Bette Midler Deletes Tweet Praising Man Who Assaulted Sen. Rand Paul

Bette Midler performs during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 2, 2014. John Shearer/Invision/AP

Singer and actress Bette Midler deleted a tweet praising the man who assaulted Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.).

Midler, who stars in one of Netflix’s new movies, “The Politician,” had posted on Twitter a missive criticizing Paul for his description of Kurds as “ingrates.”