When Donald Trump hosted his high-profile Rose Garden luncheon for all his senators this week, one Republican senator was conspicuously missing: Rand Paul. But he chose to have better company.
On Oct. 21, every other GOP senator received an invite to what seems like Trump’s new private “club meeting,” a closed-door court session where loyalty is the main course. Paul, however, wasn’t on the list. He revealed on X: “I actually wasn’t invited to the White House lunch today, but that’s ok. I had a previously scheduled Liberty Caucus lunch with @MassieforKY,” referring to the Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie.
