Sen. Rand Paul put out an ad this week that suggests his opponent, Democrat Charles Booker, implicitly supports violence and threats by "the radical left," but Booker called such insinuations "despicable" and urged Republicans, Democrats and independents to condemn the video.
"Civil debate is an admired quality in a Republic but justifying, mocking, or celebrating violence, as documented in this video of Charles Booker and his allies, should be rejected," Paul said when he posted the ad on Twitter Monday.
"It's clear: Charles Booker doesn't believe in civil discourse. Only violence," the ad says.
Booker denounced Paul's ad Tuesday, and his campaign said it includes "falsehoods and misleading statements."
“His ad grossly lies about me and in a very sinister way, attacks several Kentucky citizens by name," Booker said in a statement. "Neither I, nor my campaign, have ever endorsed violence against any political candidate. It is despicable for Rand Paul to even insinuate that."
The Republican Party of Kentucky embraced Paul's ad, with spokesman Sean Southard saying in a statement Monday: “Charles Booker and his far-left allies espouse dangerous views and tactics ... It is beyond time for him and his supporters to apologize for joking about the serious attack that left Senator Paul with six broken ribs."
Southard was referencing a 2017 assault by Paul's ex-neighbor, Rene Boucher, who eventually was sentenced to eight months in prison as well as six months of home confinement....
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