Rand Paul: Young People Now View Obama As A ‘Hypocrite’

FILE - In this March 7, 2013 file photo, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Paul said Wednesday that Republicans face long odds in connecting with black voters and are often cast ... FILE - In this March 7, 2013 file photo, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Paul said Wednesday that Republicans face long odds in connecting with black voters and are often cast as unsympathetic to the needs of blacks and minorities _ something he says the party needs to change. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) MORE LESS
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said Tuesday that, when it comes to the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs, young Americans are with him and not President Barack Obama.

“They see him now as a hypocrite who’s unwilling to defend the privacy of the internet,” Paul said on CNN, according to Politico. “I think issues like this resonate beyond the Republican label and I think they’re going to help us become a bigger national party and Republicans will find out that I will and I do say that we do everything we can to protect our country, consistent with our constitution. That’s what we’re defending.”

Paul was referring to a CNN/ORC International poll released Monday. The survey found Obama’s approval rating had slipped under water, with much of the dip attributed to his 17-point in support in the last month among Americans under the age of 30.

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