Joy Behar claimed on Tuesday that Republicans – specifically former President Donald Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence, and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) — were competing to see who could &#8220;make women&#8217;s lives more miserable.&#8221;
Behar made the comments during a discussion on ABC&#8217;s midday talk show &#8220;The View,&#8221; saying that they were working to &#8220;destroy women&#8221; by supporting restrictions or advocating for outright bans on abortion.
Cohost Whoopi Goldberg began the conversation by referencing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-releases-long-awaited-abortion-position-says-policies-should-be-left-to-states" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Monday&#8217;s announcement</a> from former President Trump, in which he took credit for bringing about the end of Roe v. Wade and said that he believed abortion legislation should be determined by the states rather than at the federal level. Graham and Pence both pushed back, arguing that Trump had not gone far enough to protect the unborn.
&#8220;He&#8217;s kicking abortion rights back to the states,&#8221; Goldberg said of Trump — despite the fact that abortion legislation reverted to state control immediately following the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. &#8220;And it&#8217;s not landing well.&#8221;
&#8220;It landed with a thud with a ton of conservatives,&#8221; Goldberg continued. &#8220;His former vp, his minion Lindsey Graham, and anti-abortion activists are slamming it as a betrayal to people who voted for him in 2016 and 2020.&#8221;
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ABC &quot;News&quot; co-host Joy Behar claims Republicans are competing &quot;to see who could make women&#39;s lives more miserable. That&#39;s like what they&#39;re really fighting for.&quot;She says they&#39;re asking themselves: &quot;How can we really destroy women in this country? That&#39;s it.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/ACJJxcY4e5">pic.twitter.com/ACJJxcY4e5</a>
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Behar weighed in next, suggesting that the only possible reason she could think of to explain why Republicans were fighting for more restrictions on abortion was that they were trying to outdo each other in their efforts to &#8220;make women miserable.&#8221;
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&#8220;Number one — first of all, Pence, Lindsay Graham, and Trump — are fighting to see who could make women&#8217;s lives more miserable. That&#8217;s like what they&#8217;re really fighting for. &#8216;How can we really destroy women in this country?&#8217; That&#8217;s it,&#8221; she said.
Behar then claimed that despite his recent public spat with Trump over his abortion stance, Graham — whom she also referred to as a flip-flopper who &#8220;doesn&#8217;t have a spine&#8221; — would likely still support the former president.

ABC’s “The View” – Season 25

Joy Behar Claims Republicans Are Competing To Ruin Women’s Lives

Joy Behar Claims Republicans Are Competing To Ruin Women's Lives

Abortion

Donald Trump

Joy Behar

Lindsey Graham

Media

The View

U.S.

Whoopi Goldberg

Former President Donald Trump shot back at Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Monday after the loyal Trump supporter said he disagreed with the former president&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-releases-long-awaited-abortion-position-says-policies-should-be-left-to-states" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement on abortion</a>.
Trump said in a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112235238031827342" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video statement</a> released Monday morning that he opposes federal limitations on abortion and wants the issue to be decided by each state. The leading presidential candidate added that he &#8220;proudly&#8221; takes responsibility for the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022 but said different states will have various laws on abortion. Graham, who has proposed a 15-week federal limit on abortion, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/respectfully-disagree-lindsey-graham-breaks-with-trump-on-abortion-wants-federal-limitation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released his own statement</a>, saying he &#8220;respectfully&#8221; disagrees with the former president.
“I respectfully disagree with President Trump’s statement that abortion is a states’ rights issue. Dobbs does not require that conclusion legally and the pro-life movement has always been about the wellbeing of the unborn child – not geography,” Graham said.
“The states’ rights only rationale today runs contrary to an American consensus that would limit late-term abortions and will age about as well as the Dred Scott decision,” he added. “The science is clear – a child at fifteen weeks is well-developed and is capable of feeling pain. I will continue to advocate that there should be a national minimum standard limiting abortion at fifteen weeks because the child is capable of feeling pain, with exceptions for rape, incest and life of the mother.&#8221;
Trump fired back at Graham in a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112237091365034673" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> on Truth Social, telling the senator to talk less about abortion and focus on addressing Biden&#8217;s border crisis and &#8220;the millions of people dying in senseless, never-ending Wars that he constantly favors and promotes.&#8221;
&#8220;The Democrats are thrilled with Lindsey, because they want this Issue to simmer for as long a period of time as possible,&#8221; Trump added. &#8220;They are destroying our Country, and they don’t want to talk about Inflation, a Bad Economy, the Horrible Open Border, Rigged Elections, Afghanistan, Ukraine/Russia, or the Attack on Israel, all of which would never have happened if I were President. Great job Lindsey!&#8221;
In a follow-up <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/112237096470668872" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a>, Trump ripped the South Carolina senator for &#8220;doing a great disservice to the Republican Party.&#8221;
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&#8220;At first he wanted no Abortions under any circumstances, then he was up to 6 weeks, where you’re allowed Abortion, now he’s up to 15 weeks, where you’re allowed Abortion, but what he doesn’t understand, or perhaps he does, is the Radical Left Democrats, who are destroying our Country, will never approve anything that he or the Republicans want,&#8221; Trump wrote. &#8220;They love this Issue, and they want to keep it going for as long as Republicans will allow them to do so. Terminating Roe v. Wade was, according to all Legal Scholars, a Great Event, but sometimes with Great Events come difficulties. Many Good Republicans lost Elections because of this Issue, and people like Lindsey Graham, that are unrelenting, are handing Democrats their dream of the House, Senate, and perhaps even the Presidency…&#8221;
Punchbowl News reporter Andrew Desiderio <a href="https://twitter.com/andrewdesiderio/status/1777451854311358509?s=46&amp;t=z5YS3Gq8Y9sGYCPA7C8RlQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> that Graham responded to Trump&#8217;s criticism later on Monday, telling reporters, “The idea of the Republican Party abandoning the opposition to late-term abortion, I think would be a mistake… If you’re turning the pro-life movement into a geographical movement, I think you’re making a mistake.”
Democrats have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dem-leaders-push-to-make-abortion-the-pivotal-issue-of-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pushed</a> to make abortion &#8220;the pivotal issue of 2024&#8243; even as immigration and the economy continue to top the list of issues for voters. The party has seen recent success in states like Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Kansas when abortion is on the ballot.
Trump&#8217;s statement on abortion was also criticized by pro-life advocates such as Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America who said her group is “deeply disappointed in President Trump’s position.”
“Saying the issue is ‘back to the states’ cedes the national debate to the Democrats,&#8221; Dannenfelser added.
Daniel Chaitin contributed to this report. 
This article has been updated to include remarks made by Sen. Graham.

Donald Trump/Lindsey Graham

Trump Hits Back At Graham Over Abortion, Says Dems ‘Are Thrilled With Lindsey Because They Want This Issue To Simmer’

Trump Hits Back At Graham Over Abortion, Says Dems 'Are Thrilled With Lindsey Because They Want This Issue To Simmer'

2024 Election

Democrats

Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lindsey-graham" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lindsey Graham</a> (R-SC) is not following former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>&#8216;s lead on abortion, saying on Monday that he still believes a national abortion law should be pursued even if Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-releases-long-awaited-abortion-position-says-policies-should-be-left-to-states">says</a> that states should be the ultimate arbiters on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/abortion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">abortion</a> policy.
The South Carolina Republican, a close ally to Trump, released a <a href="https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1777340625660125448" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> on Monday saying he still wants a national abortion limit after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
&#8220;I respectfully disagree with President Trump’s statement that abortion is a states’ rights issue. Dobbs does not require that conclusion legally and the pro-life movement has always been about the wellbeing of the unborn child – not geography,&#8221; Graham said.
&#8220;The states’ rights only rationale today runs contrary to an American consensus that would limit late-term abortions and will age about as well as the Dred Scott decision,&#8221; he added. &#8220;The science is clear – a child at fifteen weeks is well-developed and is capable of feeling pain.&#8221;
Graham was comparing the 2022 ruling in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/united-states-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade-leaves-abortion-restrictions-to-states" target="_blank" rel="noopener">overturned</a> Roe v. Wade and returned the issue of abortion to the states, and the 1857 ruling in Dred Scott v. Stanford that <a href="https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/dred-scott-v-sandford#:~:text=In%20this%20ruling%2C%20the%20U.S.,slavery%20from%20a%20Federal%20territory." target="_blank" rel="noopener">barred</a> citizenship to black slaves prior to the Civil War.
Trump <a href="https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1777340625660125448" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a video on Truth Social that states now should be able to decide by voting and legislation on access to abortion. President Joe Biden responded with a <a href="https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1777352142950748449" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> warning if Trump is elected to a second term, Republicans will deliver him a national abortion ban to sign.
Graham said that he will &#8220;continue&#8221; his push for a &#8220;national minimum standard limiting abortion&#8221; after 15 weeks — an idea central to a <a href="https://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2022/9/graham-introduces-legislation-to-protect-unborn-children-bring-u-s-abortion-policy-in-line-with-other-developed-nations#:~:text=The%20Graham%20legislation%3A,physical%20health%20of%20the%20mother." target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposal</a> he introduced in a 2022 bill that has failed to gain traction — with exceptions for rape, incest, and saving the life of the mother that Trump also supports.
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&#8220;However, until we achieve this goal, the least we can do is to provide anesthesia to an unborn child facing an abortion at fifteen weeks because they can feel pain,&#8221; Graham said.
&#8220;Therefore, I will be introducing new legislation requiring abortion providers to administer anesthesia to an unborn child at fifteen weeks because they are capable of feeling pain,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;It is common medical practice to administer anesthesia to operate on an unborn child at fifteen weeks to save their life.&#8221;
Graham concluded, &#8220;Forty-seven of fifty European nations have national limits on abortion between twelve and fifteen weeks. This is the civilized world’s position.&#8221;

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)

‘Respectfully Disagree’: Lindsey Graham Breaks With Trump On Abortion, Wants Federal Limitation

Lindsey Graham Breaks With Trump On Abortion

Congress

Politics

Pro-Life Movement

On Monday, Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lindsey-graham" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lindsey Graham</a> (R-SC) said he raised former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>&#8216;s idea for a loan to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine</a> while meeting with Ukrainian President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/volodymyr-zelensky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Volodymyr Zelensky</a>.
A post to X from Graham said he had a &#8220;very productive visit&#8221; with Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials about the state of the Ukraine&#8217;s war against Russia, during which the United States has already given <a href="https://www.cfr.org/article/how-much-aid-has-us-sent-ukraine-here-are-six-charts#:~:text=The%20Joe%20Biden%20administration%20and,Economy%2C%20a%20German%20research%20institute." target="_blank" rel="noopener">tens of billions of dollars</a> of aid to Ukraine, and &#8220;what lies ahead.&#8221;
Graham said he informed Zelensky that Trump&#8217;s &#8220;idea of turning aid from the United States into a no-interest, waivable loan is the most likely path forward&#8221; given the border crisis and &#8220;overwhelming debt&#8221; in the U.S.
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I had a very productive visit with President Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials about the state of the war and what lies ahead.
During my meeting with President Zelensky, I informed him that given the crisis at the United States’ southern border and our overwhelming debt,…
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&#8220;This is not only true for aid for Ukraine, but for other countries across the board. I reiterated that the House’s Ukraine aid legislation must include some American border security provisions,&#8221; he added.
Trump, who is running for another term in the White House, urged lawmakers to reject foreign aid unless approved as a loan while Congress debated a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-republican-unveils-plan-to-force-consideration-of-bill-linking-border-security-to-foreign-aid" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$95 billion foreign aid bill</a> that has since passed through the Democrat-led Senate. The GOP-led House has so far refused to take up the legislation, which includes roughly $60 billion in supplemental funds for Ukraine, amid objections to its lack of border security provisions and fiscal restraint.
&#8220;No money in the form of foreign aid should be given to any country unless it is done as a loan, not just a giveaway. It can be loaned on extraordinarily good terms, like no interest and an unlimited life, but a loan nevertheless,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/111908663705756439" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in an all-caps post to Truth Social last month.
&#8220;The deal should be (contingent!) that the U.S. is helping you, as a nation, but if the country we are helping ever turns against us, or strikes it rich sometime in the future, the loan will be paid off and the money returned to the United States,&#8221; Trump added. &#8220;We should never give money anymore without the hope of a payback, or without &#8216;strings&#8217; attached. The United States of America should be &#8216;stupid&#8217; no longer!&#8221;
Over the weekend, Russian President Vladimir Putin won re-election and paved the way to maintaining his rule <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/14/vladimir-putin-russia-presidential-election/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">until at least 2030</a>. This followed news last week that the United States would send a new weapons package to Ukraine <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-preparing-new-weapons-package-ukraine-officials-2024-03-12/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">worth $300 million</a> facilitated by cost savings in contracts despite a <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/12/ukraine-supplemental-war-russia-congress/5a728b38-e099-11ee-95aa-7384336086f3_story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lack of funds</a> to replenish the U.S. stockpile.
Graham said on Monday that he is also urging the Biden administration to send longer-range artillery, accelerate F-16 training for the Ukrainians, and designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism under U.S. law.
&#8220;Once Ukraine gets back on its feet, they will be an economic powerhouse because of their access to mass deposits of critical minerals, oil and gas,&#8221; he added. &#8220;It is clear Ukrainians appreciate the United States’ support. I know Americans want to help our friends and allies, but I also believe we must consider our economic situation as we help others.&#8221;
Zelensky said he discussed &#8220;comprehensive assistance for Ukraine&#8221; with Graham.
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Today, I hosted US Senator <a href="https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LindseyGrahamSC</a>. 
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&#8220;I informed Senator Graham of the frontline situation and our army&#8217;s priority needs. It is critical that our partners continue to provide military and technical assistance, such as air defense systems and missiles,&#8221; he said in an English language post to X.
&#8220;We focused on Ukraine&#8217;s NATO integration, increased sanctions pressure on the aggressor state, and the use of frozen Russian assets for Ukraine&#8217;s urgent needs,&#8221; Zelensky continued.
Ukraine’s struggle for independence and territorial integrity continues,&#8221; Zelensky said. &#8220;The continued support of Ukraine by international partners, particularly the United States, is now more important than ever in implementing plans to de-occupy our territories and protect our people. Democracy and freedom must prevail — now and always.&#8221;

Volodymyr Zelenskyy – Lindsey Graham meeting in Ukraine

Lindsey Graham Meets Zelensky, Says He Floated Trump’s Loan Idea For Ukraine Aid

Lindsey Graham Meets Zelensky, Says He Floated Trump's Loan Idea For Ukraine Aid

National Security

Russia

Ukraine

Ukraine-Russia War

Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lindsey-graham" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lindsey Graham</a> (R-SC) defended some of former President Donald Trump&#8217;s recent remarks over the weekend during a combative news interview, saying that he is far more concerned about how President Joe Biden&#8217;s policies are destroying the world rather than Trump being able to destroy democracy.
Graham made the remarks during a Sunday NBC News interview with Kristen Welker when Welker asked Graham about Trump meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
&#8220;Just for our viewers, to remind them, Orbán believes that liberal democracy doesn&#8217;t work,&#8221; Welker said. &#8220;He&#8217;s packed Hungary&#8217;s courts with loyalists. He seized control of the media outlets. He&#8217;s friends with Putin. He&#8217;s friends with Xi.&#8221;
Welker then played a clip of Trump saying nice things about Orbán and praising his leadership style.
&#8220;Do you think Viktor Orbán&#8217;s leadership is something that Trump aspires to in a second term?&#8221; Welker asked.
&#8220;I think the best way to judge President Trump&#8217;s second term is by what he did in his first term,&#8221; Graham responded. &#8220;You know, Russia didn&#8217;t invade on President Trump&#8217;s watch. Hamas didn&#8217;t try to destroy Israel on his watch. In Afghanistan – the Taliban weren&#8217;t in charge on his watch. So, here&#8217;s what I would say: If you&#8217;re worried about the world being on fire, you&#8217;re right. If you think Joe Biden&#8217;s policies lack a deterrence and he&#8217;s weak in the eyes of our enemies, you&#8217;re right. So, if you want to get the world back in order, you&#8217;d better vote for Trump.&#8221;
&#8220;There&#8217;s a liberal jihad against everything Trump. I&#8217;m not worried about Trump destroying democracy,&#8221; Graham added. &#8220;I&#8217;m worried Joe Biden destroying the world.&#8221;
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Sen. Lindsey Graham

Graham: ‘I’m Not Worried About Trump Destroying Democracy, I’m Worried About Biden Destroying The World’

Elections

Hungary

Joe Biden

Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lindsey-graham" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lindsey Graham</a> (R-SC) has been placed on a list of &#8220;extremists and terrorists&#8221; in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Russia</a> after the lawmaker called for the country to be designated a state sponsor of terrorism.
Russian news outlets <a href="https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/02/20/russia-designates-us-senator-lindsey-graham-as-terrorist-a84168" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> on Tuesday that Graham had been added to the register by the country&#8217;s state financial watchdog Rosfinmonitoring. State-run TASS <a href="https://tass.com/politics/1749107" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> Graham&#8217;s history of calling for penalties against Russia.
&#8220;There goes all my rubles!&#8221; Graham <a href="https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1760042719722738095" target="_blank" rel="noopener">quipped</a> on X in response to the listing. &#8220;I call your &#8216;terrorists and extremists&#8217; bid and raise you &#8216;State Sponsor of Terrorism under U.S. law.&#8217; Believe it or not, 2024 is going to be a bad year for Putin’s Russia.&#8221;
Graham shared a list that included: &#8220;More aid to Ukraine,&#8221; &#8220;More high-end weapons that can reach out and touch the Russian occupiers,&#8221; &#8220;Designation of Russia as a State Sponsor of Terrorism,&#8221; and &#8220;Expansion of NATO.&#8221;
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I call your “terrorists and extremists” bid and raise you “State Sponsor of Terrorism under U.S. law.”
Believe it or not, 2024 is going to be a bad year for Putin’s Russia.
✅More aid to Ukraine
✅More high-end weapons that can reach out and touch the Russian occupiers.…
&mdash; Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) <a href="https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1760042719722738095?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2024</a></blockquote>
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In an interview that aired over the weekend, Graham said imprisoned <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-condemns-putin-for-death-of-navalny-putin-is-responsible" target="_blank" rel="noopener">opposition leader Alexei Navalny</a> was &#8220;murdered&#8221; by Russian leader Vladimir Putin and pushed for Moscow to face consequences.
&#8220;I just got off the phone with two Democratic senators. Let&#8217;s make Russia a state sponsor of terrorism under U.S. law. Let&#8217;s make them pay a price for killing [Navalny],&#8221; <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lindsey-graham-face-the-nation-transcript-02-18-2024/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Graham said on CBS</a>.
&#8220;It would allow the [Navalny] family to go to U.S. court and sue Putin&#8217;s Russia for killing of their loved one. A state sponsored terrorism designation is a game changer. It would allow more sanctions, it would open up the American courtroom,&#8221; he added.
Russian authorities said on Friday that Navalny, whom supporters insist was imprisoned on <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-navalny-death-global-reactions-putin-19e7fd6318763627f6917a92678cd190" target="_blank" rel="noopener">trumped-up charges</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/russian-opposition-leader-alexei-navalny-dies-in-remote-arctic-prison-authorities-say" target="_blank" rel="noopener">died at the age of 47</a> in an Arctic penal colony after he started to feel ill and lost consciousness. Navalny&#8217;s family is now engaged in a clash with Russia to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/20/navalny-mother-body-putin-plea/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">secure the release</a> of his body.
While Graham suggested legislation may come this week, the White House said on Tuesday the Biden administration will <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-teases-major-sanctions-package-against-russia-in-response-to-navalnys-death" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unveil new sanctions</a> against Russia on Friday in response to Navalny&#8217;s death and Russia&#8217;s two-year war in Ukraine.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Russia</a> issued a warrant <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/russia-seeks-arrest-of-sen-lindsey-graham" target="_blank" rel="noopener">seeking Graham&#8217;s arrest</a> in May of last year after the release of an edited video that made it appear the lawmaker was celebrating the United States spending money on the killing of Russians in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine</a>.
In response, Graham boasted of being a wanted man in Russia, saying he would &#8220;stand with and for Ukraine’s freedom until every Russian soldier is expelled from Ukrainian territory.&#8221;
He also made an &#8220;offer&#8221; to Putin, alluding to how the International Criminal Court <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-international-criminal-court-issues-arrest-warrant-for-vladimir-putin-for-abducting-children-war-crimes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">issued an arrest warrant</a> for Putin for alleged war crimes during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
&#8220;I will submit to jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court if you do,&#8221; Graham <a href="https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1663173002488422402" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;Come and make your best case. See you in The Hague!&#8221;

Senator Lindsey Graham

Russia Adds Lindsey Graham To List Of ‘Terrorists And Extremists’

Russia Adds Lindsey Graham To List Of 'Terrorists And Extremists'

U.S. Senate

Vladimir Putin

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) mocked President Joe Biden on Sunday for the ineffectiveness of the strikes that he launched against Iranian-backed terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria late last week.
Graham made the remarks during a &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221; interview while responding to the strikes the administration launched a week after three U.S. soldiers were killed during a terrorist attack on a U.S. base in Jordan.
Graham said that under the Trump administration the Iranians were &#8220;the weakest they&#8217;ve been&#8221; and now they are the &#8220;strongest and most provocative&#8221; they&#8217;ve ever been since President Joe Biden lifted sanctions on them and has unfrozen billions of dollars in their assets.
&#8220;Here&#8217;s what we need to do. We need to hit something that the Ayatollah values, his leadership team, like a Soleimani, or take him out of the oil business,&#8221; he said. &#8220;If we hit their oil infrastructure, you don&#8217;t need manned aircraft, they got four refineries, you can see from space, if you knock one of them out, they would stop this.&#8221;
&#8220;Our American troops are in harm&#8217;s way,&#8221; he said. &#8220;If the goal is to deter Iran, you&#8217;re failing miserably. If the goal is to protect American troops, you&#8217;re not achieving your goal. If you&#8217;ve convinced Iran we don&#8217;t want a wider war, they believe you. &#8216;Oh, I don&#8217;t want a war with you.&#8217; They got the message. They&#8217;re not afraid of us. They were afraid of Trump. They&#8217;re not afraid of us.&#8221;
&#8220;We need to change our policy,&#8221; he later added. &#8220;People are not afraid of us, this idea of hitting hundreds of targets that don&#8217;t matter. The only Iranian we killed in Syria or Iraq is some dumba*s that don&#8217;t know to get out of the way. We gave them a week&#8217;s notice. So, if there&#8217;s another round of strikes coming, I hope they they really will hurt Iran in their pocketbook or kill their leadership. Because if you don&#8217;t, nothing changes.&#8221;
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Graham Mocks Biden Over Strikes: ‘Only Iranian We Killed’ Was ‘Some Dumba*s Who Didn’t Know To’ Leave

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Iran

Military

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) unloaded on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg during a contentious Capitol Hill hearing on Wednesday, accusing the tech founder of having blood on his hands.
Graham laid out what he believed to be the problem, arguing that social media outlets — by design — were facilitating the exploitation of children. Additionally, he noted, there was little recourse for anyone who was negatively impacted — because, as platforms rather than publishers, the outlets were protected from legal liability.
&#8220;After years of working on this issue with you and others, I’ve come to conclude the following: social media companies, as they are currently designed and operate, are dangerous products,&#8221; the South Carolina senator began, going on to tell the story of a teenager who was tricked into sending someone compromising photos of himself — and then extorted for money until he eventually took his own life, Mediaite <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/politics/youve-got-blood-on-your-hands-lindsey-graham-assails-mark-zuckerberg-at-senate-hearing/">reported</a>.
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Make no mistake:
These social media companies and Big Tech have blood on their hands. <a href="https://t.co/WOIbOf1NoN">pic.twitter.com/WOIbOf1NoN</a>
&mdash; Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) <a href="https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1752729302020358581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Mr. Zuckerberg, you and the companies before us — I know you don&#8217;t mean it to be so, but you have blood on your hands,&#8221; Graham said to applause from the gallery. &#8220;You have a product — you have a product that&#8217;s killing people. When we had cigarettes killing people, we did something about it – maybe not enough. You&#8217;re going to talk about guns, we have the ATF.&#8221;
&#8220;Nothing here,&#8221; he continued, referring to social media in general. &#8220;There&#8217;s not a damn thing anybody can do about it, you can&#8217;t be sued. Now, Senator Blumenthal and Blackburn, who&#8217;ve been like the dynamic duo here, have found emails from your company where they warned you about this stuff — and you decided not to hire 45 people that could do a better job of policing this.&#8221;
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&#8220;So the bottom line is you can&#8217;t be sued, but you should be,&#8221; Graham said, arguing that the emails were evidence that Zuckerberg knew the risks and failed to make efforts to mitigate them. &#8220;But the courtroom&#8217;s closed to every American abused by all the companies in front of me.&#8221;
Graham then called for the repeal of Section 230, which offers protections to social media companies under the assumption that they function as platforms rather than publishers, adding, &#8220;What do you do with dangerous products? Either allow lawsuits — you have statutory protections to protect consumers — or you have a commission of sorts to regulate the industry in question, to take your license away if you have a license or to fine you.&#8221;

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‘Blood On Your Hands’: Lindsey Graham Scorches Mark Zuckerberg In Contentious Hearing

Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg

Graham Urges Biden To ‘Stop The Inflow’ Of Migrants To Get Ukraine Aid

Graham Urges Biden To 'Stop The Inflow' Of Migrants To Get Ukraine Aid

Border Crisis

Immigration

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said during an interview on Sunday that former President Donald Trump needed to remain focused on the future and his vision for the country if he wants to win back the White House.
Graham made the remarks during a Sunday interview on ABC News&#8217; &#8220;This Week&#8221; with Pierre Thomas while talking about the recent ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court.
&#8220;It’s not a law-based ruling. It is a political decision. The hatred of Trump is so widespread,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You know, the Democrats want to pack the Supreme Court, abolish the Electoral College, make D.C. and Puerto Rico a state and national elections through HR-1. This Colorado Supreme Court made a political decision. In my view, there is no constitutional basis for the decision they rendered. I think it will be a slam dunk in the Supreme Court. Donald Trump will eventually be on the ballot in Colorado.&#8221;
When asked if he was concerned about Trump continuing to claim that he won the 2020 presidential election, Graham said that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton effectively held the same view as Trump after she lost in 2016.
&#8220;He’s not the first politician to claim to have been denied a fair election,&#8221; Graham said. &#8220;But here’s what I would say, I accept the election results of 2020. I&#8217;m worried about 2024. If President Trump puts the vision out, improving security and prosperity for Americans, he will win. If he looks back, I think he will lose.&#8221;
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“I accept the election results of 2020. I&#39;m worried about 2024,” GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham tells <a href="https://twitter.com/PierreTABC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PierreTABC</a>. 
“If Pres. Trump puts the vision out — improving security and prosperity for Americans — he will win. If he looks back, I think he will lose.” <a href="https://t.co/gqT6vWyPYp">https://t.co/gqT6vWyPYp</a> <a href="https://t.co/8OL6RbIlTW">pic.twitter.com/8OL6RbIlTW</a>
&mdash; This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1738949956554178923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Lindsey Graham: If Trump Stays Focused On 2020 ‘He Will Lose’

2020 Election

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said during an interview over the weekend that the conditions on the U.S. southern border have him more worried about the potential for terrorist attacks similar to 9/11 happening on U.S. soil than at any other point since the attacks happened more than two decades ago.
Graham made the remarks during a Sunday interview with Kristen Welker on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet The Press&#8221; while discussing U.S. Senate negotiations with the White House on a border package.
Graham said that he did not believe a deal would be reached by the end of the year and that he expects talks to continue into the new year.
&#8220;The White House got engaged five days ago,&#8221; he said. &#8220;They sent over a supplemental with border security provisions that did nothing to change policy. We&#8217;ve been talking to them since September. Five days ago, they finally sat at the table. &#8230; The bottom line here is, we feel like we&#8217;re being jammed. We&#8217;re not anywhere close to a deal. It&#8217;ll go into next year.&#8221;
Graham said that it was important to fix the border after the testimony from FBI Director Christopher Wray earlier this month, who warned that there were &#8220;blinking lights everywhere&#8221; in terms of the warning signs that a terrorist attack could be about to happen due to terrorists&#8217; ability to exploit the southern border.
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&#8220;The border has been obliterated since January &#8217;21 until now,&#8221; Graham said. &#8220;We&#8217;ve had 6 million people come to date. There are 3.6 million on schedule to come this year alone. The policy choices of the Biden administration has made the border a dangerous place to come to. America&#8217;s under threat. According to the FBI director since October the 7th, jihadist groups want to attack us because we&#8217;re helping Israel.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;ve never been more worried about a 9/11 than I am right now, and our border has been obliterated,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;And we&#8217;re not going to give in on some Band-Aid fix.&#8221;
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WATCH: &quot;I&#39;ve never been more worried about a 9/11 than I am right now,&quot; Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says.<a href="https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LindseyGrahamSC</a>: &quot;Our border has been obliterated and we&#39;re not going to give in on some Band-Aid fix.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/HMswj6f4Wb">pic.twitter.com/HMswj6f4Wb</a>
&mdash; Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1736412523786547531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Lindsey Graham: Biden’s Border Crisis Has Me ‘More Worried About A 9/11’ Attack Than Ever Before

9/11

Southern Border

terrorist attack

Terrorists

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) criticized Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin&#8217;s job performance over the weekend, saying that his actions over the last two months, or a lack thereof, prove to him that Austin is not the right man for the job.
Graham made the remarks during a Sunday interview on CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State of the Union&#8221; with host Dana Bash as U.S. forces have been attacked 75+ times over the last several weeks and the Iranian-backed terrorists behind the attacks have faced little response.
Bash asked Graham about remarks Austin had recently made about Israel needing to reduce the number of alleged civilian casualties inside Gaza as they look to eliminate the terrorists responsible for the October 7 massacre.
&#8220;He said, if you drive civilians into the arms of the enemy, you replace a tactical victory with a strategic defeat, which he&#8217;s saying that civilian casualties could create even more enemies,&#8221; Bash said. &#8220;Does he have a point?&#8221;
Graham responded: &#8220;No. He&#8217;s so naive. I mean, I have just lost all confidence in this guy.&#8221;
&#8220;How about focusing on protecting our soldiers, men and women, in Syria and Iraq? Strategic defeat would be inflaming the Palestinians? They&#8217;re already inflamed,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;They&#8217;re taught from the time they&#8217;re born to hate the Jews and to kill them. They&#8217;re taught math by, if you have 10 Jews, you kill six, how many would you have left?&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s like, this is a tranquil population only inflamed after Israel goes in to defend itself is really naive. This is a radicalized population. I don&#8217;t want to kill innocent people, but Israel is fighting not just Hamas, but the infrastructure around Hamas,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Look what happened to the Israeli hostages when they were presented to the Palestinian population. It&#8217;s beyond naive. Strategic failure is letting Hamas stand.&#8221;
&#8220;This war has shown to me he doesn&#8217;t understand,&#8221; Graham later added. &#8220;If we were attacked like this, which we were on 9/11, if somebody called for us within two months to have a cease-fire against al Qaeda, that would have been — we&#8217;d have laughed them out of town. We&#8217;d have run them out of town. Secretary Austin is telling Israel things that are impossible to achieve.&#8221;
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Sec. Austin is wrong to suggest that strategic defeat for Israel would be inflaming the Palestinians.
Strategic defeat is letting Hamas stand. <a href="https://t.co/5xilJSH9Ia">pic.twitter.com/5xilJSH9Ia</a>
&mdash; Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) <a href="https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1731335458997620961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Senator Graham On Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: ‘I Have Just Lost All Confidence In This Guy’

Dana Bash

Lloyd Austin

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