Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has endorsed President Donald Trump despite Trump having already won the 2024 presidential election.

Paul, who ran against Trump in the 2016 GOP presidential primary, stopped short of endorsing him in the 2024 election. Paul did, however, openly condemn Trump’s leading Republican opponent, Nikki Haley.

“I’ve had a long relationship with Donald Trump and there’s a lot to like there,” Paul wrote on X. “But I do know one thing: count me in as #NeverNikki!”

Revisiting the decision, Paul wrote Wednesday he regretted not endorsing Trump.

“A few people may have noticed that I resisted an enthusiastic endorsement of Donald Trump during the election,” he wrote. “But now, I’m amazed by the Trump cabinet (many of whom I would have picked).”

The Kentucky Republican lauded Trump’s stance on Ukraine and the success of the Department of Government Efficiency, admitting “I was wrong to withhold my endorsement.”

“So today, admittedly a little tardy, I give Donald Trump my enthusiastic endorsement!” he wrote. “(Too little too late some will say, but, you know, it is sincere, there is that.) Don’t expect this endorsement to be fawning. I still think tariffs are a terrible idea, but Dios Mio, what courage, what tenacity.”

The post came amid Paul’s call for DOGE to investigate Fort Knox, located in his home state, to ensure its stash of gold reserves is intact. Trump responded Wednesday by saying “we’re going to go into Fort Knox to make sure the gold is there.”

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