Iran hawk Lindsey Graham deflects when asked by Fox News host if war will cost GOP the midterms [View all]
Source: The Independent
Saturday 11 April 2026 19:02 EDT
Lindsey Graham dodged questions about whether the ongoing war in Iran will hurt Republican chances in the upcoming midterm elections. The South Carolina senator, who has been one of the biggest champions of the U.S. military operations in the Middle East, trotted out previous party lines on the conflict, even when asked directly by Fox News’ Bret Baier
“Do you think this war that we’re in, and this fight over ICE, is hurting reelection chances for Republicans in the fall?” Baier said during the interview on Saturday. “I think President Trump is stopping a homicidal maniac regime from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and if you don’t treat them that way, you’ve missed a lot in the last 47 years,” Graham replied. “And if we can get a deal, let’s do it.”
The senator has been one of the most vocal supporters of the president’s campaign, nicknamed Operation Epic Fury, and has long expressed a public desire to see military operations in Iran.
Since the campaign began, he has continued to heap constant praise on the president and Israeli forces and threatened other countries in the wider Arab region who have not struck Iran, as well as Cuba and even Spain. His ardor has been so intense that it even prompted a Republican congresswoman to challenge him to go and fight in Iran himself.
Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/lindsey-graham-iran-gop-midterms-b2955942.html
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