Senator Rand Paul has strongly and repeatedly spoken out against the Trump administration’s recent military strikes on boats suspected of drug trafficking off the coast of Venezuela. Since the operations began in early September 2025, Paul has condemned the extrajudicial killings as unconstitutional and morally wrong. Key points of his criticism include: Lack of due process. Paul has argued that the military is “blowing up ships where we don’t even know the people’s names” or have evidence of a

Senator Rand Paul — who has clashed heavily with President Donald Trump in recent days — condemned Saturday’s military parade in Washington, comparing it to similar marches in the Soviet Union and North Korea. | Mediaite

Republican Sen. Rand Paul is clashing with Trump, again — this time over U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats, plus the ongoing government shutdown. MSNBC congressional reporter @mychaelschnell breaks it down. | MS NOW

Rand Paul says the libertarian wing of the Republican Party, of which his father Ron Paul has led, will vote for him over Ted Cruz. http://cnn.it/1TpW2gj "I think really that vote is going to stay in the Paul household," Paul says at the #GOPDebate. | CNN Politics