MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) – Sen. Rand Paul’s first days as a presidential candidate have not gone as planned.
The first-term Kentucky senator is no stranger to attention. But in opening his campaign, he betrayed a hot temperament that, by his own admission, needs some control.
After defensive and dodging press interviews about abortion, Iran and his shifting views on some issues, he’s acknowledged he’ll have to get better at holding his tongue and temper.
Paul skipped encounters with the media altogether after his rally in South Carolina on Thursday.
In his first 24 hours as a contender, Paul lectured an NBC reporter about how to ask a question and grew testy in an Associated Press interview when asked about abortion policy.