{"id":"rand-paul","name":"Rand Paul","summary":"In 2015, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul ran a US presidential campaign that leaned hard into internet culture, posting image macros, mock audio and photoshops from his official Twitter account. The Washington Post labeled him an 'Internet troll,' and his short-lived run became a case study in a politician trying to meme his way to relevance before dropping out in February 2016.","tags":["rand paul meme","stand with rand","rand paul twitter","internet troll politician","2016 republican primary","condescending wonka obama","rand paul filibuster"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":8,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/rand-paul/rand-paul-rand-paul-podium-portrait.webp","caption":"Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, the subject of numerous online memes, addressing an audience at a political event.","width":474,"height":417,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/rand-paul/rand-paul-condescending-wonka-tweet.webp","caption":"Rand Paul's January 2015 tweet using the Condescending Wonka meme in response to President Obama's State of the Union address.","width":511,"height":643,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/rand-paul/rand-paul-stand-with-rand-tweet.webp","caption":"A supporter tweets the popular #StandWithRand hashtag, born from Rand Paul's 2013 filibuster and later reused during his 2016 presidential campaign.","width":652,"height":736,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/rand-paul/rand-paul-jew-for-rand-badge.webp","caption":"The \"Jew for Rand\" identity badge from Rand Paul's 2016 presidential campaign, one of many that became fodder for online parody.","width":1334,"height":750,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/rand-paul/rand-paul-fauci-not-the-donkey-meme.webp","caption":"A meme mocking Rand Paul's repeated confrontations with Dr. Anthony Fauci during Senate COVID-19 hearings.","width":640,"height":734,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/rand-paul/rand-paul-defeat-socialism-tweet-reply.webp","caption":"A viral tweet exchange in which users mocked Rand Paul's anti-socialism fundraising pitch by describing socialism itself.","width":1062,"height":1425,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/rand-paul/rand-paul-neighbor-attack-facebook-post.webp","caption":"A widely shared Facebook post highlighting online reactions to the 2017 attack on Senator Rand Paul by his neighbor Rene Boucher.","width":520,"height":627,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/rand-paul/rand-paul-budget-bill-stack-tweet.webp","caption":"Rand Paul's viral tweet showing him holding the 2,232-page 2018 federal budget bill in protest of its length and lack of scrutiny.","width":550,"height":550,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/rand-paul/history.md","related":["the-mute-button-2020-presidential-debate","seth-dillon-human-trafficking-and-pedophilia-libel","donald-trump","ed-scarrys-ocasio-cortez-coat-tweet","2012-united-states-presidential-election","i-want-this-on-a-shirt-bot-bait","project-2025-memes","30-50-feral-hogs","social-credit","2023-turkish-presidential-election-ballot","3-drinks-later","australian-senator-gen-z-slang-speech"],"popularityRank":2226,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}