Republicans have been stronger proponents in general of All Lives Matter and harsher critics of the Black Lives Matter movement in general.[7] Senator Rand Paul has argued that Black Lives Matter has focused on the wrong targets and has stated, "I think they should change their name maybe—if they were All Lives Matter, or Innocent Lives Matter."[8] President Donald Trump has stated that "Black Lives Matter" is a divisive term and that the term is inherently racist.[9]