Sen. Rand Paul recently published a poll on Twitter asking, "Should the U.S. be selling $1.15 billion in arms to our unreliable 'ally' Saudi Arabia?"

This comes on the heels of a State Department announcement that the U.S. will be selling over $1 billion worth of tanks and other weapons to the U.S.'s ally in the Middle East.

Should the US be selling $1.15 billion in arms to our unreliable "ally" Saudi Arabia? — Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) August 10, 2016



The poll concluded with 52,525 votes; 73 percent voted "Yes," and just 27 percent voted "No."

Many popular Saudi accounts urged their followers to vote in the poll, which dramatically shifted the results.

@RandPaul

شاركوابyes

هذا سيناتور امريكي معارض بيع الاسلحه للسعوديه ووضع تساؤل هل توافق بيع هذا السلاح للسعوديه pic.twitter.com/OIn6H4LFGr — الواايلي🇸🇦 (@Fayezzz_8) August 10, 2016



There are hundreds of comments on the poll, in both Arabic and English, criticizing Sen. Paul. The comments range from insulting Paul's intelligence, to accusing the U.S. of causing ISIS. One user even accused the United States of being the "source of terrorists," through its attacks on the Middle East.

You are the source of terrorists look at your victims around the world before you accuse others. — خربشات بحبر الماضي (@kharbashatt) August 10, 2016

We are going to show you "Jahfli rule"

If did not know the Saudi nation..

We are going to win this voting@RandPaul @alikhiwani — AliBenSultan (@AliBenSultan10) August 10, 2016



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