Rand Paul Responds To Trump’s White House Invite After Torching President’s ‘Vindictiveness’ and ‘Immaturity’

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) appears to have made up with President Donald Trump after lashing out at the president over his “immaturity” and “vindictiveness.”

Paul revealed this week to CNN’s Manu Raju that he was “uninvited” to the annual White House picnic amid his vocal opposition to Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” Paul called it “petty vindictiveness” and said he’d lost “respect” for the president.

In a Thursday Truth Social post, Trump claimed that Paul and his family are in fact invited to the White House event.

“Of course Senator Rand Paul and his beautiful wife and family are invited to the BIG White House Party tonight. He’s the toughest vote in the history of the U.S. Senate, but why wouldn’t he be? Besides, it gives me more time to get his Vote on the Great, Big, Beautiful Bill, one of the greatest and most important pieces of legislation ever put before our Senators & Congressmen/women,” the president wrote.

Paul responded to the invitation with two posts, one in which he called the president’s words “promising” and another in which he slapped a Make America Great Again hat on his grandson.

“This is a promising sign of things to come—and if there’s one thing [President Trump] and I agree on, it’s that my wife is beautiful,” the senator wrote on X.

“Turns out my grandson is actually invited to the Congressional Picnic! He is ready!” Paul wrote in another post holding his grandson in a MAGA hat.

In addition to Paul, fellow budget hawk Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) also said he was not invited to this year’s White House event.

“Incredibly petty & shortsighted of Trump’s staff to exclude Republicans from the annual White House picnic while inviting Pelosi and every Democrat,” the congressman wrote on X. “I always give my few tickets to my staff and their kids, but apparently this year my tickets have been withheld as well. Low class.”