ATKINS, IA - APRIL 25: Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) speaks to guests at a campaign event at Bloomsbury Farm on April 25, 2015 in Atkins, Iowa.
Paul is seeking the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Paul called YouTube's decision a "badge of honor" in a Tweet.
In a statement issued by his office he acknowledged that the company has the right to police its own platform."As a libertarian-leaning Senator, I think private companies have the right to ban me if they want to, so in this case I’ll just channel that frustration into ensuring the public knows YouTube is acting as an arm of government and censoring their users for contradicting the government," he said.RELATED: New CDC mask guidelines: Vaccinated.