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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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Nov 8, 2020

I would encourage President Trump, if after all this, he does fall short, we just can't quite get there, to not let this movement die, to consider running again. Grover Cleveland came back. Donald Trump should think about it.

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Nov 5, 2020

I think everything should be on the table. So there's the process of observing an election that's being violated. Philadelphia elections are crooked as a snake.

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Nov 5, 2020

Lindsey Graham's proposal would be radical, extreme anti-democracy, and it would violate state law because the Pennsylvania State laws already said you do it by popular vote, it would violate federal law, which says you can't make the…

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Oct 26, 2020

If there's a Republican president in 2016 and a vacancy occurs in the last year of the first term, you can say Lindsey Graham said let's let the next president, whoever it might be, make that nomination, and you could use my words against…

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Oct 25, 2020

as chairman of the Judiciary Committee, it is my honor to speak on the floor about this nomination, which I think is historic in many facets and all positive from my point of view. We have before the committee the nomination of Judge…

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Oct 19, 2020

If you're a young African-American, an immigrant, you can go anywhere in this state. You just need to be conservative, not liberal.

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Oct 13, 2020

You come out on a different side of an issue, particularly abortion. I have never been more proud of a nominee than I am of you. This is the first time in American history that we have nominated a woman who's unashamedly pro-life and…

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Oct 11, 2020

You can't demand that all of your colleagues be tested before you go to work if there's no reason.

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Oct 11, 2020

So, we're running this hearing safely has been set up CDC compliant, and we'll move forward.

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Oct 11, 2020

Justice Ginsburg, she was confirmed 96-3. Now, those were days that have since passed. I regret that. I don't know what happened between then and now. I guess there's -- we can all take some blame.

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Oct 11, 2020

You can be an African-American and go to the Senate. You just have to share the values of our state. It's not about the color of your skin or where you came from. It's about your ideas. I care about everybody. If you're a young…

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Oct 6, 2020

If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed, and we will deserve it.

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Oct 4, 2020

The one thing I want people to know is that the virus is serious, but we have to move on as nation.

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Sep 25, 2020

We need a nine-person Supreme Court, and people wonder about the peaceful transfer of power. I can assure you it will be peaceful. Now, we may have litigation about who won the election, but the court will decide. And if the Republicans…

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Sep 24, 2020

I think he's a kook. I think he's crazy. I think he's unfit for office. I don't believe he's a Republican. His policies are really bad for the country. That he is a jackass. You know how you make America great again? Tell Donald Trump to…

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Sep 23, 2020

If we have -- if Joe Biden wins the election, you have nothing to worry about, will abide by that.

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Sep 23, 2020

I can assure you it will be peaceful. Now, we may have litigation about who won the election, but the court will decide. And if the Republicans lose, we will accept that result.

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Sep 22, 2020

We've got the votes to confirm Justice Ginsburg's replacement before the election. We're going to move forward in the committee. We're going to report the nomination out of the committee to the floor of the United States Senate so we can…

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Sep 22, 2020

They're not going to intimidate me, Mitch McConnell, or anybody else. I'm getting outraised three to one, outspent four to one. If you want to help me fight back, go to LindseyGraham.com. Five or 10 bucks from half of your audience would…

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Sep 21, 2020

I will support President Donald Trump in any effort to move forward regarding the recent vacancy created by the passing of Justice Ginsburg.

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Sep 21, 2020

If there's a Republican president in 2016 and a vacancy occurs in the last year of the first term, you can say Lindsey Graham said let's let the next president, whoever it might be, make that nomination.

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Sep 21, 2020

We've got the bose (ph) to confirm Justice Ginsburg replacement before the. We're going to move forward in the committee. We're going to report the nomination out of the committee to the floor of the United States Senate so we can vote…

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Sep 21, 2020

We weeded out some real wackos. It's only going to get worse over time, though. The judiciary is going to get far more ideological. It changes the Senate. It's just a matter of time until the Senate becomes the House. So, the judiciary is…

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Sep 21, 2020

I'm not going to try to get into the mind of Donald Trump because I don't think there's a whole lot of space there. I think he's a kook. I think he's crazy. I think he's unfit for office.

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Sep 21, 2020

If there's a Republican president in 2016. And a vacancy occurs in the last year of the first term, you can say Lindsey Graham said let's let the next president whoever it might be made that nomination and you could use my words against me…

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