'The View' melts down as Rand Paul invokes dead soldiers in Syria

Chaos predictably ensued on "The View" Friday when Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., fielded questions from the co-hosts about President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. The interview seemed poised for conflict from the start as the co-hosts roundly condemned Trump's decision during Tuesday's episode. Co-host Meghan McCain, who had a special attack for Paul on Tuesday, wasn't on the show Friday. Neither was co-host Joy Behar.-- More...

Sen. Rand Paul explains why he backs Pres. Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria, saying leaving troops would overextend military: “[Trump] doesn’t want us to get involved in another Iraq war in Syria. If anything, Syria is more complicated.” https://t.co/qx8S09byZT pic.twitter.com/kzZllctUfu

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