South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is facing pushback from the White House and all corners of Washington after calling for the assassination of President Vladimir Putin by the Russian people
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Lindsey Graham criticized for tweet calling for Vladimir Putin assassination
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is facing pushback from the White House and all corners of Washington after calling for the assassination of President Vladimir Putin by the Russian people
"The only way this ends is for somebody in Russia to take this guy out," the South Carolina Republican said. Democrats and Republicans denounced the suggestion.
Update:As the Twitter account Defiant L's has pointed out, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), not only called on someone in Russia to assassinate Vladimir Putin, but had tweeted in December 2016
Senior lawmaker calls for a Russian 'Brutus' or 'a more successful Colonel Stauffenberg,' says 'you would be doing your country -- and the world -- a great service'
The senator from South Carolina defended his reckless tweet on Friday morning, telling Fox & Friends that Putin is “destroying Russia and you need to take this guy out by any means possib…
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) on Thursday called for “somebody in Russia” to take out Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the invasion of Ukraine.
Lindsey Graham’s statements were so irresponsible that it is hard to believe he really put them out there in public, and even worse, he hasn’t removed them.
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 i…
