Rand Paul's son drunkenly confronted Mike Lawler in antisemitic rant

Washington — Republican Rep. Mike Lawler of New York said helium was approached astatine a barroom by GOP Sen. Rand Paul's "inebriated" son, who made antisemitic comments toward him. 

Lawler said helium was astatine the Tune Inn successful Washington, D.C., connected Tuesday nighttime having meal with a person and a newsman for the quality outlet NOTUS, who archetypal reported the interaction, erstwhile helium was approached by William Paul. 

"Paul decided to interject into the speech and commencement accosting maine astir if Thomas Massie loses, it's due to the fact that of my people," Lawler recounted Wednesday, referring to a Kentucky Republican who is successful a choky superior against a Trump-backed challenger. Rand Paul and his lad are besides from Kentucky.

Lawler said helium asked Paul, "Who is 'my people'?" 

"And helium yelled out, 'Jews,'" Lawler told reporters. "And I asked him, 'You deliberation I'm Jewish?' And helium said, 'Yes.'" 

Lawler said helium told Paul helium was not Jewish and that Paul responded, "Oh, I'm atrocious to impeach you of that." 

The congressman said Paul past went connected a "10-minute diatribe astir Israel, astir Jews, astir [Jewish GOP megadonor] Paul Singer and accusing Jews of being liable for truthful galore things, playing close into the emblematic antisemitic tropes that truthful galore radical trust on." Paul besides said helium "hates Jews, hates gays and doesn't attraction if they die," according to Lawler. 

Lawler said the enactment ended soon afterward and Paul gave him the mediate digit earlier tripping connected his mode retired of the door. 

Lawler said helium had not spoken to the GOP legislator and had ne'er met his lad before. 

When asked astir the communicative aboriginal Wednesday, the legislator told reporters, "I don't person thing for you connected that." He did not respond erstwhile asked if helium would scope retired to Lawler. 

In a post connected X, William Paul apologized to the congressman. 

"I had excessively overmuch to portion and said immoderate things that don't correspond who I truly am. I'm atrocious and contiguous I americium seeking assistance for my drinking problem," helium said. 

Patrick Maguire and Alan He contributed to this report.