WASHINGTON \u2014 The adult son of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) launched a vile antisemitic and homophobic tirade at Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) at a DC bar Tuesday night, saying at one point that the Iran war was \u201cabout the gays and the Jews, and I hate them both, and I don\u2019t care if they die.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a phone conversation recounting the evening, Lawler told The Post that he was sitting at a popular DC bar with a friend and\u00a0a reporter for NOTUS<\/a>, which first revealed the incident involving William Paul.<\/p>\n William Paul is the son of Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) REUTERS<\/p>\n \u201cSo Rand Paul\u2019s f\u2014ing son is sitting next to us at the at the bar \u2026 And he just like chimes in on our conversation, f\u2014ing drunk and belligerent, and then starts going off about, you know, if [Rep. Thomas] Massie [R-Ky.] loses [his primary], it\u2019s because of my people,\u201d Lawler recalled.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018What people?\u2019 He goes, \u2018Jews,\u2019 and I\u2019m like, \u2018Do you think I\u2019m Jewish? \u2026 I\u2019m Irish-Italian Catholic, buddy,\u2019\u201d the Hudson Valley lawmaker went on.<\/p>\n William Hilton Paul, son of Sen. Rand Paul, allegedly blamed Jews for Thomas Massie\u2019s electoral trouble. X\/William H. Paul<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s like, \u2018Wait, you\u2019re not Jewish?\u2019\u201d Lawler recalled the younger Paul asking, to which the lawmaker said he replied: \u201cAnd even if I was, what\u2019s the problem?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd then he got into the Middle East, and he was talking about, like, us trying to steal Iran\u2019s land for the Jews and steal the West Bank, and I\u2019m like, \u2018What are you talking about?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n William Hilton Paul\u2019s 2013 mugshot after an arrest. Mecklenburg Co. Sheriff’s Office<\/p>\n At that point, William Paul said: \u201cThis war, it\u2019s all about the gays and the Jews, and I hate them both, and I don\u2019t care if they die.\u201d<\/p>\n In March, his father had opposed the nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to lead the Department of Homeland Security over the latter\u2019s endorsement of \u201cdueling\u201d to resolve political differences.<\/p>\n \u201cI just wonder if someone who applauds violence against their political opponents is the right person to lead an agency that has struggled to accept limits to the proper use of force,\u201d the Kentucky senator and chairman of the Homeland Security Committee said.<\/p>\n Paul also accused GOP megadonor and billionaire Paul Singer, an American citizen, of doing \u201cIsrael\u2019s bidding,\u201d before knocking over a stool and stumbling out of the Capitol Hill watering hole.<\/p>\n The 33-year-old has worked as a digital director for Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) from January to June 2025. Before that, he served in West Virginia GOP Rep. Alex Mooney\u2019s office from August 2024 to January 2025.<\/p>\n Rep. Mike Lawler said the senator\u2019s son launched a tirade at him. Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cLast night, I had too much to drink and said some things that don\u2019t represent who I really am. I\u2019m sorry and today I am seeking help for my drinking problem,\u201d William Paul\u00a0posted on his X account<\/a>\u00a0Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n