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# ![@SenRandPaul Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1298624375692894210.png) @SenRandPaul Senator Rand Paul

Senator Rand Paul has been vocal about his opposition to US involvement in foreign conflicts, citing concerns about regime change and the impact on American lives and finances. He recently forced a vote to stop President Biden from making Ukraine's debt America's debt and has expressed concerns about the use of drone strikes without congressional approval. Paul has also emphasized the need for a more cautious approach to foreign policy, prioritizing American interests and constitutional limits on the use of force.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[finance](/list/finance)  #1171 [countries](/list/countries)  XXXXX% [stocks](/list/stocks)  XXXX%

**Social topic influence**
[health](/topic/health) 13.11%, [insurance](/topic/insurance) #488, [for all](/topic/for-all) 6.56%, [iraq](/topic/iraq) #425, [venezuela](/topic/venezuela) #1304, [united states](/topic/united-states) 3.28%, [ndaa](/topic/ndaa) #84, [money](/topic/money) #875, [inflation](/topic/inflation) #16, [the boston](/topic/the-boston) #182

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**Top assets mentioned**
[Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)](/topic/costco)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

"The Big Not-So-Beautiful Bill has officially passed both chambers. Despite a few conservative provisions it explodes the deficit in the near term. This is Washington's MO: short-term politicking over long-term sustainability"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1940879467309945297)  2025-07-03T21:04Z 312.2K followers, 19.1M engagements


"The hemp provision in this appropriations package wipes out nearly XXX% of legal hemp products overnight: killing jobs crushing farmers and overriding XX state laws that already regulate hemp responsibly. Our farmers have turned to hemp as a lifeline when fertilizer fuel and equipment costs skyrocketed and crop prices fell. Instead of working with us to crack down on bad actors and synthetic cannabinoids some in Congress chose prohibition. Kentucky jobs are not collateral. Our farmers are not bargaining chips"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1988052923083898960)  2025-11-11T01:15Z 312.2K followers, 2.6M engagements


"The government is open but a hemp industry shutdown has just begun. In true Washington swamp fashion this hemp ban is not being debated on its own. Once again Congress created a crisis then conveniently used the crisis to jam through new laws without debate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1989010459589276120)  2025-11-13T16:40Z 312.2K followers, 356K engagements


"Coast Guard records show that prior to the reign of blow-them-to-smithereens XX percent of boats stopped off the coast of Venezuela possessed NO drugs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1995885169832853966)  2025-12-02T15:58Z 312.2K followers, 3.1M engagements


"Only Congress can declare war. I have respected President Trumps refusal to get dragged into regime-change disasters. He opposed Iraq. He opposed Libya.I hope that his instincts will prevail. But I worry some of the people around him have their own agendas and are pushing him toward war.If they truly believe this war is necessary the administration needs to come to Congress to debate vote and authorizeit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1998769686922862788)  2025-12-10T15:00Z 312.2K followers, 57.9K engagements


"I support bold reforms to Social Security to guarantee its long-term solvency. With Americans living longer real change is non-negotiable. Thats why Ive proposed raising the full retirement age to 70a necessary step to keep Social Security sustainable for future generations. If we want this program to survive we must act now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1984248490218955023)  2025-10-31T13:18Z 312.2K followers, 2.9M engagements


"Im pushing a plan that unleashes the free market: national buying co-ops to negotiate lower premiums and HSAs for everyone so families can pay for real-life health needs: gym memberships dieting braces vitamins you name it. And it adds zero cost to taxpayers. @CSalcedoShow"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1998835937925841078)  2025-12-10T19:23Z 312.2K followers, 19.4K engagements


"Democrats want Obamacare on steroids and Republicans are pushing a watered-down version that barely changes anything. My plan actually fixes the system. It doesnt cost taxpayers a dime and it finally frees Americans to buy insurance across state lines through real co-ops. No bureaucracy no bloated mandates just competition choice and lower costs. Thanks for having me @larry_kudlow on @FoxBusiness"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1998888972701868365)  2025-12-10T22:54Z 312.2K followers, 66K engagements


"Escalating military action in Venezuela without authorization cuts directly against President Trumps America-First instinct to keep us out of unnecessary foreign entanglements. Everyone recognizes the devastation socialism brings but it is not the role of the United States to install governments abroad. And if Congress isnt debating it the military shouldnt be doing it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1996631103512125566)  2025-12-04T17:22Z 312.2K followers, 98.5K engagements


"Americas constitutional republic rooted in limited government and free enterprise although not perfect is the system on earth most consistent with biblical principles of human nature stewardship voluntary charity and the dignity of work. - JEFFREY T. BURDETTE Kentucky Chief Circuit Judge retired"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1997704853598982392)  2025-12-07T16:28Z 312.2K followers, 7202 engagements


"There is no divide between big government Republicans and pro war Democrats. They believe America should be everywhere all the time at any cost. That is America Last. Thanks @bennyjohnson"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1998491233652752605)  2025-12-09T20:33Z 312.2K followers, 23.7K engagements


"Once again Congress faces a stark choice: America First or Ukraine first Lawmakers are rushing to authorize even more Ukraine funding. Buried in the NDAA is a quiet reauthorization of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative$800M in the next two years. Taxpayer money sent overseas with barely any debate. America deserves leaders who put our interests first"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1998792246208901423)  2025-12-10T16:29Z 312.2K followers, 37.1K engagements


"Today I am holding a hearing that marks the beginning of something long overdue: the movement to finally Audit the Fed. My investigation uncovered over $XXX billion in quiet payouts the Fed made to major banks while taxpayers got nothing but inflation and losses.Our expert witnesses@norbertjmichel @RegoftheDay and @Wesbury are here to help expose what the Fed has kept in the shadows for decades. Audit the Fed. End the secrecy. Restore sound money"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1999151082572800089)  2025-12-11T16:15Z 312.2K followers, 236.1K engagements


"The Fed is being pushed to answer for its abundant reserves regime thanks to my teams work on this report. Chairman Powell finally had to publicly address the ample reserves issue something the Fed has acted like didnt even exist for ages and something the press has never really asked about. The real question isnt the Feds profits or losses its who sets interest rates: the market or a group of grumpy old men behind closed doors If its the latter lets call it what @Wesbury calls it: price fixing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1999165345722966174)  2025-12-11T17:12Z 312.2K followers, 78.9K engagements


"I opposed John Kennedys idea to bring in so many Afghan nationals. I told Kennedy it was reckless and dangerous. Ultimately Kennedy and Biden won and our country was flooded with unvetted Afghan nationals. This video has the receipts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1995543083392331873)  2025-12-01T17:18Z 312.1K followers, 620K engagements


"Americans deserve real choice in health care. My Health Marketplace for All Act lets individuals band togetherCostco Sams Club Amazon members church groups anyoneto negotiate lower premiums the same way big corporations do. Empower consumers not insurers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1995617320807645340)  2025-12-01T22:13Z 312K followers, 4172 engagements


"🧵 Two of the most daunting problems facing Americans are the lack of affordable healthcare options and the fear of exorbitant medical bills"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1996655828619940271)  2025-12-04T19:00Z 312K followers, 8403 engagements


"The Constitution assigns Congress the power to declare war but designates the President as Commander in Chief. Limiting President Trumps authority to deploy troops is unconstitutional. This legislation undermines his constitutional powers and I will strongly oppose it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1998076876871598164)  2025-12-08T17:07Z 312K followers, 24.7K engagements


"We should not allow unchecked power in this or any other administration. It is our job in Congress to declare war or not and we have for too long allowed administrations to wield a power they do not have"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1996754477244965167)  2025-12-05T01:32Z 312.2K followers, 83.2K engagements


"Socialism always sounds free until the economy collapses and families flee. Venezuela proved it. Now states like NY & CA are learning the hard way. Americans are leaving big-government states for more freedom. You cant spend tax and tariff your way out of a $2T deficit. Washington doesnt have a revenue problem; it has a spending problem. Thanks for having me @edhenry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1986445120573456494)  2025-11-06T14:46Z 312.2K followers, 79.2K engagements


"🧵Since entering the Senate Ive warned that the U.S. has already faced attacks from refugees or individuals posing as refugeesfrom the Boston Marathon bombers to the Iraqi refugees in Bowling Green who sought to buy Stinger missiles. I cautioned that our government lacked a reliable system to verify identities or intentions. Last week an Afghan refugee admitted through the Biden administrations Operation Allies Welcome program carried out an unprovoked attack in D.C. killing a National Guardswoman and critically injuring another Guardsman. The risks I outlined were far from abstract"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1995623610212647343)  2025-12-01T22:38Z 312.2K followers, 18.8K engagements


"4/ Immigration policy cannot ignore the reality that some individuals seeking entry may harbor violent intent nor can it allow a president to unilaterally waive those risks. Fast-forward to 2021: the Biden administration brought roughly 76000 Afghan nationals to the United States according to DHS reporting at the time. It appears likely that the suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal was among those admitted through that effort"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1995623615409078682)  2025-12-01T22:38Z 312.2K followers, 1336 engagements


"5/ I reminded Congress that past U.S. attacks were carried out by individuals admitted through refugee or asylum programs. The Boston bombers received education and support here yet still attacked this country. In Bowling Green two Iraqi refugees with fingerprints on bomb fragments from Iraq were admitted anyway. These failures showed our screening system was not sufficient"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1995623617061613883)  2025-12-01T22:38Z 312.2K followers, XXX engagements


"8/ The Operation Allies Welcome program advanced without the safeguards of the SECURE Act: no moratorium for high-risk regions no DHS certification of screening and no mandatory verification period. Admissions expanded while longstanding vulnerabilities remained unaddressed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1995623621981864145)  2025-12-01T22:38Z 312.2K followers, 5467 engagements


"9/ Throughout my Senate service I have warned that U.S. involvement in conflicts like Syria strengthens extremist factions and increases the risk that some entrants have ties to hostile groups. Past refugee pathways from Afghanistan Iraq and Somalia produced cases of individuals who later tried to harm Americans. A young Guardswoman lost her life and another is fighting for his. Their families face a burden no one should endure. This tragedy underscores why I raised these concerns from the start. The federal governments first duty is to protect the American people. I will continue advocating"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1995623623881544131)  2025-12-01T22:38Z 312.2K followers, 5208 engagements


"Branding individuals as narco-terrorists without proof just to open the door to lethal force is not a legitimate policyits a dangerous fantasy. It bypasses due process shreds constitutional limits and pushes America toward another unnecessary foreign war. Our national security decisions must be grounded in facts and governed by law not political theatrics. Anything less endangers our values and our troops"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1996263031895105693)  2025-12-03T16:59Z 312.2K followers, 49.5K engagements


"Break norms let capitalism empower people. Immigration works best when merit rules; mass random migration risks economic and social strain. True progress comes from courage and ideas. Thanks @GadSaad"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1998127946586808741)  2025-12-08T20:30Z 312.2K followers, 8178 engagements


"TSAs Quiet Skies didnt just spy on innocent Americans it leaned on research from GWUs Program on Extremism a group not bound by the laws and oversight that restrict federal agencies. Outsourced surveillance with zero accountability. Thats the real scandal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1998479887472943355)  2025-12-09T19:48Z 312.2K followers, 5657 engagements


"President Trump and I fought to expand Association Health Plans so Americans could get affordable coverage. Democrats blocked his executive order in court. The fix is simple. Change the law to expand Association Health Plans to bring down prices and expand Health Savings Accounts to everyone usetax-freedollars forhealthcareexpenses insurance doesnt coverand my plan allows those funds to pay premiums too. We ought tobringreal free market competition back to healthcare"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1998505936403505479)  2025-12-09T21:32Z 312.2K followers, 17.1K engagements


"The same lesson applies to the Federal Reserve. Ten very smart people cannot outthink millions of Americans trading every second. When the Fed forces rates away from what the market would choose it creates bubbles and distortions. We saw it before 2008 and we see it now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1999183089948623224)  2025-12-11T18:22Z 312.2K followers, XXX engagements


"I continue to support the repeal of Obamacare and replacing it with true free market reforms not just some rearranging of the current system. My Health Marketplace and Savings Accounts For All Act is the only truly conservative option"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1995950970329825561)  2025-12-02T20:19Z 312.2K followers, 278.9K engagements


"My Health Marketplace and Savings Accounts for All Act provides a conservative alternative by allowing groups to buy insurance across state lines and giving every American access to an HSA. Its important for Congress to move this bill forward. Im ready to work with @POTUS to deliver this to the American people. Thanks for having me @MariaBartiromo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1998423225848533501)  2025-12-09T16:03Z 312.2K followers, 8818 engagements


"There is also a provision that bars the use of U.S. funds for any activity that recognizes Russian sovereignty over Ukrainian territory a move that could undercut President Trumps ongoing peace negotiations"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1998792247731724757)  2025-12-10T16:29Z 312.2K followers, 3955 engagements


"Supposedly the Fed exists to support a stable economy. Meanwhile five banks collected $XXX billion in interest from the Fed and every dollar came from taxpayers. Why are banks being rewarded by an institution in our government for parking cash instead of lending it My bill stops these interest payments and audits the system. I have two bills for this: one to audit the Fed and another to end the Feds big bank bailout.This money ought to go back to Main Street not Wall Street"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1986087020733608190)  2025-11-05T15:03Z 312.2K followers, 180.6K engagements


"I have always supported more choices more competition and more freedom in health care. Allowing retailers to offer affordable plans is one more way to break the cartel that big government created. As for Kentuckys certificate of need laws they are not federal. I do not write Kentucky statutes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1998785577307471991)  2025-12-10T16:03Z 312.2K followers, 12.9K engagements


"On @BloombergTV I laid out my plan: HSAs for everyone insurance across state lines and giving Americans real bargaining power through Costco Amazon and Sams Club. President Trump and I have taken on this challenge before and Im ready to stand with him again to finally fix our broken healthcare system. For too long Americans have been stuck with rising premiums shrinking choices and a system that serves bureaucrats instead of patients. We can do better"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1996256537086460012)  2025-12-03T16:33Z 312.2K followers, 81.6K engagements


"I support fully repealing Obamacare and replacing it with true free-market reforms. My Health Marketplace and Savings Accounts for All Act is a genuinely conservative alternative. My plan allows any group to purchase insurance collectively across state lines letting organizations like Costco Sams Club or Amazon negotiate for millions of members to lower costs. It also gives every American access to a Health Savings Account. I look forward to working with @POTUS to get this done"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1996280657233006659)  2025-12-03T18:09Z 312.2K followers, 397.5K engagements


"I for one continue to support the repeal of Obamacare and replacing it with true free market reforms not just some rearranging of the current system. Legalizing cross-state health care buying co-ops and letting everyone have an HSA is the only truly conservative option"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1998428937786200164)  2025-12-09T16:26Z 312.2K followers, 59.7K engagements


"Most in Congress prefer the easy path and ignore their responsibility under the Constitution to vote on authorizing war. But now those same people want to make @POTUS ask the feckless Europeans before bringing our troops home This weeks military bill revives Liz Cheneys anti-Trump language from his first term and I will oppose it. The neocon GOP wing will do anything to keep troops overseas to protect the military-industrial complex.This must be rejected"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1998431193990140328)  2025-12-09T16:35Z 312.2K followers, 22K engagements


"The NDAA is full of America Last provisions including $1B for Taiwan $1.5B for the Philippines and $175M for the Baltics"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1998792249984037213)  2025-12-10T16:29Z 312.2K followers, 6458 engagements


"A provision cooked up by Liz Cheney during Trumps first term demands President Trump ask permission from European socialists at NATO before moving American troops. Its the same playbook from interventionist war hawks who never met a foreign entanglement they didnt love. America doesnt kneel to NATO and what the Commander and Chief does to protect our sovereignty is NONE of NATOs business"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1998850959628247481)  2025-12-10T20:23Z 312.2K followers, 26.2K engagements


"I told the committee today that the Soviet Union failed in part because its leaders tried to set the price of bread. Too high and bread rotted on shelves. Too low and it vanished. No planner can beat supply and demand"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1999183088237105264)  2025-12-11T18:22Z 312.2K followers, 69.6K engagements


"🎄For those of us who study the Fed todays hearing felt a little like Christmas morning. We unwrapped everything on exposing the Feds ample reservesissue then some. From 2008 to zero-rate policies to distorted credit signals to the Austrian view of boom-and-bust cycles. This is a debate Washington should have been having for years and Im proud to get the ball rolling on auditing the Fed. Huge thank you to our expert witnesses: @norbertjmichel @RegoftheDay and @Wesbury"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1999192711711039949)  2025-12-11T19:01Z 312.2K followers, 19.1K engagements


"🚨Weekly Wrap-Up🚨"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1999576044748026318)  2025-12-12T20:24Z 312.2K followers, 9633 engagements


"When Washington keeps telling you theyre giving you free stuff theyre lying. They borrow it print it and devalue your dollar. Thats why groceries cost more. Thats why inflation keeps rising. And that threat comes from inside Congress"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SenRandPaul/status/1999600147161055657)  2025-12-12T22:00Z 312.2K followers, 75.8K engagements