Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul Backs Fed Intervention In Cities, Cautions Against Antifa ‘Terrorist’ Label

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul Backs Fed Intervention In Cities, Cautions Against Antifa ‘Terrorist’ Label

Homeland Security Chair Says Troops Have ‘Role’ When States Fail, But Has Not Been Briefed on Portland Deployment Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, expressed support for the President’s legal authority to send federal forces to protect federal properties in U.S. cities, stating that there is “a role for the […] Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul Backs Fed Intervention In Cities, Cautions Against Antifa ‘Terrorist…

Sen. Rand Paul: Federal Role in Portland Unrest Is Limited

Sen. Rand Paul on Sunday said that while the federal government has authority to protect its facilities in Portland, Oregon, he prefers local cooperation while warning against broadly labeling antifa as terrorists without due process. The Kentucky Republican said on CBS' "Face the Nation" that the president has legal grounds to deploy federal forces to protect government buildings in Portland, but emphasized he was not briefed on any specific pl…