Paul suggested that the U.S. is secretly planning a European Union-style merger with Mexico and Canada.

This kind of shit is a pet peeve of mine. Some version of this tripe has been floating around the right for 20 years if not more.

• Step 1: Invent some ridiculous premise and declare it an existential threat
• Step 2: Rile up your base
• Step 3: Produce exactly zero evidence
• Step 4: Move on to something else for a few years, occasionally reminding people about Step 1 (but glossing over Step 3)
• Step n: Bring up the nonsense from Step 1 and declare that it was only defeated thanks to your unwavering determination to stop the demonic leftist commie liberal socialists

It’s bad comedy, but it works on the credulous when it lines up with what they already believe.