Getty Rand Paul slams White House for saying Trump disqualified himself from race

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul slammed the White House on Wednesday for saying that Donald Trump disqualified himself from running with his announcement earlier this week that the United States should close its borders to Muslims until further notice.

During Tuesday's press briefing, White House press secretary Josh Earnest noted the pledge that each Republican candidate has taken to support the eventual GOP nominee, remarking that "what Donald Trump said yesterday disqualifies him from serving as president" on the basis of the constitutional oath each president takes. As far as other Republicans, Earnest added, they "should say right now that they would not support Donald Trump for president."


"What he said is disqualifying. And any Republican who’s too fearful of the Republican base to admit it has no business serving as president either," the press secretary concluded.

On Wednesday, Paul took to Twitter to list the ways he felt the current commander in chief is unfit for the job, on everything from his policies to his appointments to his interpretation of the law.

"Yesterday the Obama White House had the nerve to say someone else was unqualified for office," Paul said, in the first of a dozen tweets. He added in another, "Today I would like to put a mirror in front of the Obama White House and show them the top ten things that make HIM unqualified:"

1. Tried to take over 1/6 of economy in Obamacare, wrecked the system and hurt patients and taxpayers — Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 9, 2015

2. Thinks an executive order is legislation and how you make law — Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 9, 2015

3. Fought an undeclared, unconstitutional war in Libya, turned it into Jihadist wonderland — Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 9, 2015

4. Fighting an undeclared, unconstitutional war in Syria, trying to put ISIS in Damascus. — Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 9, 2015

5. Signed into law the indefinite detention of American citizens — Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 9, 2015

6. His copy of the bill of rights obviously goes from 1 to 3, skipping the 2nd amendment. — Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 9, 2015

7. Court ruled his NSA spying on every American was illegal. — Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 9, 2015

8. He has added more debt than anyone in history. — Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 9, 2015

9. Appointed an attorney general who thinks speech against Muslims is a bigger threat than terrorism. — Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 9, 2015

10. EPA rules by executive FIAT trying to kill an entire American industry and way of life (coal). — Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 9, 2015