Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney exchanged heated words Thursday after the senator held up the passage of a $740 billion defense bill over language that could delay the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. “The neoconservative philosophy isn’t so much about a unity executive, isn’t so much about an all-powerful commander-in-chief,” Paul said. Cheney, a proponent of the provision that Paul opposes, ripped the senator on Twitter for holding up a Senate vote. President Trump has called for American troops to withdraw from the Middle East since he took office in 2017. Several prominent Republicans oppose the troop drawdowns, arguing that a rapid withdrawal could have consequences for U.S. interests in the region.

Source: Fox News December 11, 2020 00:22 UTC