You can add Rand Paul to list of people who want the name of ‘Black Lives Matter’ changed

Yes, we still have to talk about whether it’s “Black Lives Matter” or “All Lives Matter.” GOP presidential candidate Rand Paul has joined in on the discussion as to what we should call this movement.

During a Wednesday night segment on Fox News’ Hannity, host Sean Hannity voiced his view that Paul, “more than any candidate in the race for president, that has gone into the black community… in saying ‘hey, our policies are good for the black family, as well as for every American family.'”

Paul responded that:

I think that they should change their name maybe. If they were ‘All Lives Matter’ or ‘Innocent Lives Matter.’ I am about justice, and, frankly, I think a lot of poor people in our country, and many African-Americans, are trapped in this war on drugs and I want to change it. But commandeering the microphone and bullying people and pushing people out of the way, I think, really isn’t a way to get their message across.

The candidate then mentioned his appearances with members of the Black Caucus and at Howard University and the conversations he’s had. He said that he’s “more than willing to discuss it.” He did emphasize though that “having people take the microphone, they need to go somewhere else and they need rent their own microphone.”

Paul’s views are in line with Americans, including black Americans, according to a recent Rasmussen poll.

By a margin of 78 to 11 percent, likely American voters say that “All Lives Matter” is closer to their own views over “Black Lives Matter.” This includes 64 percent of blacks.

Paul is not the only candidate to talk about the issue. Last month, fellow GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush criticized Democratic candidate Martin O’Malley for apologizing over his phrasing of “All Lives Matter.”

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