Bette Midler After Rand Paul’s Syria Comments: We Should ‘Be More Grateful’ to Man Who Assaulted Him

Bette Midler attends "The Politician" New York Premiere at DGA Theater in New York City on Sept. 26, 2019. John Lamparski/Getty Images

Singer Bette Midler said that people should be “grateful” for the man who assaulted Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) in 2017.

“I DO NOT promote violence but… Rand Paul says the Kurds are being ‘ingrates’ for taking their frustrations out on U.S. troops,” Midler wrote on Twitter late Oct. 23.