While the Obama administration’s handling of the oil spill faces increasing scrutiny, Kentucky’s Republican Senate nominee Rand Paul weighed in on the oil spill on Friday. During an appearance on ABC’s Good Morning America, Rand Paul accused President Obama of being un-American for criticizing BP’s actions in the Gulf.

Rand Paul: “What I don’t like from the President’s administration is this sort of, you know, I’ll put my boot heel on the throat of BP. I think that sounds really un-American in his criticism of business. I’ve heard nothing from BP about not paying for the spill. And I think it’s part of this sort of blame-game society in the sense that it’s always got to be someone’s fault. And instead of the fact that maybe sometimes accidents happen, I mean, we had a mining accident that was very tragic, and I’ve met a lot of these miners and their families. They’re very brave people to do a dangerous job. But then we come in, and it’s always someone’s fault. Maybe sometimes accidents happen.”

Rand Paul’s comment came just days after he criticized the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for banning segregation in private businesses. Shortly after the Good Morning America interview, Rand Paul canceled his scheduled appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press. Politico reports Karl Rove, the former top adviser to George W. Bush, called Paul’s campaign manager and said the candidate was hurting himself with all the media exposure. According to Meet the Press, only two other people have canceled appearances on the program: Louis Farrakhan and Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan.