Rand Paul Straight Up Compares Trump Taking Stakes In Private Companies to Zohran Mamdani’s Socialism

[MisterBeale]

Yep. Some of us have been saying he's a fraud since almost the start. I'm glad to see that others are finally starting to catch on.

Here's an example. You can click on the image below for the actual poll...


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Rand Paul: Congress is 'Afraid of the President'​

Nov 20, 2025
"Today's guest is Sen. Rand Paul, the libertarian-leaning Republican from Kentucky. He talks about why he cosponsored legislation to release all of the Epstein files, how Trump's tariffs and bombing of Venezuelan boats are bad policy and unconstitutional, and why fellow Republicans like Vice President J.D. Vance are Luddites and nostalgia merchants who want to regulate free markets to death.

Paul, the subject of a 2014 New York Times Magazine article titled "Has the 'Libertarian Moment' Finally Arrived?", also talks with Nick Gillespie about his plans for a 2028 presidential run, the enduring antiwar legacy of his father Ron Paul, and why he believes that he and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) are the only members of Congress who have stayed true to the Tea Party's commitment to lower spending and smaller government."

 

[Leo123]

Rand Paul speaks out against the crony capitalism of the Trump Admin. RINO LIBTARD!

Rand Paul Straight Up Compares Trump Taking Stakes In Private Companies to Zohran Mamdani’s Socialism​

Rand Paul Straight Up Compares Trump Taking Stakes In Private Companies to Zohran Mamdani’s Socialism

“If you're going to criticize the socialist Mamdani for wanting to own grocery stores, you better criticize Republicans who want a share of Intel, of Nvidia, or U.S. Steel."

www.mediaite.com

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) joined MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle this week to discuss President Donald Trump’s plan to create TrumpRX, a government-run website offering discounts on select prescription drugs.

Paul, a libertarian leaning Republican, pulled no punches in criticizing Trump’s willingness to intervene in the free market and even went so far as to compare the Trump administration to self-identified socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

Paul shared his interview on X and wrote, “If you’re going to criticize the socialist Mamdani for wanting to own grocery stores, you better criticize Republicans who want a share of Intel, of Nvidia, or U.S. Steel. Owning even part of the means of production is a step toward socialism. It’s a bad idea and a dangerous precedent.”

In the clip from earlier in the week, Ruhle asked Paul, “The president wants a stake in big business. At a New York Economic Club event today, the president’s top trade negotiator said that Trump would, quote, ‘Love a stake in every company that’s doing well.’ What do you think about that? I mean, you are a free markets, true capitalism kind of guy. That doesn’t sound like any free markets I know.”

“Yeah, if you’re going to criticize Mamdani for wanting to own the grocery stores, you have to be equal parts critic to any Republican who wants a share of Nvidia, a share of Intel, or a share of U.S. Steel. It’s a bad idea. It’s a slippery slope. And really, it is heading in the direction of what socialism is, which would be owning all of the means of production. If you only own a percentage of the means of production, it still is a step in the wrong direction,” Paul replied.

Paul is acting loony again however, I don't dis him for keeping an eye out. That is what a party is supposed to do, Unlike Democrats who seem go rubber stamp each other.

 

[dblack]

Trump is a businessman.

End of story.

Exactly. This is why I've never bought into the idea idea that business people make good political leaders. Completely different domain.