2016 Presidential Election GOP Candidates Scandal: New York Rep. Peter King Bashes Tea Party Hopefuls Rand Paul, Ted Cruz
Although the 2016 Presidential Election is still two years away, both the GOP and Democratic Party leaders have begun getting their pieces in order.
Republican and Tea Party Sens. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz are among the many hopefuls for the GOP to run in the upcoming election. However, a powerful voice from inside their own party has publicly come out in a staunch opposition to their bids.
New York GOP Rep. Peter King, who is also weighing his options to join the race, is known for advocating against the threat of terror. Lately though, he has also lead a campaign to convince U.S. citizens that the two White House hopefuls represent an isolationist wing of his party, Fox News reported.
"I don't want them to become the dominant view," he told Fox. "They are dangerous to the country and the (Republican) Party. At the very least, this has given me an opportunity to keep the party from becoming so isolationist. There needs to be another voice out there."
Earlier this week on MSNBC'S Morning Joe, King accused Rand Paul of fear mongering.
"I think his views would be disastrous, Joe (Scarborough). You and I could have an honest disagreement over when we should leave Afghanistan, what our policies should be. But Rand Paul brings it to the hysterical level," King said. "He talks about the CIA trying to kill Americans having coffee in Starbucks when he talks about President Obama listening to his cellphone conversations. That to me is paranoia."
King appeared on the show to further discuss national defense polices. He has been a stark supporter being tough on the nation's foreign policy as well as national security and defense.
King criticized The Washington Post and The Guardian on Monday via Twitter for being "enablers" by publishing Edward Snowden's leaked NSA secrets, which earned them Pulitzer Prizes. He called their awards a "disgrace," according to Fox.
On the first anniversity of the Boston Marathon bombing Tuesday, King appeared on the Fox News Channel twice where he insisted that the devastation could have been prevented had the FBI and local police been better at sharing information.
The 70-year-old member of the House Homeland Security Committee has not been included in the early polls where Cruz and Paul have dominated so far. He said he's still debating whether or not to run in the presidential race.
"I'm still looking at it," King said. "And I'm not being coy. I'm not saying I'm 'exploring' a campaign because that has legal implications. But my name is out there."
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