Online commentators have mocked Senator Rand Paul after he complained about his family being uninvited from a White House picnic.

President Trump will host lawmakers Thursday from both parties for the annual congressional picnic on the South Lawn.

One Republican—Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)—was more direct about his opposition to the event. “I just never liked the idea of the parade because I grew up in the ’70s and ’80s, and the only parades I can remember are Soviet parades, for the most part, or North Korean parades,” Paul said on Meet the Press Sunday.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that “of course” Sen. Rand Paul is invited to the annual congressional picnic later in the day, amid a dispute with the Kentucky Republican over his invite to the long-held bipartisan gathering.

“Separate out the debt ceiling and have a separate vote on it,” Paul told Welker. “And I won’t be the deciding vote on this. This is what I tell my supporters. If I am the deciding vote, they’ll negotiate. If I’m not, they won’t. So far they’ve been sending their attack dogs after me, and that’s not a great persuasion technique.”

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he would be against censuring Sen. Alex Padilla after the California Democrat tried to approach and question Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a press

A bitter feud is escalating between Republican Sen. Rand Paul and Donald Trump’s top border official, injecting uncertainty into Congress’s attempt to pass the administration’s signature policy bill this month.