Rand Paul applauds Trump's Syria exit: 'We've been at war too long and too many places'

President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria is "exactly what he promised," Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said on CNN's State of the Union Sunday — and it's also the right call.

"I think the people agree with him, actually," Paul argued. "I think people believe that we've been at war too long and too many places, and that we do need to turn attention to problems we have in home here: roads, bridges, schools."

"And I think people are tired of spending — you know, we have spent several trillion dollars on these wars everywhere," Paul continued. "And it's really one of the reasons [Trump] won, because he actually attracts independents who aren't beholden to either party, who say, 'You know what, why don't we turn attention back to America?'"

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Watch a clip of Paul's comments below. Bonnie Kristian