in our battle to Make America Great Again. He has my Complete and Total Endorsement for another term in the U.S. Senate. The Commonwealth of Kentucky has a true champion in Rand Paul.”
Read the statement below:
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— Henry Rodgers (@henryrodgersdc) April 8, 2021
Paul, who won his first election to the Senate in 2010, told local ABC News affiliate WBKO in February that he supports term limits for lawmakers. But he plans to run for reelection in 2022.
“I am a fan of term limits. It would take a constitutional amendment, and the term limits would then be for everyone. But I’m not in favor of term limits for some and not others. So I’m not in favor of people self-imposing term limits. I’m a co-sponsor of the constitutional amendment, but I will run again in 2022,” he said.
Trump also offered his endorsement for Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), who has not said whether he will run again, on Thursday.
“Even though he has not yet announced that he is running, and I certainly hope he does, I am giving my Complete and Total Endorsement to Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin,” Trump said.
Johnson, who was elected to the Senate in 2010 and pledged to serve two terms, has said that he does not plan to make his decision “anytime soon.”