GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump poked at rival Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Twitter on Saturday, calling him a “lightweight” who shouldn’t be allowed in Wednesday’s CNN presidential debate.
Trump needled Paul in a series of tweets:
Lightweight Senator @RandPaul should focus on trying to get elected in Kentucky— a great state which is embarrassed by him.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 12, 2015
I truly understood the appeal of Ron Paul, but his son, @RandPaul, didn't get the right gene.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 12, 2015
Too many people on stage for debate. @RandPaul at 11th, with 2% in @RealClearNews, shouldn't be allowed to participate.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 12, 2015
Trump’s shots came hours after Paul joked about the GOP frontrunner in an interview with Politico.
“I think I was a little too easy on Donald Trump last time,” Paul said in the interview, referencing a heated exchange the two had in an August Fox News presidential debate. “That’s given in jest,” he added.
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