and the rand paul campaign guy knows that rand paul did not qualify for the cnn debate.ut he's just going to kind of go with it. we believe he ought to be on that stage. yes, ma'am. but this is how cnn has been mishandling this issue on the air. >> nine candidates will compete in the primetime debate with chris christie and rand paul being awarded spots in the main stage based on late polling numbers. >> no candidate has more different ideas when it comes to national security than rand paul, who there was some thought that he might not make the main stage. he did make the main stage. he will be there tuesday night. that's a big deal from him. >> what would have happened had he not made it, had that fox news poll not come out? >> no. even with that fox news poll coming out he didn't make it. and it is a big deal for him that he's not getting relegated to the undercard debate, that he's being allowed onto the main stage. but it has nothing to do with his own polling performance. his polling performance by cnn's own rules means he shouldn't be there. he literally did not ma

the rand paul voters. the problem is he has got to pay the piper if he gets caught off base and running a strategy that conflicts with positions he took in the past. i think that's the problem he's running into trying to bend reality at the moment into his political strategy. >> if cruz won the nomination, he and hillary would have similar positions on this. if rubio won, you would have a real -- or christie or bush, they would have a real contrast on this. there was also an exchange, kim, on immigration where the two, rubio and christie, went after it and -- rubio and cruz thinking he has advantage on rubio because of his gang of eight bill. rubio turning tables saying you offered on amendment to that bill which would have barred citizenship for illegals here but would have allowed legalization. what do you make of that debate? >> this is what cruz wants to talk about. he rather talk about immigration. it resonates more with the base. his position about closing down the borders. he did get called out this

>> i think rand paul was most aggressive. chris christie saying this guy is going to lead us into world war iii. i think there were aggressive folks as well. the key question is the real division in the republican over syria which would involve the united states shooting down syrian planes and shooting down jeb bush is there, chris christie is there, kasich is there and one of the others is there. and trump and cruz are very much for keeping assad in power and not letting isis get there. so you have a tremendous division in foreign policy in the republican party that really revealed itself in an excellent and exciting debate. >> if rand paul wasn't there you wouldn't have had the doveish side if you will. i don't think the debate changed the shape of the race, but i think it does clarify where some of the candidates are and i think it's donald trump and it's ted cruz and it's rubio who are kind of socking away at each other. but if you ask me who the most aggressive was, i would say jeb bush. because he's the only one that to

look at rand paul, the heat map. rand paul, the orange, when it gets orange, that's when people are talking. people are talking about rand paul but as far as ben carson, here, a lot more people talking about him. and you mentioned jeb bush, right? jeb bush, you said jeff said not a lot of people. he's right. not a lot of conversation happening around the country when it comes to jeb bush, especially in comparison to everyone. there you go. donald trump, back to you, mr. tapper. >> look at that sea of orange. >> i know. >> washington outsiders have dominated the republican race so far. despite getting little love from the gop elite. there's somebody who knows exactly what that's like, a former alaska governor, might have heard of her, sarah palin, here in vegas. who she thinks will win the race and what it takes to grab hold of the nomination, live after this quick message. inthe mid-size van, from mercedes-benz. it's got small-ability and big-ability. towing-ability and stowing-ability. rack-ability and hvac-ability.

last night, senator rand paul was on the main stage in the republican debate here in las vegas. this morning he was up early, and telling us he thought it was the most subst yet. senator paul: we discussed whether regime change is good for qaddafi, did it make us safer, didn't make the region more chaotic, did it the rise of radical islam? i thought it was a good debate. craig: kentucky senator rand paul has been pulling around 2%, just enough to keep him on the main stage, and yes taking issue with fro call to close the internet to halt terrorist communications. senator paul: people have to dig deeper on donald trump and say, that sounds good, but maybe getting ri not a good an idea. a little bit more like what they do in north korea or what's next, we asked senator paul. he said that he believes voters will have stronger expectations from the candidates, specifically on the questions of who is qualified to lead the united states. who would be a good commander-in-chief, who has good t reckless, and who thinks that more is really a last resort -- moreis really a-- war is really a

no candidate has more different ideas in national security than rand paul. there was some thought he might not make the main stage. he did. he will be there tuesday night. that's a big deal for him and also a big deal for the rest of the candidates who now i think have something to discuss in opposition to this. >> right, and paul's moment i think really closed as the threat of isis grew. paul was really a creature of a republican period, they're reassessing foreign policy, he reflected on the domestic and international appeal that seemed to be striking a cord in the republican base as well. as the terrorist issue resurfaced over the last several years it narrowed his options. you'll see physically what the polls have been telling us. you have a top tier in this race. every national poll i believe since november 1st the top four candidates have been trump, cruz, carson and rubio in some order and with carson clearly slipping in that, to the point where i think many people believe you now have a big three in the race, trump, cruz and rubio, each appealing to

rand paul. i thought rand paul had the business moment of the night against donald trump. you say they don't find chaos. but what about the constitution? what about rand paul pointing out that donald trump going after family members of known terrorists is in vie laying of the geneva convention. >> i don't think people care. that's why donald trump's answer was so brilliant. he said you mean they can kill us but we can't kill them? that's the kind of thing someone says in a bar watching a channel. that's something someone would turn to his friend and say the and he says it. >> i wanted someone to hit him back on i want to shut down part of the internet. that's what china does. what the flip are you talking about. kennedy: try googling in north korea. >> it was great to hit trump on specifics about how his policies would be disastrous and illegal in practice. rand paul has been disappointing to everybody. but this is the kind of rand paul i had been hoping to see for several debates before this. to be more like his father was on the debate stage and be a pain in the ass. >>

and i think that ben carson, ted cruz, and rand paul, son of ron paul, are all on that side of the argument, and if you put their numbers together, they form by far the majority of the support in the race so far in iowa, in nationally, i think it's utterly fascinating, and if donald trump is as good as salesman as he's prove to be so far, if he has as good a sense of the marketplace as he seems to have. the fact that be he's all in on saying we shouldn't have taken out saddam hussein, we shouldn't have taken out muammar gaddafi, we shouldn't have let mubarak lose power in cairo, if he's saying in a sense leave assad where he is, if he's doing all of those things, that is a significant shift in the history of the modern republican party in a defwhat goes back among republicans, all the way to eisenhower and taft in the 1950s. ronald reagan settled that argument, we thought, for engagement in the world, including military interventions. although ronald reagan himself was quite careful. he talked, he talked a lot, he was strong in his anti-communism but he was careful in his use of military po

he wants to be between rand paul, ron paul and john next mccain.ot totally for intervention in the way some of the old hawks are. >> you're in the party. you have to consult these guys. is there a middle position between the party of george w. bush scene the party of what was a couple of months ago, the rand paul/ron paul party. >> i don't think the ron paul analogy is the right one. i think ron paul is a legitimate isolationist and the tradition of taft. you know, he was repudiated by rudy giuliani because he essentially blamed the 9 slrch 1 1/11 attacks on american foreign policy, not the hatred of the jihadis. what we're having a debate about is a restoration of ary gan-era foreign policy. ronald reagan was not a military adventurer. these were presidents who argued for restraint in the practice of american foreign policy generally. we didn't want to have a direct confrontation with the soviet union. we wanted to limit nuclear weapons. we wanted to be very circumspect about the use of force. we go back to the powell doctrine. we have a strategy

liberty mutual insurance. >>> welcome back to "hannity." 2016 presidential candidate rand paul has beenusy on the campaign trail. and in the united states senate where he's been pushing for immigration restrictions in the wake of the paris and san bernardino terrorist attacks. and recently, senator paul has been slamming his republican rival and congressional colleague marco rubio for missing key votes in the senate. joining me now to explain is the man himself, republican candidate for president and kentucky senator, rand paul. good to see you, senator. traditionally, you're on the libertarian end of the republican party. and traditionally libertarians tend to be more relaxed about immigration than perhaps conservatives do. what's the rationale for immigration restriction from your philosophical perspective, as it were? >> you know, i think there's a mixture of feelings on immigration within libertarian and conservative circles. and i don't find that there's a real consensus. but i do think if we're going to defend our country, it starts with our borders. ever since 9/11 i've been frus

he is angry that rand paul is doing this. he said rand paul is not a human being.d person who made his way into the senate. >> that is amazing. he is a little bitter. >> >> he should be happy we are bringing up the festivas. keith, this is fun. but have you something against guys with curly hair. >> i do? this is where the political theme is going with the roast battles is what it is. people will pay more attention to politics. we are going to social media roast battles. >> if they had happened in the last election cycle, that would have been the weirdest thing that happened. it would have been the most social media to be done. trump has been roasted so he has experience. trump had a televised roast. >> and he is pretty -- >> dish it out. >> sometimes he is thin skinned and sometimes he is not. joanne, what do you think of rand? >> i think my video of feats of strength says it all. just kidding. >> just kidding. on a scale of 1 to rand paul -- it was not funny. ?o, i can imagine -- no, i can imagine his campaign the last week trying to come up with the funniest thi

rubio in iowa fired back on defense spending. >> ted voted for a budget that rand paul offered that paulffered as a containment budget that reduced defense spending by more than barack obama proposed reducing it. >> reporter: cruz and rubio have been battling for a month. the cruz camp knows probably sooner than later trump will be coming at him. carl cameron, fox news. lou: fbi divers searching a san bernardino lake looking for evidence tied to last week's terrorist attack as outrage is spreading through capitol hill over the intel failures, the failures of immigration, customs and border patrol that led to the deaths of 14 innocent people and the wounding of 22 others. fox news senior correspondent adam housley with the latest on the investigation and the controversy over the obama administration's so-called vetting process. >> reporter: the vetting system is not adequate. members of congress expressing frustration after receiving a closed-door briefing after last week's deadly massacre by fbi director james comey. >> you have to say it was an intelligence failure. you have to. this wo

one of the biggest clashes involved rand paul and marco rubio. paul hit rubio hard in his support a few years ago for reform. >> he's the one for the open border that's leaving us defenseless. >> reporter: but the bill that rubio helped write included $40 billion to strengthen security. illegally. >> it is not accurate. he just said that i supported legalization, and indeed, i led the fight against his legalization and amnesty bill. >> reporter: on that, cruz was correct, and rubio was wrong. attacked president obama. carly fiorina accused the white house of not reaching out to internet companies for threats. >> they need to be asked to bring the best and brightest, the most recent technology to the table. >> reporter: in fact, google and microsoft among others have been asked by the administration and have repeatedly resisted. ted cruz hit the administration this way. >> what the obama administration keeps getting wrong. whennition bad happens, they focus on law-abiding citizens instead of focusing on the bad guys. >> but that's not true. after

>> he has to shrug it off. >> i think rand paul said a lot of time on minimimmigration. >> why has heing in this campaign? >> rand palm? >> yeah. >> i don't think he has been successfully find his coalition of supporters. >> what happened to paul the rand paul coalition, 25% of the voters? >> he's authentic. the rand palm people think rand paul -- >> rand palm was not prepared to defend his stance when it comes to voting, giving more aid to israel. he wasn't prepared to come out forcefully in favor of the iran deal. >> everyone said there will be a libertarian moment. people turning towards the paerlt. >> libertarian, who are the libertarians anti-hawks? >> i think trump thought iraq was a terrible war. he says it all the time. >> i wouldn't say trump is a dove. he is a non-interventionist. he says ground troops abroad. >> who are the biggest hawks? >> rubio. lindsey graham. . christie and rubio and bush as well. >> bush except more he has to kind of get rid of the cloud of his brother and foreign policy. >> he's now enbracing a full hawk. he is bringing former president bush to make

i feel the same way about rand paul.could be the guy to differentiate himself most easily from everybody else. mark: he had some good moments in the last debate. he just is to amp up his distinctive message. john: stick around, because we have been dealt a really good hand of guests tonight. we start with the new york times' jonathan martin, dan halls, both here when we come back. ♪ >> i don't think he is qualified to be president. >> why not? >> i don't think he has the right temperament or judgment. he deals with the senate, he goes in there a little bit like a maniac. you don't get things done that way. i built a phenomenal business. i'm worth billions of dollars, some of the greatest assets in the world. you cannot walk into the senate scream and call people liars and not be able to control and get along with people. he will never get anything done. that is the problem with ted. mark: that was donald trump over the weekend hitting ted cruz for . joining us now to talk about the debate are two political maniacs, jonat

rand paul... and john kasich all have rallies planned for later today. and for more on that we're going to check in live with fox5's shannon moore. she's near the venetian with a preview of today's events it's the final debate of the year -- several candidates using the opportunity to get in early and hold campaign rallys. marco rubio has scheduled one for today at 2pm at the renaissance las vegas. donald trump hosting one tonight at the westgate starting at 7:30 while rand paul will be rallying at caesar's palace tommorrow at 11. other events are listed there on your screen. all the candidates are expected to touch on a number of topics at their events and with the recent shooting in san bernadino -- such issues as foreign policy and gun control are sure to be topping the list. now big event happening today ahead of the debate -- a conference on homeland the nevada national security action summit was planned before the terror attacks in southern ca, but will address threats against the u.s. doors open to that event at 9. tickets are available online we'

proposed muslim travel ban and much, much more, republican presidential candidate and kentucky senator rand paulo much for being here. we appreciate it. >> glad to be with you. >> so your fellow republicans are calling trump unhinged saying his proposal is un-american, unconservative. you have been fairly muted in your criticism. what do you make of it all? >> i don't think we should have a religious test. but i think there's a danger of generalizing to all muslims that that's a bad tendency. but the other tendency may be equally as dangerous. you have hillary clinton who refuses to admit radical islam has anything to do with terrorism. so i think you can go too far in generalizing and blaming all muslims, but you can go too far and say nothing this has to do nothing with religion. >> to play devil's advocate, one of the things clinton, obama and george w. bush i think before them didn't want to do is help the terrorists turn this into a war of the west versus islam. they call them jihadists or whatever, but i think that's why they do that. >> and i don't disagree with that. but i would say that

also on main stage, marco rubio, jeb bush, john kasich, chris ristie, carly fiorina and rand paul. the republican hopefuls will take the podium over at the venetian tomorrow night. it starts at six p-m on c-n-n. some candidates are already in town ahead of the debate. donald trump... ted cruz... marco rubio... and others all have rallies planned for later today. and for more on that we're going to check in live with fox5's shannon moore. she's near the venetian with a preview of today's events it's the final debate of the year -- several candidates using the opportunity to get in early and hold campaign rallys. today at 2pm at las vegas. donald trump hosting one tonight at the westgate starting at 7:30 while rand paul will be rallying at caesar's palace tommorrow at 11. listed there on your screen. all the candidates are expected to touch on a number of topics at their events and with the recent shooting in san bernadino -- such issues as foreign policy and gun control are sure to be topping the list. now big event happening today ahead of the debate -- a conference on homeland sec

i covered him and rand paul in the senate.r for drones right beside rand paul. now rubio is in some ways trying to turn some of these steps cruz took in the senate against him. i also think it's remarkable rubio is taking that tack. the reality is he is able to do it where jeb bush can't. if you think about why the american public hasn't seemed ready to accept another bush, the iraq hangover is a big part of it. jeb bush struggled for months to try and answer questions would he have gone into iraq knowing what we know now? he stumbled and flailed around a bit. it was the beginning of that slide we saw in the polls. rubio doesn't have that baggage. he has this, both cruz and rubio have this cuban heritage that allows them to speak personally to these issues. >> i'm sorry we ran right out of time here. we'll get you next time. thank you for joining us today. we'll be back tomorrow with more "mtp daily." erica hill picks up our coverage next. >>> tonight on msnbc live, three big developing stories. >> he was frantic because his w

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and rand paul will be speaking to the las vegas economic club at caesars palace. after that, he'll head to reno... to speak at the washoe county republican headquarters./// ((sharie johnson)) las vegas democrats kept a close eye on the debate. they held a watch party at the martin luther king junior senior center. the voters told us it's important to stay engaged and informed of what the presidential candidates are saying. the big issue in the news of late is national security... which took center stage. feel about their candidates on this issue: (( roberta lange / chair, nevada democratic party: "i think the candidates have already been talking about national security issues. they've been talking about it for a long time. i would caution people against soundbites and look at what we've done and what we're going to continue to do -- and that's protect the american people." )) ((sharie johnson)) the democrats are focusing on rallying support for their candidates. nevada democrats caucus on saturday, february 20-th. remember.. remember.. 8 news now is your neighborh

rand paul had one of his better nights. so did john kasich, not engaging other candidates, but a question is of course is there enough time for his message to resonate. he needs a change in the dynamic of this group of candidates. he needs other people to drop out for him to be good. of course, all eyes on jeb bush, when is it going to work. last night maybe it began to work but not enough, not with the exclamation points bush needs. >> you mentioned rapid paul. you spoke to him after the debate. what did he have to say especially about the fight against isil. >> a lot of the candidates trying to find their way around the things that donald trump that said about isil, about muslims, trying to find a common ground with other republicans, maybe things that are more reasonable. i talked to rand paul after that and he had a couple of ideas. >> i think that we, if we want to defeat terrorism are going to have to have a broad, long term strategy. one is we're going to have to be careful about admitting people to our country who a

. >> rand paul, defeat the washington machine. i like that. but then goes onto unleash the american dream. hillary clinton, ready for change, ready to lead. does this make a difference? >> i think rubio's is tricky because using the phrase new in his slogan is going to bring attention to the fact to his weakness he's a new candidate. he's new to the senate. he's relatively inexperienced. i'm surprised he went with that. >> i do think that the first part of rand paul's slogan is smart, defeat the washington machine. everyone hates washington, d.c. everyone hates, you know, the system as it exists for different reasons, but running against washington is smart. >> president obama won big with, yes, we can. >> yes, we can. that means nothing. it means, yes, we can anything. or i think it meant, yes, government can. that's why i wrote this book pointing out that, no, they can't. not when they means government. but individuals can't. and there is one presidential candidate who i think understands that. and that's senator rand paul. but lots of other

but the big news here is rand paul. he just barely made the cut. his campaign is calling it a huge momenet. they say this is proof that paul is a top contender in this race. in washington.. kristin fisher.. fox news. democrat bernie sanders made another trip to iowa today to make a pitch for equality... sanders spoke at mount carmel baptist church in waterloo... he focused on the struggles of economic inequality and disparities between the races... he also decried the fact that the united states has a larger incarcerated population than any other country a black male born today, stands a one in four chance of spending time in prison in his lifetime sanders acknowledged that he is quote "a little behind" in iowa brett ad lib wx tease on set with anchor jennifer ad lib wx main at the matt back to 3 shot at the desk after knocking off rival iowa and protecting it takes committed support. hey! this holiday, u.s. cellular's giving you 15 gigs of data for just $70! but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] you're getting data. pony-sized data? u.s. cellular sized da

few, perhaps rand paul become the primary exception. the battle will go to who can convince republican voters that they who can convince republican voters that they are most sincere in the fight. some people cannot link immigration in the same way that ted cruz can. that is why you have the difference in the two ads. one is immigration and one is isis. -- he could win the nomination. there is time to go before any of the votes are capped. we are six weeks out from iowa. and four years ago, newt gingrich was winning the polls. donald trump is polarizing. him.upporters love he is now over 30% in the polls. he will be interpreted in their favor. the fact that he leads the polls for people who will never vote for him as equally as people who will vote for him, he is the single most polarizing figure today. and he is well short of a supermajority. -- says that there is a huge difference between the corporatists who lead the gop and average conservator to -- average conservative leaning voters. that they data shows are one third of the republ

rand paul wants to get rid of that program.n: rand paul jones us now and he says those phone records would give us clues on people who may be involved in plots now. >> well, if senator rubio were present now doing a little bit more job, he would realize that this warrantless collection of data is still on going and has been on going through the paris tragedy, through the san bernardino tragedy, and also through the boston bombing. not one terrorist act was forwarded, not one terrorist was caught through this program and really what we've done is trade our liberty for a false sense of security, and i don't think marco rubio has it correct. i think he's just a little too eager to give up our liberty, and i don't think it has made us safer at all. john: later in the program a guest will say it takes two dozen government employees to watch one terrorist subject 24/7. from that point of view if you're looking for guys who try to kill us, it makes more sense to look for internet patterns of phone calls. >> apparently it doesn't work,

so i think rand paul gave a great assist to ted cruz last night. >> people forget rand paul a year ago your candidate came out swinging last night. let's listen to how he started the debate. >> america's at war. our enemy is not violent extr e extremi extremism. it is not some unnamed ed malevolent force. it is radical terrorists. we have a president unwilling to utter its name. the men and women on this stage, every one of us, is better prepared to keep this nation safe than is barack obama or hillary clinton. >> that's tough talk, red meat, what the base wants to hear policy wise though how would ted cruz's war against isis differ from president obama's beyond an intensified air campaign? >> well, first of all, i think what ted cruz did there is first of all he united republicans on stage saying any one of us better than hillary clinton and barack obama. but two is, he is sending a message to isis. there will be a new sheriff in town. just like when ronald reagan came in and the iranian hostages and jimmy carter was president. as soon as reagan came in, the people holding the iranian

>> no question we will see rand paul. they do not get along. expect rand paul to go after him.omebody who needs to go after him is jeb bush. he was the frontrunner at one point. he had the name and money and politics. he is so far down in the polls. he needs a moment. >> it is interesting. jeb bush got to nevada early. he met with the las vegas newspaper. he had some strong words for donald trump. let's listen to that. >> he's not a serious person. he's a masterful politician. he, as i described it, uses dog whistle language to divide the country. i cannot imagine donald trump becoming president because he would never win. he would never win. hillary clinton would clean him. >> so, jeb bush using stronger language than he used on the debate stage until this moment. can he bring it? can he bring it tonight? >> not only did he use stronger language, john, he did not have a lot of emotion. that was donald trump's criticism. he said jeb bush doesn't have the energy. he is not donald trump. he is not a player. he is not a character. very much focused on policy. somebody who is more

can rand paul afford to potentially imprayank himself oe debate stage?ng on the debate stage hasn't made that much of a difference. he really fought hard to be on the cnn debate stage a couple weeks ago and we didn't see it did anything for him. his campaign is in real trouble. you know, he's going to have to take a good look at whether he should continue running very soon. particularly if he's not on the debate stage. now, i will tell you, as a christmas gift, folks, go follow rand paul's twitter from yesterday. because he was celebrating festivus. it's one of the funniest thing. the entire day he was airing out grievances. it's not the kind of guy you think has a sense of humor. but somewhere deep inside there, there's one line inside the man. >> oh, how much i love you. jeff f you're advising rand paul, do you advise him maybe not the best thing to already say you won't go on -- you won't take part in the undercard debate? >> yeah. to the point here, really, i think we're beginning to see the win noti winnoing of the field. rand got out, proceeded by

if i did vote i like rand paul. i like him as a counter point to trump and the hawk i -- the has of both parties. john: he's disappointed me. what would you say about the presidential race? >> donald trump is a surprise. everyone those wouldn't get in. then they thought he would fade. he's still there. what's frustrating even though i don't have a choice myself, there are small government candidates in the race. rand paul, marco rubio, ted cruz, they may have views i don't agree with, but whether our welfare state will metastasize into a greek-style today tras to fee, i think they -- catastrophe, i think they would do the right thing. >> i can tell you who i'm not going to vote for. that's hillary clinton. she is not credible. 60% of americans don't trust the woman. she has a lot of issues going on in her camp. john: in the betting which is more reliable than the polls, she is above 50%. >> the news is not focused on her. she is getting a free ride. do i like her, do i think she should be president, they capture she

rand paul joins us here tonight. and there's frustration over the -- authorizes are certain that tashfeen malik was radicalized years ago, so how was she able to obtain a k-1 fiance visa, and why should any citizen believe that our immigration system is effective, that this administration can assure public safety and our national security? senator rand paul blasted the white house after the white house said donald trump's muslim ban disqualifies him for the presidency. among those reasons according to senator paul -- how you make law. his -- it's 1-3. obama appointed an attorney general who says speech against muslims is a bigger threat than terrorism. joining us tonight republican presidential candidate senator rand paul, a member of several key committees, including foreign relations and homeland security. senator, great to have you with us. >>> is there a basis for extremists. is that correct? >> i think we're crazy not to look at immigration. even starting with 9/11 the attacks on 9/11 all 19 hijackers came here

we will be right back with rand paul. paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out cannot be purchased. it's time for our next president to get in there, roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big money, and get the working class back to where they should be. he's a rock. josh: welcome back to "close up ." coming into the election cycle, rand paul was considered a contender to win the new hampshire primary. a plot of things happened that were not expected. he' s struggling in the polls. two months from election day, anything can happen. sen. paul: thanks for having me. josh: every interview seems to start with a donald trump question. unfortunately that is what people are talking about, the ban on muslims. sen. paul: i don' t think there ought to be a religious test for the opposite is a mistake, to the hurry click in and say it has nothing to do with r