Sen. Rand Paul says he’s ’50-50′ on running for president in 2028

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said his potential to run for president in 2028 is “50-50” during an interview with “CBS News Sunday Morning.”

When asked about a recent Washington Examiner headline on the subject, Paul said, “Yeah, I don’t know yet, maybe they know something I don’t.” “We are considering it, I would say 50-50. We will decide after the meeting.” [2026 midterm] vote.”

He added: “But I’m not going to do it just for the sake of it. First, because we need a free market wing. We need a free trade wing within the party. And we need a wing of the party that is not keen on war and is at least trying to explore diplomacy as an option for war.”

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Fox News Digital has reached out to Paul’s office for comment.

Paul has become a vocal GOP critic of President Donald Trump over his use of tariffs and recent military strikes on Iran. His opposition to war with Iran has put him at odds with many Republicans in the Senate.

“I think they’re probably more united for the war than anything else,” Paul said on “CBS News Sunday Morning.”

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Paul hinted at the possibility of running for president during an interview on “Sunday Night with Chuck Todd” earlier this month.

“We will decide after 2026,” Paul said.

Rand Paul opposed President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs and military strikes against Iran. (Left: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Right: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

He added: “The most important thing for me is not me or what my role is, but having someone who advocates that international trade is good and makes us rich. It’s not this big bad.”

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Paul previously ran for president in the 2016 Republican presidential primary against then-candidate Donald Trump. He left after the Iowa caucuses and has not launched another presidential campaign since.

Paul also floated the idea of ​​running for president last July but said it was “too early to tell.”

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has repeatedly floated the idea of ​​launching another presidential campaign. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc.)

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“I still think we need to have someone in the Republican Party who represents that international trade is good for America, that we will be richer and more prosperous in the world in which we trade,” he told the Kentucky Courier Journal.