Rand Paul is starting the primary fight on Twitter.
The Kentucky senator, who is expected to make a bid for president in 2016, trolled former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Twitter Thursday as the two were privately meeting in Utah.
Both Bush and Romney are likely presidential foes of Paul in the GOP field, and both support the Common Core education standards that are opposed by many in the Republican party.
The trolling began with a teaser.
Word is there will be a gift exchange between Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney at their meeting today in Utah.
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) January 22, 2015
And then came the pictures (and spelling mistake … which was ultimately corrected). The tweet below was deleted, but not as an act of “frienship.”
Lay off. It was a common core post. We don’t have to spell it right! pic.twitter.com/ZC3oWjkUXi
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) January 22, 2015
Ooh, is that from Tiffany?!
Jeb Bush apparently gave Mitt Romney a “third time’s a charm” bracelet at their meeting in Utah today: pic.twitter.com/uaOsZfMJEq
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) January 22, 2015
#giftexchange at today’s meeting between Jeb Bush Mitt Romney pic.twitter.com/XK5OhDlXFT
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) January 22, 2015
Perhaps Paul thinks his trolling will scare Bush and Romney out of the race.
