Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is drawing criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike for comments suggesting someone in Russia assassinate Vladimir Putin.
“Is there a Brutus in Russia? Is there a more successful Colonel Stauffenberg in the Russian military? The only way this ends is for somebody in Russia to take this guy out. You would be doing your country – and the world – a great service,” Graham tweeted Thursday evening.
But fellow GOP Sen. Ted Cruz said that is “an exceptionally bad idea.”
“Use massive economic sanctions; BOYCOTT Russian oil & gas; and provide military aid so the Ukrainians can defend themselves,” Cruz tweeted.
“I really wish our members of Congress would cool it and regulate their remarks as the administration works to avoid WWIII,” Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., tweeted, “As the world pays attention to how the US and its leaders are responding, Lindsey’s remarks and remarks made by some House members aren’t helpful.”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., called Graham’s comment “irresponsible, dangerous and unhinged.”
“We need leaders with calm minds and steady wisdom. Not blood thirsty warmongering politicians trying to tweet tough by demanding assassinations. Americans don’t want war,” she tweeted.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov decried what he called an “escalation of Russophobia,” and Russian ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov called Graham’s comments “unacceptable and outrageous.”
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Putin’s American Biden and Democrat planted Energy apparatchiks are crippling the USA energy supply in time of war. Is will also cripple our military. When traitors like these try to defund our American strength when threatened with nuclear annihilation is time for an American Godfather moment;
“An iconic scene in The Godfather is when Michael informs the family’s longtime consigliere Tom Hagen (portrayed by Robert Duvall) that Tom is “out” as consigliere. Michael is brutally honest with Tom and tells him, “You’re not a wartime consigliere, Tom. Things may get rough”
Out with politically correct promoted Afghan failure Generals like Lloyd Austin picked because of his skin color, Miley chosen because he plays both political sides of the fence, and Blinken who bats his eyes when war is mentioned and prefers to look the other way. In with guys like Petraeus and Mad Dog Mattis who love the sting of battle, even when politics gets confusing, before American cities end up like Kyiv and we like Godfather foot soldiers, where we are all inside hotel rooms clinging to the mattresses, but at least THEY knew how to assassinate their rivals all in the same day in one deceptive swoop to cut off the head of the snake, while Biden just feeds Putin infected undigestible rat food.
Piglosi officiated at a relatives wedding in 2021. A relative married into a gigantic oil rich family or visa versa. That spoke louds of hypocrisy to me. They are American oil rich and had a wedding that was way more lavish that a Bristish royal wedding. In fact it was so lavish it was vulgar.
Like Putin it was so SLAVISH it was vulgar.
rember When Londsey Graham was A Member ” Pf Tje Gang pf Eight, 4 Democrats , 4 Rublicans And When
Indsey Graham Saod, ” Rlectoons Jave Consequeneces. And presidrnts Should Have their Nominees Appointed.This is the Lindsey.
I’ve said exactly the same as Graham. WHERE ARE THE RUSSIAN GENERALS WHO LOVE their nation, and don’t want putin to wreck it? WHY ARE THEY not doing a coup!
While I’m not a huge fan of Lindsay Graham, he has expressed what a lot of us feel—perhaps even his critics. When it comes to those types of conclusions, a lot of people think them, but they do not want to be recognized as the originator nor a supporter. I will say though, it should not have been publicized on Social Media—nor publicized at all.
This is the type of thing that requires a covert military operation and you just don’t broadcast those to the world. Arming the Ukrainians is fine and good, but the source of the problem is what really needs to be dealt with. Putin has already threatened the use of nuclear weapons—if he were to get away with that, then you had better believe North Korea, China, and Iran will follow suit.
Getting rid of diabolical and cutthroat aggressors such as Putin is sometimes necessary. They are irrational and impulsive and driven by their insatiable drive for power and personal ambition. This sanctions nonsense will hurt the Russian people far more than it will hurt Putin—yet Putin is the nemesis to be dealt with. We can’t fight everybody’s wars and solve everybody’s problems, but America stands as the stabilizing force on this planet, so it is prudent to implement various other strategies other than outright war in reigning in the loose cannons of the world.
True and when you think about it, we had Hussain killed. We didn’t do it. We captured him and let his own people put him to death. Sober thought. Is this much different than having Bin Laden or other terrorist killed. It’s called war.
In Lindsey Graham”s Case Do we Once again say, Ya , But, If We continue doing this , We Get The Government that we deserve.
Putin was Checking io see just Who was the President of America, Joe Biden, And That China was In league with him with that Putin saw that he had nothing to fear fom America as puppet Joe Biden wasn’t Going to Intefer, Maybe more ” Huffing and
Puffing ” From Joe Biden but thats all.
The Biden idiots in Washington make the United States dependent on Russian oil, middle eastern oil, Venezuelan oil and Iranian oil. Isn’t it great that Biden and his traitors enrich Countries that want “death to America”. Make America Last Again, right Democrat communists and RINOS?
The Treasonous, dishonest, destructive, Socialist Democrat Party game plan is to lie, cheat and steal in order to take total control of the American people,
increase Taxes on everything and bring American commerce and economy to its knees and to promote Socialism.
Then access power and retain it by any means available –
no matter the costs to the people, the government or the nation.
This treasonous, dishonest, corrupt, unethical, immoral, socialist Democrat Party has become our country’s most destructive and deadliest ENEMY!
According to Fox News, the Keystone pipeline was scheduled to supply more oil per day than we buy from Russia today. Biden will beg Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iran for more oil, a policy which has doubled the price of US gasoline in a year, while he refuses to ask Texas and other oil rich states for US oil. It makes no sense, but had we remained fossil fuel independent like we were a little over a year ago, our gas pump prices would have remained low.
Biden has sold out to the green new deal, CO2 alarmists. Note the the lowest ice extents in the Arctic were in September 2012, 10 years ago, higher ever since based on NASA satellite data. And the ice extents in Antarctica have been higher ever since we started measuring them by Satellite. Thus since CO2 has been rising slightly every year for the last 10 years, the doomsday computer projections have been wrong for 10 years.
SO LETS Get the keystone back up and running!!
It’s going to very very difficult to get Russia out of Ukraine now that most of his military is already in the country trying their best to kill and destroy everyone and everything. They are the same animals they were back during WW2. As unbalanced as Putin is he could very well strike out with his nukes if he feels like he’s about to lose. The world could very well see the start of WW3 from this ” little war “.
How are the Crystel- Ball Gazers doing on figuring out what China And Putin do next, And What Will Be The Joe Biden / Burnie Sanders, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumber Response, Say Tuned ” The Russians Are Coming, And here we are without A Leader, Just Puppet, Joe Biden, ” Come On , MAN .!!
Graham is an IDIOT, when would he believe a United States Senator, has the authority to make such a statement.
I don’t disagree with his view however, I’am not a United States Senator. He crossed the line and should be impeached
I do agree that a United Stated Senator should not make a public statement calling for assassination. That steps over a line that should not be crossed. I too don’t disagree with the thought, and would not feel badly if someone quoted him making that statement in a private conversation among friends.
SO a senator should LOSE HIS right to free speech???
In 1939, when Hitler invaded Poland, would it have been outrageous for a US Senator to say that a German should try to kill Hitler, by whatever means? Millions of lives would have been saved if that had happened. It is not an outrageous statement at all. But it should come from Biden’s mouth, in the form of: we have no quarrel with the Russian people, but Putin is a threat not only to Europe, but also the Russian people, and he needs to be terminated, not appeased and enabled.
IMO HEll no it shouldn’t have been wrong..
Quote,” With Friends Like This….LIndsey Graham……..” Who needs Enemies.”Republican Party….Author Unknown.
Lindsey is far sighted with Putin. He can see Putin is evil, yet right here at home he lets the enemy get away with murder. The swamp killed at least 2 people on Jan 6th, they assaulted the Constitution in many ways. They have kept people in prison illegally, they have driven people to suicide. They have killed people deliberately with “COVID”. THEY are murderers just like Putin. He could not see that what happened on January 6th was a set up from the enemy within, and blames it on us citizens (his employers). I’m one of his constituents and he has pretty well said that he knows better than us citizens. The fact is being away from Washington we can see with a different perspective. How many times in our life when we’ve left a situation and can see the situation more clearly than when we were in it. I heard reports before Jan. 6th that anifa was going to infiltrate & tried to warn people going to DC. (now, I had no idea that the FBI would). How come Graham didn’t hear these reports. Linsey, go to Russia for a while, block your self from the DC, Columbia, SC swamp for several months and listen ONLY to your constituents (not the ones who offer you something in return for dealing with them). You’ll have better eye sight and realize that people you call friends or fellow citizens in DC are not your friends. They are using you much like they are using Obiden with his dementia. .
Lindsey Graham is a Part Of Washington Inside Politics , Machine that is Sometimes referred to as ” The Swamp, ” But He’s Supposedly A Republican ,Maybe a { Rino,” but A member of the Republican Party….
HE may call himself a republican, but he’s IMO NEVER EVER Been a conservative, OR A constitutionalist!
Lindsey is an idiot like Joe . Remember when Joe had to tell everyone in the world about Seal Team Six. Before that , nobody knew about Seal Team Six. Shortly after Biden’s announcement Seal Teams were targeted and several members were killed. Crazy Joe , we will never forget that one.
I hope ukraine and russia can be fixed, I won’t go to war with all this because many will be affected, innocent just love and peace. .