Lindsey Graham’s Attempt To Defend Trump Turns Into Social Media Punchline
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"Where is the lie?" asked one critic.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) drew mockery on social media after making what critics described as a Freudian slip about President Donald Trump.
Appearing on Fox News, Graham was defending the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military operations against Iran, which began Saturday and have resulted in the death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the loss of six U.S. troops.
Graham criticized European nations that have voiced concern about the operations, including Spain which has refused to allow its joint-U.S. operated air bases to be used in the strikes.
“To my European friends, you have lost your way,” said Graham.
The staunch Trump ally urged them to “embrace the protesters” opposing the Iranian regime because “they represent the best of humanity.”
The president has a offered a series of rationales for the air war, including some that contradict each other.
The defense secretary tried to reimagine America's role in the escalating war with Iran following its deadly strikes on the country over the weekend.
Many senior U.S. officials remain skeptical that the U.S. and Israeli military operation against Iran will lead to a regime change in the near term.
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Trump administration officials told congressional staff in private briefings that U.S. intelligence did not suggest Iran was preparing to launch a preemptive strike against the U.S.
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Critics quickly seized on the president's phrasing.
The title has been widely mocked online as “stupid” and “childish."
The president sidestepped reporters' queries about Iran, but paused just long enough to praise his new White House statues.
Attacks throughout the region could restrict countries’ ability to export oil to the rest of the world.
Crockett said it’s “silly season,” before adding that journalist Elaine Godfrey has a “history of being less than truthful.”
During a searing CBS interview, Sen. Chris Murphy accused the president of starting a war "nobody in this country is asking for."