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Lindsey Graham

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Lindsey Olin Graham is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham has been a prominent figure in national politics, known for his work on issues such as national security, foreign policy, and judicial appointments. He has played a key role in various legislative efforts and has been an outspoken advocate for military support to Ukraine in recent years.

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Mar 18, 2022

I think the administration is afraid of the Russians losing because they haven’t contemplated that.

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Mar 17, 2022

Like 90 percent of the country is with Ukrainians and is opposed to Putin. So, when you see a member of Congress, say things like this, the one thing I want you to know, they`re outliers in the largest sense possible on our side.

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Mar 17, 2022

Stop sending mixed messages.

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Mar 16, 2022

Well, thank you. All I can say is, Sheldon, thank you. John is no longer with us, but I think he is here in spirit at this moment. If Senator McCain were here, there would be 27 MiGs they would want to transfer because he would probably be…

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Mar 4, 2022

Somebody in Russia has to step up to the plate. Is there a Brutus in Russia? Is there more a successful Colonel Stauffenberg in the Russian military? The only way this ends, my friend, is for somebody in Russia to take this guy out.

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Mar 3, 2022

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 in Russia to take this guy out.

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Feb 28, 2022

If Donald Trump were president, none of this crap would be going on, because she got to be strong. When you’re weak is when everything falls apart. And Biden is weak and Trump was strong. I hope we have another election soon.

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Feb 25, 2022

the radical left has won President Biden over yet again.

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Feb 23, 2022

President Biden, you said a couple of years ago that Putin does not want you to win, because you`re the only person that could go toe to toe with him. Right now, Mr. President, you`re playing footsie with Putin and you`re losing. He`s…

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Feb 22, 2022

I`d like to go after Putin and his cronies as hard as we can. I would like to make life miserable for Putin, and those who support him, because if we don`t, other bad actors are going to move quickly in other areas.

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Feb 22, 2022

President Biden is not seizing the moment. The sanctions outlined are woefully inadequate.

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Feb 22, 2022

The more exposed you are abroad and therefore exposed to sanctions, the less influence you have with Vladimir Putin back home.

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Feb 14, 2022

We need a positive agenda to talk about how we can fix the future for America repair the damage, rather than trying to purge the party.

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Feb 14, 2022

I think the best thing for the Republican Party is to talk about policy.

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Feb 14, 2022

What I can`t get over is that the world is allowing him to do all this without consequence. The guy took the Crimea in 2014. He`s got 100,000 troops amassed on the Ukrainian border, and he`s paying no price at all. So I`d like to hit him…

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Feb 13, 2022

If he continues to talk about the 2020 election, I think it hurts his cause and, quite frankly, hurts the Republican Party.

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Feb 11, 2022

Eighteen devices possessed by Secretary Clinton she used to do business as secretary. How many of them were turned over to the FBI? None.

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Feb 10, 2022

I say to the Senator, I agree with everything you said. You said it well. So what is the goal here? Senator Gillibrand and I and many others have been working to stop the practice of someone signing an employment contract, having a sexual…

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Feb 10, 2022

I will be real quick. Senator Schumer, thank you for making this happen. You made sure it would come up today, we would get a voice vote. Senator Ernst has been great. Kirsten, it has been a hell of a ride. We talked to Microsoft about 3…

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Feb 8, 2022

I think all of us up here want to talk about forward not backward.

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Feb 7, 2022

If you’re a conservative, this is the most offensive concept in the world that a single person could disenfranchise 155 million people.

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Feb 7, 2022

Trump and I, we’ve had a hell of a journey. All I can say is count me out. Enough is enough.

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Feb 2, 2022

I can`t think of a better person for President Biden to consider to the Supreme Court than Michelle Childs. She has wide support in our state. She is considered to be a fair-minded, highly gifted journalist. She is one of the most decent…

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Feb 1, 2022

I don't want to send any signal that it was okay to defile the Capitol. There are other groups with causes that may want to go down the violent path that these people get pardoned. I think it is inappropriate. I don't want to reinforce…

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Feb 1, 2022

I hope they go to jail and get the book thrown at them because they deserve it. Well, I think it`s inappropriate. I don`t want to reinforce that the following the Capitol was OK. I don`t want to do anything that would make this more likely…

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