Rand Paul Blasts Donald Trump For Endorsing 'Deep State' GOP Candidate

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Monday scolded Donald Trump for endorsing “the worst Deep State candidate” after the ex-president backed former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) in his U.S. senate bid.

On Truth Social, Trump bestowed his “complete and total endorsement”on Rogers.

On X, Paul pushed back hard against the judgment of the presumptive GOP nominee for president, attaching a reel of Rogers criticizing Trump.

“Donald Trump just endorsed the worst Deep State candidate this cycle. @MikeRogersForMI is a never Trumper, and a card carrying member of the spy state that seeks to destroy Trump,” <a href=«https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1767322669274272019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1767326084192932123%7Ctwgr%5Ec379ef7cb940c1ac038d7f5f901fe2ce051c1038%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fathena.huffpost.net%2Fus%2Fcms%2Fentry%2F65f0581ae4b0bd5228d5839a%2Fdetails» target="_blank" role=«link» class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name=«Paul wrote» data-vars-item-type=«text» data-vars-unit-name=«65f0581ae4b0bd5228d5839a» data-vars-unit-type=«buzz_body» data-vars-target-content-id=«https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1767322669274272019?ref_src=» https: data-vars-target-content-type=«url» data-vars-type=«web_external_link» data-vars-subunit-name=«article_body» data-vars-subunit-type=«component» data-vars-position-in-subunit=«2»>Paul wrote

. “You have to ask yourself who gives Trump this awful advice? Who’s next, John Bolton?”

“If he’s good with Mike Rogers (R-Deep State), maybe he should pick Liza Cheney for VP?” Paul added sarcastically.

Trump gushed over Rogers on Monday.

“Mike will work closely with me to enact our America First Policies,” Trump wrote. “He will tirelessly fight to Secure