Democrats attack Rand Paul for criticizing Obama abroad
Posted by CNN's Ashley Killough
August 22nd, 2014 11:42 AM ET
(CNN) – The Democratic National Committee blasted Sen. Rand Paul on Friday for criticizing the President while on a foreign trip.
"America has a proud tradition of letting politics stop at the water’s edge, but Paul doesn’t think that tradition applies to him," Michael Czin, the DNC's press secretary, said in a memo to reporters. “Regardless of political party, we do not go abroad and slam our own because of policy differences.”
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The DNC also accused Paul of using the medical trip to Guatemala as a "campaign trip," referencing reports that political ad makers, reporters, and a documentary film crew followed him during the week.
CNN has reached out to Paul's office for a response to the DNC's comments.
Paul told Breitbart that most of his meeting with the Guatemalan president was focused on his humanitarian trip.
“I didn’t intend this to be a political trip,” he said. “But I’m happy to answer questions about what came up in the meeting."
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