Rand Paul’s son rants about ‘gays and Jews’ to Mike Lawler at DC bar

Published May 13, 2026 4:57pm ET | Updated May 13, 2026 5:31pm ET



Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) son reportedly went on a drunken tirade to Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) about “gays and Jews,” blaming the marginalized groups for various events and mistaking Lawler for being Jewish.

Lawler recounted the Tuesday evening situation to the Washington Examiner and said the senator’s son gave him the “middle finger and then tripped” while he was “clearly inebriated” at a bar in Washington.

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