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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Paul on Palin: 'What's not to love?'

Paul on Palin: 'What's not to love?'

Paul received Palin's support in his recent spat with a fellow Republican. | AP Photos

By HADAS GOLD | 08/14/2013 06:12 AM EDT | Updated: 08/14/2013 10:02 AM EDT

Sen. Rand Paul is happy Sarah Palin is on his side.

"I love an endorsement by Sarah Palin, what's not to love?" the Kentucky Republican said on CNN on Tuesday.

Over the weekend, the former Alaska governor and vice presidential nominee said she was on Paul's side in his recent public spat with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

"I'm on team Rand. Rand Paul understands, he gets the whole notion of 'Don't tread on me, government,' whereas Chris Christie is for big government and, you know, trying to go along to get along in so many respects," Palin said on CNN.

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On Tuesday, Paul said "Team Rand" can include anyone.

"Team Rand, you know, whatever that means, can include a lot of people. What I've been telling people is that I want to grow the Republican Party and that means that some of the libertarian ideas of respecting people's privacy, respecting the Fourth Amendment, not spying on Americans, I think that appeals to a lot of young people and will bring new people into our party if we become the party of privacy. It's hurt the president significantly," Paul said.

(PHOTOS: Sarah Palin's political career)

Paul also tip-toed around the issue of whether fellow Senator and rumored 2016 presidential candidate Ted Cruz (R-Texas) would be eligible for the presidency since he was born in Canada to an American and a Cuban.

"You won't find me questioning his eligibility. I decided a long time ago I wasn't going to be a birther for Democrats. I'm not a birther for Republicans, " he said. "I'm staying out of that. Yeah, I'm just staying out of that one."

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