Sen. Rand Paul—not one for pulling punches recently—had some pretty disparaging things to say about everybody’s favorite issuer-of-stern-warnings, the United Nations.
“I dislike paying for something that two-bit Third World countries with no freedom attack us and complain about the United States,” Paul said during an appearance Wednesday in New Hampshire . “There’s a lot of reasons why I don’t like the U.N., and I think I’d be happy to dissolve it.”
In the past, Paul has been a vocal opponent of the organization: last year he proposed amending the budget to withdraw from the U.N.
Paul was addressing gun rights activists at the Londonderry Fish & Game Club, shortly after the Washington Post reported that he has hired a campaign manager for his potential 2016 run.
Given the crowd, he answered questions about gun regulations. “From a freedom perspective, I’m against limiting magazines,” he said. “From a practical point of view, I’m not that great a shot, so I need a few more chances.”
He also had a pitch for why his ability to promote gun rights surpasses that of other primary candidates: “I don’t think you’ll probably find anybody in our primary who’s going to come up here and say they don’t support the 2nd Amendment and they’re not for gun rights,” he said. “So really the job of voters sometimes is sifting through who they think can best advocate for the position, who has advocated for the position, and how do we do it best. I think there’s a lot of overlap between all of the people you’ll see and hear from. But I think one thing that may be unique about my message is that I try to intertwine and make it not just about guns and not just the 2nd Amendment. I tend to make it more about freedom.”
