A week after his announcement , Paul spoke at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua , New Hampshire , along with more than a dozen other announced and potential Republican candidates . In his speech , Paul highlighted the large amount of political baggage of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton , who announced her own candidacy only a few days after Paul . Paul has been a leading critic of Clinton , which has included her time as Secretary of State and her handling of the situation in Benghazi , as well as more recent controversies involving her email server , and foreign contributions to the Clinton Foundation
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