Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul shut down a progressive writer who insisted he isn’t a real doctor by pointing to his career operating on people’s eyes. Rand Paul isn’t, and RFK Jr isn’t, you stuporous dope,” Pavlovitz wrote Aug. 7. Rand Paul isn't, and RFK Jr isn't, you stuporous dope. — Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) August 8, 2026Readers on the platform moved quickly to correct the record. Paul founded the Southern Kentucky Lions Eye Clinic in 1995 to provide free exams and surgeries to low-income patients, according to NPR.