Sen. Rand Paul Criticizes Marco Rubio’s Stance on Cuba
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Credit: US Senate(WASHINGTON) — In an unusual series of events, a Republican Senator on Friday called out one of his fellow party members online on Friday.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-S.C., and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., have publicly shared differing viewpoints on President Obama’s decision to begin normalizing relations with Cuba. Paul has stated his interest in engaging Cuba, while Rubio is staunchly against the decision.
On Friday, Paul posted a series of messages on both his Facebook and Twitter pages criticizing Rubio’s stance.
“[Rubio] believes the embargo against Cuba has been ineffective, yet he wants to continue perpetuating failed policies,” the Facebook post began. In it, Paul calls himself “a proponent of peace through commerce” and stated his belief that “engaging Cuba can lead to positive change.”
He went on to call Rubio an “isolationist who wants to retreat to our borders and perhaps build a moat.”
Paul then sent a series of tweets, mentioning Rubio’s handle, asking questions such as “what about the majority of Cuban-Americans who now support normalizing relations between our countries?” and “The United States trades and engages with other communist nations, such as China and Vietnam. So @marcorubio why not Cuba?”
Hey @marcorubio if the embargo doesn't hurt Cuba, why do you want to keep it?
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) December 19, 2014
Senator @marcorubio is acting like an isolationist who wants to retreat to our borders and perhaps build a moat. I reject this isolationism.
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) December 19, 2014
The United States trades and engages with other communist nations, such as China and Vietnam. So @marcorubio why not Cuba?
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) December 19, 2014
.@marcorubio what about the majority of Cuban-Americans who now support normalizing relations between our countries? http://t.co/0qhSOeD9Va
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) December 19, 2014
Both Paul and Rubio have been mentioned as possible candidates for the 2016 presidential election.
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