Paul marks Festivus with airing of grievances, questions how Reid never told him ‘about the aliens’
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Saturday celebrated Festivus with a series of tweets airing his grievances against various political figures.
The fake holiday, which was the focus of a “Seinfeld” episode, involves airing grievances against those who have been disappointments through the year.
“Good morning, #Festivus celebrants and twitter! Today, I will have an #AiringofGrievances to wish you a #HappyFestivus,” Paul tweeted Saturday morning.
He went on to target several people, including President Trump.
I want to pause to wish @realDonaldTrump a Happy Festivus. We told him to take today off, since he airs his grievances on here every day pic.twitter.com/OicIz1x5Uj
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2017
{mosads}He also had a grievance with former Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), questioning how the Nevada Democrat never told him “about the aliens.”
The grievance appeared to be a reference to a report earlier this month that the Pentagon acknowledged for the first time the existence of a program charged with investigating unidentified flying objects.
According to a New York Times report, the $22 million Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program began in 2007 and was funded primarily at the request of Reid, who has long had an interest in the topic.
On that same subject, I have a major #HappyFestivus #AiringofGrievances with my friend @SenatorReid
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2017
We argued about taxes. Fought about spending. Worked on repatriation together. I helped treat your eye injury…
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2017
HOW IS IT YOU NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT THE ALIENS, HARRY??!!
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2017
He also aired a grievance with Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), who joked the previous day that he and his wife were not the 80-something couple arrested for transporting marijuana as gifts for family in Nebraska.
Last but not least for this morning, I have an #AiringofGrievances for @senorrinhatch
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2017
Somehow, an octogenarian Mormon has better pot jokes than I do. This has been bothering me for a while. #HappyFestivus
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2017
Paul has celebrated Festivus in the past.
He issued a series of tweets airing his grievances last year to celebrate the made-up holiday.
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