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.

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump are hosting the annual congressional picnic on the White House’s South Lawn Thursday evening. The informal gathering brings in members of the

Donald Trump appeared to make a dig at Sen. Rand Paul by suggesting he “snuck” into Thursday night’s congressional picnic—despite having been invited after a war of words with the White House.Addressing the bipartisan crowd on the White House lawn,