Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said on Sunday that he disagrees with President Donald Trump’s efforts to force through a multi-billion dollar weapons sale to Saudi Arabia, criticizing the administration for “doing business as usual” with the kingdom.
“The real problem, we’re going back to doing business as usual with Saudi Arabia,” Graham told Wallace. He then spoke positively of other Middle Eastern nations such as Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, before reminding Fox News viewers that Saudi Arabia’s de-facto leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was likely behind the grisly murder of U.S. resident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year.
Trump last week declared an emergency in an attempt to bypass Congress and push through the controversial weapons sale to Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern allies. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the $8.1 billion deal would help the kingdom and other allies deter Iran and defend themselves.
Saudi officials at first attempted to cover up the incident altogether, but after intense international backlash eventually admitted that the killing had taken place. Turkish and U.S. intelligence agencies determined that the murder was likely ordered by the crown prince, but Trump refused to take action against the kingdom’s leaders. The president argued that Saudi Arabia was a “great ally” and that the U.S. relied on the kingdom to keep global oil prices low.
Words mean very little coming from Graham, a Trump enabler.
he is supporting the right side
why not!
Was this before or after he cleaned his knees off?
The Saudi own him
Too late Linda. You’re responsible for everything Trump does at this point.
Saudi Arabia is run by evil people who will kill anyone. Do you want those weapons used against Americans? The people who murdered people on 9/11 were from Saudi Arabia.
Lindsay graham says things but then does nothing, obviously someone has photos/videos on him doing something
He looking for money when he losses in 2020
Is he finally growing a pair?
Did the temp in hell just drop a few?!?
Don't hold your breath . LindseyGrahamSC 2020 election and an invite on seanhannity is more important then our country
Makes sense LindseyGrahamSC does not support selling arms to the September11 perpetrators who just a few months ago tortured and murdered an American journalist. Question is: What is he gonna do about it? Doing NOTHING makes GOP Complicit
LIAR 'LINDSEY GRAHAM IS A WEAK POLITICIAN'! SHUT UP LINDSEY! FOLLOW YOUR *TRUMP ORDERS*!
Tuesday, he will praise trump for it
It seems LindseyGrahamSC's memory is on the fritz. First, there as his twitter thread about nobody being treated as badly as Trump 🙄 Now it looks like he forgot he's supposed to approve of everything Trump does. Pick a fucking side Lindsey.
Its to bad you can't hold a candle to your best friend
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