Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul speaks on political temperature in Washington

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky is speaking about what can be done about the political temperature in the country. 

In an interview with WEHT, Paul said that, while political discourse is common on the internet, the vast majority of conversations he has experienced in Washington D.C. have been cordial. 

“I would say most conversations in Washington are civil,” Paul said. “What happens is the Internet accentuates anger because it’s anonymous, and it’s just a cesspool of anger and people yelling at each other. No one is having a conversation on the internet; everyone is yelling at each other, and I don’t know how to make it better. But I do know there have been Interviews that I’ve done, whether it’s a democrat or a republican together discussing an issue, there are interviews I do where we’re supporting the same legislation, and I think those are useful to see that we are not angry with each other. We have disagreements.”

He said that when speaking with politicians in Washington, legislators try to avoid hot-button issues in which they have opposing views.