Rand Paul Wants Ted Nugent to Apologize for ‘Offensive’ Attack on Obama

Ted Nugent‘s comments about President Obama being a “subhuman mongrel” have inspired a whirlwind of controversy this week (especially on CNN), and Republicans have given varying degrees of reactions to those remarks, including the GOP congressman whose connection to Nugent kicked this all off to begin with. But earlier tonight Rand Paul made it clear that he found the comment “offensive” and wants Nugent to apologize.

And Paul didn’t hedge or pad his thoughts at all, he just came right out on Twitter and said that Nugent’s “derogatory description” of Obama is just beneath anyone.

Ted Nugent's derogatory description of President Obama is offensive and has no place in politics. He should apologize.

— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) February 21, 2014

Nugent, for what it’s worth, has so far shown no indication he plans on apologizing, lashing out at CNN for calling him out in the first place.

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