Trump fires back: Rand Paul’s 2016 campaign ‘hopeless’

Billionaire Donald Trump is firing back against Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), saying Paul “has no chance” of winning the White House in 2016 in the latest salvo between the GOP presidential candidates.

{mosads}“I feel sorry for the great people of Kentucky who are being used as a back up to Sen. Paul’s hopeless attempt to become president of the United States,” Trump said in a statement to The Washington Post.

“Sen. Paul has no chance of winning the nomination and the people of Kentucky should not allow him the privilege of remaining their senator,” Trump added. “Rand should save his lobbyists’ and special interest money and just go quietly home.”

Paul escalated his war of words with Trump on Wednesday by releasing a video highlighting Trump’s history of praising Democrats before seeking the presidency.

Trump responded later Wednesday evening that his flexibility is an asset.

“Rand Paul is doing so poorly in the polls he has to revert to old footage of me discussing positions I no longer hold,” he said of Paul’s clip against him.

“As a world-class businessman, who built one of the great companies with some of the most iconic real estate assets in the world, it was my obligation to my family, my company, my employees and myself to maintain a strong relationship with all politicians whether Republican or Democrat,” the outspoken billionaire said.

“Unless you are a piece of unyielding granite, over the years positions evolve as they have in my case,” Trump added.

“Recently, Rand Paul called me and asked me to play golf,” Trump said. “I easily beat him on the golf course and will even more easily beat him now, in the world of politics.”