Rand Paul dines with Thomas Massie after White House lunch snub

Published October 21, 2025 3:49pm ET



President Donald Trump said Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was the only Republican to skip out on the White House Rose Garden lunch on Tuesday, with the senator dining instead with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY).

“We’re just missing one person. You’ll never guess who that is,” Trump said during his speech, referring to the Kentucky fiscal hawk. “He automatically votes no on everything.”

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