‘He’s Bluffing!’ Rand Paul Tells Fox There’s No Chance Biden Vetoes Israel Aid Bill

Republican Senator Rand Paul told Fox News host Brian Kilmeade that President Joe Biden is “bluffing” with a threat to veto the GOP’s effort to separate out aid to Israel.

“You really think he’s going to stand up in front of the world and say, oh, we’re not sending aid to Israel,” asked Paul rhetorically on Wednesday’s Fox and Friends.

Kilmeade brought up the subject of the Republican effort to separate out funding for Israel from a larger spending package the Democrats prefer, which would tie the money to funds for Ukraine and other spending. Biden has threatened to veto any such bill that reached his desk.

“You know, I think President Biden’s bluffing,” said Paul. “I don’t think he’ll veto aid to Israel. You really think he’s going to stand up in front of the world and say, oh, we’re not sending aid to Israel just because it’s paid for?”

When Kilmeade asked whether the GOP was looking to make each item in the Democrat spending bill into a separate item, he said that’s not necessarily the case. “Well, I’m not saying that everything will be separate. I think this aid’s going to be separate because I think it is a great deal of agreement,” he said.

KILMEADE: So, Senator, $14 billion, broken up, not a $110 billion. That’s going to come fr– this is going to be voted on on the House. The Senate’s going to bundle it up. Where do you stand?

PAUL: You know, I think President Biden’s bluffing. I don’t think he’ll veto aid to Israel. You really think he’s going to stand up in front of the world and say, oh, we’re not sending aid to Israel just because it’s paid for?

I like what Speaker Johnson has done. I think it’s the conservative thing to do is what conservative voters at home tell me, friend or foe, whoever we’re giving the money to, it ought to be paid for, because our national debt is threatening our national security. Can we give Israel some money? Yeah, but it ought to be paid for. It ought to be paid for by taking it away from something that is harmful to our economy, and that’s more IRS agents.

So I think this is a win-win if we get it done. I also think that those who want the wastebasket, the kitchen sink, everything in it, $100 billion, and they absolutely don’t want it paid for. I don’t think that’s a conservative position. And I think McConnell, Biden, and Schumer are going to lose on this ultimately, or if they force their way, they could potentially topple the speaker of the House, which I think is a terrible idea.

KILMEADE: Right. I mean, they have their own body and I think the Republicans might stick together for once. But do you think that there’ll be a promise to bring back Ukraine, aid separately, bring back Taiwan aid separately, bring back border separately?

PAUL: Well, I’m not saying that everything will be separate. I think this aid’s going to be separate because I think it is a great deal of agreement. We’ll see what happens. I think there may be trying to bundle together other parts of aid. But I’ll insist the same, whether it’s Ukraine or Israel that it’s paid for. And so there’s $44 billion in our money. I’m more than happy to rescind all of that if necessary.

Watch the clip above, via Fox News.