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
(7,827 posts)Solly Mack
(96,954 posts)SunImp
(2,706 posts)Volaris
(11,719 posts)You know what nevermind. Probably will get this post flagged.
sheshe2
(97,671 posts)Nictuku
(4,660 posts)Volaris
(11,719 posts)'Kremlinology' requires studying our own goddamn government at this point, no?
PatSeg
(53,214 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
(80,872 posts)RussBLib
(10,641 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
(53,704 posts)This is gonna get lively
OldBaldy1701E
(11,184 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
(5,214 posts)IbogaProject
(5,928 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
(8,909 posts)On YouTube.
We aren't getting all the news from our fascist captured media.
hoosierspud
(244 posts)He has been hiding dirt in his private life way too long. It needs to come out before the election.
JBTaurus83
(1,421 posts)Is putting himself at the top of assassination lists. I dont know why you would say all of this in public.
Bayard
(29,763 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
(17,522 posts)nt
surrealAmerican
(11,888 posts)Most people are smart enough not to listen to Lindsey Graham.
dedl67
(227 posts)Ilsa
(64,390 posts)Marcuse
(9,023 posts)liberalla
(11,113 posts)We wouldn't want him to not receive his just desserts!
bobalew
(442 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
(1,749 posts)He'd shit himself trying.
Doodley
(11,923 posts)calimary
(90,100 posts)for when the toilet paper runs out.
WHY does he keep winning reelection???
stage left
(3,312 posts)quantity of my fellow native South Carolininans are just as criminally stupid as Lindsey Graham. Most of the decent people here are from the North, bless them.
FakeNoose
(41,702 posts)Lindsey Graham needs to be "retired."