NEW YORK, NY - MAY 13: Texas Congressman Ron Paul attends Consensus 2019 at the Hilton Midtown on May 13, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)Ron Paul, the former Republican representative who ran for president three times, was hospitalized on Friday in Texas for "precautionary" reasons, Fox News has learned.Paul, 85, was speaking about the free market during a livestream on his YouTube channel when his speech began to slur earlier in the day.
He is "lucid" and "optimistic," Fox News learned."I am doing fine," Paul said in a statement posted to his Twitter, along with an image of him in a hospital bed. "Thank you for your concern."His son, Kentucky Sen.