WATCH: Rand Paul’s Fiery Speech Denouncing Trump Impeachment

On Tuesday, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) delivered a blistering speech on the floor of the Senate in which he excoriated Democrats for their attempt to impeach former President Donald Trump, who is now a private citizen. Paul not only blasted Democrats for their “hyper-partisan” actions but denounced them for hypocritically targeting Trump while saying nothing in the past about various Democrats’ incendiary rhetoric. The senator also blasted Democrats for letting a clearly partisan Democrat senator preside over the proceedings.

Paul called the impeachment proceedings a “kangaroo court,” a “travesty,” and stated of Democrats, “It’s almost as if they have no ability to exist except in opposition to Donald Trump.” He noted, “Democrats are about to do something no self-respecting senator has ever stooped to: Democrats are insisting the election is actually not over and so they insist on regurgitating the bitterness of the election.”