Pritzker Wins Dem Primary, Picks Up GOP Challenger For Illinois Governor

“The most important thing to me isn’t necessarily me or what my role is, but that there is someone who’s advocating that international trade is good and makes us rich

Paul, a vocal critic of Trump’s unprecedented use of tariffs and a member of the GOP, voted last year against the president’s large domestic policy measure due to its contribution to the national debt. Since last summer, he has been hinting at the possibility of a run in the 2028 election during interviews.

“I think in the Republican Party, though, there needs to be someone representing that international trade is good for America, that we get richer and more prosperous in the world we trade,” he told Kentucky’s Courier Journal newspaper last July. At the time, Paul added that it was “too early to tell” if he would make another White House bid.