Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said he was "uninvited" to an annual White House picnic typically attended by members of Congress and their families, framing the move to reporters Wednesday as retribution for his opposition to key components of President Donald Trump's agenda.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that “of course” Sen. Rand Paul is invited to the annual congressional picnic later in the day, amid a dispute with the Kentucky Republican over his invite to the long-held bipartisan gathering.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) said Wednesday the Trump administration had excluded him and his family from a congressional picnic at the White House in what he believed to be punishment
President Trump publicly invited Sen. Rand Paul to the congressional picnic on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday after the Kentuckian claimed he had been snubbed.
Republican Senator Rand Paul has finally been invited to attend the annual congressional picnic at the White House. He said on Wednesday he had been uninvited and called the decision "petty"
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