Sen. Rand Paul has endorsed Nathan Dahm for Oklahoma’s open Senate seat, backing a probable ally in his bid to have Anthony Fauci fired from his medical advisory role.
Paul cited his confidence in Dahm’s commitment to conservative values and his parallel view the nation’s top infectious disease expert should be removed from office for his handling of COVID-19 in his announcement of the endorsement on Thursday.
“As you know, I’ve been standing up against the mandates of Dr. Fauci, but I need your help. That’s why I’m endorsing Nathan Dahm for Senate,” the Kentucky senator said in a statement. “I know Nathan Dahm will join me in demanding that Fauci is immediately fired and removed from office. Time and time again, Nathan Dahm has proved that he’s a man of courage and conviction who will break the current mold of big government and endless spending.”
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Dahm touted the endorsement as “an honor.”
“It is an honor and a blessing to receive Senator Rand Paul’s complete and total support,” Dahm said in a statement. “Rand Paul is one of the leading voices in Washington defending our constitutional rights from the Washington machine and standing up to Anthony Fauci’s COVID tyranny. When elected, I look forward to joining Rand in protecting our God-given rights, closing our southern border, firing and prosecuting Anthony Fauci, and making America First again.”
Paul, a medical doctor, has repeatedly clashed with Fauci during Senate hearings about the government’s approach to controlling the virus, including spending on gain-of-function virus research and support of extensive lockdowns, masking, and vaccine mandates.
The Oklahoma state senator shares similar views, telling the Washington Examiner the infectious diseases expert “belongs in federal prison for his denials of knowledge of gain-of-function research in a Wuhan, China, lab before the coronavirus pandemic.”
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The pair have had a cordial relationship for several years. Paul sent Dahm a congratulatory note after he debated the Second Amendment on Piers Morgan’s CNN show in 2014, and Dahm told the Washington Examiner he could see himself getting along well with Paul in the Senate.
Dahm announced his candidacy Monday for what will likely be a crowded Republican primary following Inhofe’s retirement announcement last week. He had originally planned to oppose incumbent Sen. James Lankford, who is up for reelection.
