Claim: Ron Paul highlights his ties to Ronald Reagan in a web video, but fails to mention he disavowed Reagan's policies in 1987 — citing them as a reason for resigning from the Republican party that year. In a letter of resignation to the chairman of the Republican National Committee in the spring of 1987, Paul wrote that "Reagan and the Republican Party have given us skyrocketing deficits, massive monetary inflation, indiscriminate military spending, irrational and unconstitutional foreign policy,
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Verdict: ron paul highlights his ties to ronald reagan in a web video, but fails to mention he disavowed reagan's policies in 1987 — citing them as a reason for resigning from the republican party that year. in a letter of resignation to the chairman of the republican national committee in the spring of 1987, paul wrote that "reagan and the republican party have given us skyrocketing deficits, massive monetary inflation, indiscriminate military spending, irrational and unconstitutional foreign policy,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2011-09-07T20:47:37