Rand Paul Has Surgery to Remove Part of His Lung Damaged in 2017 Assault

Rand Paul Has Surgery to Remove Part of His Lung Damaged in 2017 Assault
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) walks from Senate Republican weekly policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Mar 6, 2018. Reuters/Joshua Roberts
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is recovering after surgery to remove part of his lung that was damaged when he was assaulted by his Kentucky neighbor in 2017.

Paul tweeted on the morning of Aug. 5 that he had to have part of his lung surgically removed last weekend at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. As a result, he would have to limit his August activities.