"“Last night, I had too much to drink and said some things that don't represent who I really am. I'm sorry and today I am seeking help for my drinking problem,” William Paul posted on social media under the handle TastyBrew1776."
"Lawler told reporters the senator's son had drunkenly accosted him on Tuesday night at a bar and said he would hold anti-American Jews responsible if his father's ally, Thomas Massie, a Kentucky congressman, loses a primary election next week. The younger Paul, who recently served as a congressional aide to two of Lawler's Republican colleagues in the House, went on a 10-minute diatribe about Jews at the Tune Inn Restaurant & Bar on Pennsylvania Avenue, Lawler said, and said that he hates Jews and hates gays and doesn't care if they die."
"Lawler told the New York Post that Paul also blamed Israel for the US war on Iran, and said the US was trying to steal Iran's land for the Jews and steal the West Bank. Rand Paul's senate office did not immediately return the Guardian's request for comment."
"Massie is engaged in an increasingly bitter and nasty primary campaign against Ed Gallrein, a former navy Seal who is endorsed by Donald Trump and backed by Republican billionaire donor Paul Singer, who is Jewish and supports gay rights. Massie, a critic of the US-Israel war on Iran, enraged the president by leading the effort to force the release of files on Jeffrey Epstein, the late sex offender Trump socialized with for nearly two decades."
William Paul apologized for remarks made while intoxicated at a bar in Washington DC. He said he drank too much, regretted statements that do not reflect who he is, and sought help for a drinking problem. The apology followed reports from Mike Lawler, a Republican congressman, who said Paul accosted him and made anti-Jewish and anti-gay comments. Lawler also reported that Paul blamed Israel for the US war on Iran and claimed the US was trying to steal Iran’s land for Jews and take the West Bank. The incident occurred amid a contentious Republican primary involving Thomas Massie, Ed Gallrein, and political allies and donors with differing views on Israel, Iran, and gay rights.
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