William Paul, the son of Sen. Rand Paul, drunkenly hurled antisemitic insults at Republican Rep. Mike Lawler at a Capitol Hill bar and restaurant on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n
In full view of this NOTUS reporter, the younger Paul \u2014 who introduced himself as the Republican senator\u2019s son \u2014 confronted Lawler about Rep. Thomas Massie\u2019s GOP primary election in Kentucky next week. William Paul was seated a couple of seats down from Lawler at the restaurant bar, and interrupted a conversation between NOTUS and Lawler to say that if Massie loses<\/a>, it\u2019s going to be because of \u201cyour people.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMy people?\u201d Lawler asked Paul.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, you Jews,\u201d Paul responded.<\/p>\n \u201cDo you think I\u2019m Jewish?\u201d Lawler asked. \u201cI\u2019m not.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh wow, I\u2019m so sorry for calling you a Jew,\u201d Paul said.<\/p>\n He then continued on a tirade about how Jews were \u201canti-American\u201d and how Lawler and his \u201cJewish supporters\u201d served Israel more than America. Lawler repeatedly pushed back and engaged with Paul, defending his support of Israel, and told Paul he was being antisemitic.<\/p>\n \u201cPaul Singer serves Israeli interests, not American interests,\u201d Paul said, referring to the GOP megadonor who is helping bankroll<\/a> an anti-Massie super PAC. Singer is Jewish.<\/p>\n Restore Freedom PAC, a pro-Massie super PAC, has run an ad<\/a> titled \u201cLGBTQ Mafia\u201d that had a picture of Singer with a rainbow Star of David behind him. Massie, a close ally of Sen. Paul in Kentucky\u2019s delegation, is in a tight race against a Trump-backed primary challenger.<\/p>\n William Paul did not respond to multiple requests for comment but posted on X that he \u201chad too much to drink and said some things that don\u2019t represent who I really am.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m sorry and today I am seeking help for my drinking problem,\u201d he wrote<\/a>. <\/p>\n Sen. Paul\u2019s office did not respond to requests for comment, Massie and a representative for Singer did not respond to requests for comment. Lawler declined to give an official comment on the interaction.<\/p>\n At the restaurant Tuesday, William Paul went on to tell Lawler he \u201cneeds to watch more Tucker Carlson.\u201d He also said that Massie and his father, Sen. Paul, were the only lawmakers who care about the U.S.<\/p>\n Finally, Lawler tried to end the conversation and said, \u201cWell, you just seem to hate Jews, so there\u2019s no point arguing anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n Paul then shoved his finger in Lawler\u2019s face, saying, \u201cDon\u2019t put words in my mouth, Mike Lawler, I never said that.\u201d<\/p>\n He then began to complain about Lawler\u2019s push to raise the SALT cap in last year\u2019s reconciliation bill. When Lawler said, \u201cPlease leave us alone,\u201d Paul turned around and flipped off Lawler.<\/p>\n \u201cDid you just give me the middle finger?\u201d Lawler asked.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m sorry, yeah, I did. I\u2019m just really drunk. I\u2019m going to leave,\u201d Paul said.<\/p>\n He then paid his tab and started to walk away. On his way out, he knocked his barstool down and tripped over it.<\/p>\n In 2013, William Paul was charged with assaulting<\/a> a flight attendant \u2014 those charges were later dropped \u2014 and in 2015, he pleaded guilty<\/a> to driving under the influence after a car crash.<\/p>\n He previously worked for the conservative organization FreedomWorks and worked for multiple members of Congress up until last summer, according to Legistorm.<\/p>\n This story has been updated with a social media post from William Paul. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"William Paul, the son of Sen. 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