{"id":2501533,"date":"2025-10-21T16:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paul-dines-with-massie-after-white-house-lunch-snub\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T16:31:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:31:40","slug":"paul-dines-with-massie-after-white-house-lunch-snub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paul-dines-with-massie-after-white-house-lunch-snub\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul dines with Massie after White House lunch snub"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpaul-dines-with-massie-after-white-house-lunch-snub%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2501533&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) was notably absent from a White House Rose Garden lunch hosted by President Donald Trump, who mentioned Paul as the only Republican who skipped the event. Rather, Paul dined with Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) at a previously scheduled Liberty Caucus lunch. Paul posted about this on social media, clarifying that he was not invited to the White House lunch. The absence highlights Paul&#8217;s autonomous stance within the Republican Party, as he has consistently opposed both Democratic and Republican spending bills due to concerns about increasing the federal deficit. Trump criticized Paul publicly for his voting record and called him a &#8220;nasty liddle guy,&#8221; but Paul remains unfazed, emphasizing his role as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-the-democrats-election-heist-too-big-to-fail\/\" title=\"Is the Democrats\u2019 Election Heist \u2018Too Big to Fail\u2019?\">elected official<\/a> to have a voice and act according to his principles. The White House has not confirmed whether paul was actually invited to the lunch.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rand Paul dines with Thomas Massie after White House lunch snub<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2378945\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President Donald Trump said Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rand-paul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rand Paul <\/a>(R-KY) was the only Republican to skip out on the White House Rose Garden lunch on Tuesday, with the senator dining instead with Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thomas-massie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thomas Massie<\/a> (R-KY).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re just missing one person. You&rsquo;ll never guess who that is,&rdquo; Trump said during his speech, referring to the Kentucky fiscal hawk. &ldquo;He automatically votes no on everything.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3858224\/hillary-clinton-says-trump-destroying-white-house-ballroom-construction\/\">Hillary Clinton says Trump is &#8216;destroying&#8217; White House with ballroom construction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3858279\/watch-live-trump-holds-lunch-with-gop-senators-in-rose-garden\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump holds lunch with GOP senators in Rose Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3858276\/trump-second-meeting-budapest-putin-on-hold\/\">Trump&#8217;s second meeting with Putin put on ice, White House official confirms<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump<\/a> told the GOP senators who were present at the event, &ldquo;Look, if he wanted to come, I&rsquo;d probably let him come.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Following Trump&rsquo;s snub in his speech this afternoon, Paul posted a photo with Massie<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RandPaul\/status\/1980684335956001002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I actually wasn&rsquo;t invited to the White House lunch today, but that&rsquo;s ok I had a previously scheduled Liberty Caucus Lunch with &#8294;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MassieforKY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@MassieforKY<\/a>,&rdquo; Paul wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I actually wasn&rsquo;t invited to the White House lunch today, but that&rsquo;s ok I had a previously scheduled Liberty Caucus  Lunch with &#8294;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MassieforKY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MassieforKY<\/a>&#8297; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7IHoQiZ3OR\">pic.twitter.com\/7IHoQiZ3OR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rand Paul (@RandPaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandPaul\/status\/1980684335956001002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Paul has consistently voted with Senate Democrats against the Republican continuing resolution to fund the government and with Senate Republicans against the Democrats&rsquo; proposed spending bill.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t vote for their Democrat spending bill, and I didn&rsquo;t vote for the Republican spending bill,&rdquo; Paul said in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/rand-paul-favor-paying-troops-federal-workers-government-shutdown-bill-rcna238429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NBC&rsquo;s Kristen Welker<\/a> on Sunday. &ldquo;I did so because the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >spending levels lead<\/a> to an enormous amount of deficit. The Republican bill will lead to $2 trillion in deficit next year, the Democrat bill $3 trillion in deficit. So I opposed both.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump singled out Paul for voting against the Republican caucus in a Truth Social <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115391842662459841\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a> last week, calling him a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pressures-gallrein-to-primary-massie-must-be-thrown-out\/\" title=\"... pressures Gallrein to primary Massie: &#039;Must be thrown out&#039;\">nasty liddle&#038;rsquo<\/a>; guy.&rdquo; Paul said he doesn&rsquo;t take the insults to heart.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3824621\/kentucky-republicans-rand-paul-thomas-massie-break-party-leadership-town-hall-hiatus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KENTUCKY REPUBLICANS BREAK WITH PARTY LEADERSHIP ON TOWN HALL HIATUS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think he&rsquo;s one of the best presidents, if not the best president, of my lifetime, but it doesn&rsquo;t mean I will sit quietly and just say, &lsquo;Oh well, whatever you want to do.&rsquo; I was elected to have a voice,&rdquo; Paul <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/rand-paul-favor-paying-troops-federal-workers-government-shutdown-bill-rcna238429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The White House did not respond to the <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s<\/em> requests for comment on whether it invited Paul to Tuesday&rsquo;s lunch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rand Paul skips White House lunch, dines with Massie instead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2501534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25177776775128.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[65630,65629,65628,47653,32127],"class_list":["post-2501533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-diplomatic-dining","tag-lunch-snub","tag-paul-massie","tag-political-meeting","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25177776775128.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2501533"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2501537,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501533\/revisions\/2501537"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2501534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2501533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2501533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2501533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}