CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul met with southern Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy on Monday during a question-and-answer session in the town of Mesquite with supporters and activists interested in land rights.
The Kentucky senator stopped at casino resorts and ballrooms Monday as part of his "Stand with Rand" tour in advance of Nevada's February presidential caucus.
Paul's meeting with Bundy recalled one of the more dramatic conflicts over land rights in recent years.
Hundreds of armed supporters joined Bundy in April 2013 to stop a roundup of his cattle near Bunkerville, about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas. The Bureau of Land Management says Bundy owes more than $1 million in grazing fees over more than 20 years. Bundy argues the federal government has no authority there.