Senator Brags About How He Manipulated Trump, 79, Into War
Source: Daily Beast
Updated Mar. 7 2026 11:46AM EST
Published Mar. 7 2026 11:17AM EST
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham is taking all the credit for pushing President Trump to launch his unauthorized war with Iran. Graham, who has long advocated for going to war with Iran, said he played a word-association game to get Trump, 79, on board with a full-scale war in the Middle East.
I say Franklin Roosevelt, what do you say? Graham told the Wall Street Journal, referencing Roosevelts famous You have nothing to fear but fear itself quote.
Graham noted that he worked for months to get Trump on board with the strikes. Graham first brought up Iran to the president over a round of golf, just after Trump won the 2024 presidential election. He reminded Trump that he had blown up the Obama-era Iranian nuclear deal, and argued that it was now Trumps moment to shine.
After Trump struck Irans nuclear facilities in June, which he had claimed had left them totally obliterated, Graham argued to the president that Iran would just continue to build weapons.
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/senator-lindsey-graham-brags-about-how-he-manipulated-trump-79-into-war-with-iran/
As some may have seen me note - this is all a "Lindsey Graham Production".
Chasstev365
(7,593 posts)Solly Mack
(96,809 posts)SunImp
(2,691 posts)Volaris
(11,639 posts)You know what nevermind. Probably will get this post flagged.
sheshe2
(97,113 posts)Nictuku
(4,639 posts)Volaris
(11,639 posts)'Kremlinology' requires studying our own goddamn government at this point, no?
PatSeg
(53,088 posts)I can actually remember when he was relatively ordinary and sane. He made some of the most cutting and accurate descriptions of Trump before something or someone got to him.
Whatever the kompromat there is on Lindsey, it must be a doozy. However, he has always been a war hawk as well, which I've found rather odd.
riversedge
(80,462 posts)RussBLib
(10,555 posts)Dr Annie Andrews was down by 4 points at last check. Graham's over-exuberance for war ought to shave a couple of points off his lead, especially if Andrews hits it hard.
https://russblib.blogspot.com
oasis
(53,555 posts)This is gonna get lively
OldBaldy1701E
(10,945 posts)Not to mention that maybe he didn't think the entire thing through.
Both DC and SC are on the east coast. Easy access.
Is he sure that he wants to be crowing about that?
travelingthrulife
(5,046 posts)IbogaProject
(5,798 posts)That is why T and Kegsbreath are hitting civilians. Once the info gets through I think the markets are going to panic.
Captain Zero
(8,860 posts)On YouTube.
We aren't getting all the news from our fascist captured media.
hoosierspud
(239 posts)He has been hiding dirt in his private life way too long. It needs to come out before the election.
JBTaurus83
(1,158 posts)Is putting himself at the top of assassination lists. I dont know why you would say all of this in public.
Bayard
(29,367 posts)Remember when people used to say John McCain kept Lindsay in line? (Even though he did the, "Bomb Iran" song himself.) Graham has become about as cuckoo for cocoa puffs as trump. I have to wonder why Iran, in particular, is such a huge issue for him.
Deminpenn
(17,417 posts)nt
surrealAmerican
(11,842 posts)Most people are smart enough not to listen to Lindsey Graham.
dedl67
(208 posts)Ilsa
(64,236 posts)Marcuse
(8,949 posts)liberalla
(11,013 posts)We wouldn't want him to not receive his just desserts!
bobalew
(426 posts)get his tight little butt in basic training,, put on some fatigues, & go join the fighing, since he's so gung ho
. In other words, You first, MoFo!
BurnDoubt
(1,623 posts)He'd shit himself trying.
Doodley
(11,846 posts)calimary
(89,733 posts)for when the toilet paper runs out.
WHY does he keep winning reelection???