‘Mr President, you’re not far behind God’: Lindsey Graham in his own words
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The South Carolina senator illustrated the changing face of the Republican party, from being an anti-Trump voice to a supporter of his war with Iran Lindsey Graham dies after sudden illness aged 71 L indsey Graham, the South Carolina senator who died on Saturday night , unexpectedly at the age of 71, was a politician who more than many illustrated the changing face of the Republican party in the age of Donald Trump. A former House member, Graham sat in the Senate from 2003 as a foreign policy hawk and a close friend and ally of John McCain, the relatively socially liberal Arizona senator who became the party’s presidential nominee in 2008. Mounting his own run in 2015, Graham presented himself as an anti-Trump voice, colorfully denouncing his rival as a far-right threat. Graham didn’t vote for Trump (backing independent Evan McMullin instead) but once Trump defeated Hillary Clinton, and even after Trump abused McCain both before and after his death, Graham worked his way into Trump’s inner circle. Another estrangement, over January 6 and Trump’s attempted election subversion, lasted an even shorter time. Back onside and on the golf course with Trump, Graham became a vociferous supporter of Trump’s war with Iran. Here’s a taste of how Graham described his political journey. As good a man as God ever created.” “My friendship with Joe Biden, if it can’t withstand me doing my job, then it’s not the friendship I thought we had.” On Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman “This guy is a wrecking ball. He had this guy murdered in a consulate in Turkey, and to expect me to ignore it, I feel used and abused … The MBS figure is to me toxic. He would kill all the Jews, and we’re next,” Graham said Monday. “I’ll put my efforts to make sure the military has what they need to win the wars we’re in, ahead of anybody in the United States Senate.” “If Iran contests control of the Strait of Hormuz by the United States, we will obliterate them.
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The South Carolina senator illustrated the changing face of the Republican party, from being an anti-Trump voice to a supporter of his war with Iran Lindsey Graham dies after sudden illness aged 71 Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina senator who died on Saturday night , unexpectedly at the age of 71, was a politician who more than many illustrated the changing face of the Republican party in the age of Donald Trump. A former House member, Graham sat in the Senate from 2003 as a foreign policy hawk and a close friend and ally of John McCain, the relatively socially liberal Arizona senator who became the party’s presidential nominee in 2008. My Story, 17 June 2015 Washington Post, 5 October 2018 Press conference, 20 November 1998 Press conference, 24 October 2019 CNN, 8 December 2015 CNN, 8 December 2015 CNN, 8 December 2015 CNN, 8 December 2015 Press gaggle, 25 February 2016 To CBS News, 2 March 2016 Social media, 3 May 2016 Press gaggle, 12 May 2016 To MSNBC, 2 June 2016 New York Times,
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