Singer Richard Marx and Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul are not friends, to say the least.
The junior Kentucky Senator accused Marx of "[calling] for violence against me and my family" after a suspicious package showed up on his front doorstep, containing a non-toxic substance.
This idea Marx was calling for open violence against Paul referred to a 2017 incident where a neighbor tackled Paul while the Senator did yardwork. Paul suffered broken ribs and an infection in a damaged lung.
Marx recently tweeted (in a now removed post):
"I'll say it again: If I ever meet Rand Paul's neighbor I'm going to hug him and buy him as many drinks as he can consume."
Santorum is crying to Hannity tonight about being fired by CNN, Rand Paul is crying about Richard Marx\u2019 mean tweets, Desantis is complaining about an Ayatollah that has been dead 30 years, and John Kennedy is waiving around a pistol. It\u2019s GOP day!pic.twitter.com/nCC8JHFheW— Ron Filipkowski (@Ron Filipkowski) 1621908903
Republicans when Trump tweeted "only good Democrat is a dead Democrat" \n\nvs. \n\nRepublicans when Richard Marx tweeted he would buy drinks for Rand Paul\u2019s neighborpic.twitter.com/F9wwUte11B— Emily Denver\ud83c\udf0a\ud83e\udd42 (@Emily Denver\ud83c\udf0a\ud83e\udd42) 1621940705
Richard Marx said what a lot of us are thinking. Rand Paul brings the hate to himself. Maybe he should stop being an asshole— Karen\u2122 (@Karen\u2122) 1621934362
the idea that rand paul had a package delivered TODAY because of something richard marx tweeted yesterday is remarkably stupid on its face, just from a logistics standpoint. i mean think about it for 5 full seconds, rand.— Jimbo Hesi (@Jimbo Hesi) 1621910416
Richard Marx responded on A Late Show with Stephen Colbert with all the seriousness the Paul's accusations deserved.
You can see the moment here:
And Marx played the villain deliciously.
.@richardmarx for the win.pic.twitter.com/qDxLdwNWdk— Bradley P. Moss (@Bradley P. Moss) 1622002157
Funny how none of them had a damn thing to say when their Former Guy was threatening lives. They acted like they didn\u2019t even know what Twitter was. Especially this guy. The hypocrisy is rank.— practically perfect in every way \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@practically perfect in every way \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1622028845
He was one of my late husband's favorite artist, Jeff would have approved.\nAll the love to @randpaul neighbor.— Vicki Crutchfield (@Vicki Crutchfield) 1622013724
I used to think @richardmarx was awesome.\nNow, I am absolutely, undeniably, unequivocally, completely & totally 100% convinced @richardmarx IS awesome.— Sharon Wood (@Sharon Wood) 1622004617
You wonder if Rand Paul is smart enough to know that just because Richard's last name is Marx, he's not related to Karl.— David Wight (@David Wight) 1622057352
His discussion with Colbert also addressed whether or not Marx was inciting violence, to which Marx said he didn't want violence, only world domination.
.@richardmarx breaks into our broadcast to address Sen. Rand Paul. #LSSCpic.twitter.com/bXvzY04qug— A Late Show (@A Late Show) 1622001297
Fans were thrilled.
https://twitter.com/colbertlateshow/status/1397400841707876353\u00a0\u2026— Nautigrrl2018@\ud83c\udfe1 (@Nautigrrl2018@\ud83c\udfe1) 1622059111
More than happy to help support my good friend @richardmarx in his quest to vanquish evil in the world. And then to dominate it, with his artistry. Oh the horror.https://twitter.com/colbertlateshow/status/1397400841707876353\u00a0\u2026— Alan Hunter (@Alan Hunter) 1622044169
https://twitter.com/colbertlateshow/status/1397400841707876353\u00a0\u2026— Dani (@Dani) 1622018004
https://twitter.com/colbertlateshow/status/1397400841707876353\u00a0\u2026— Nautigrrl2018@\ud83c\udfe1 (@Nautigrrl2018@\ud83c\udfe1) 1622003669
Rand Paul has been repeatedly cited for anti-vaccine, anti-mask, racist and Trump-apologist behavior.
Who better to speak for those critics than Richard Marx?
We are looking forward to his next musical endeavor.
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