Normally it isn’t news when a father supports a political campaign being waged by his son. Especially when the father and son agree on most political issues. Ron Paul has backed Rand Paul throughout his young political career.

But there’s been a large subgenre of stories devoted to the idea that there is some kind of rift between the Pauls. The two often differ tactically and sometimes even on major issues of substance, like the proposed nuclear deal with Iran.