Lindsey Graham Faces GOP Fury--'Needs to Be Removed From the Situation Room

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Newsweek

Mar 23, 2026 at 05:21 AM EDT


Senator Lindsey Graham is facing fury from his fellow Republicans after expressing support for the U.S. seizing Iran’s Kharg Island in an interview on Sunday. Speaking on Fox News Sunday, the South Carolina Republican, who is one of the leading advocates for the war, said: “This has been an amazing military operation. God bless the fallen.”

He added: “I trust DOD [Department of Defense]. We got two Marine expeditionary units sailing to this island. We did Iwo Jima. We can do this. The Marines—my money is always on the Marines.” The battle of Iwo Jima, which lasted from February 19 to March 26, 1945, was one of the bloodiest of World War II. Nearly 7,000 U.S. troops were killed and around 20,000 more were wounded, while more than 21,000 Japanese troops were killed.

Graham’s remarks sparked anger from other Republicans, with Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina, saying he “needs to be removed from the Situation Room.”. She wrote on X: “I don't want to hear one word from a guy with no kids, desperately sending our sons and daughters into war on the ground in Iran.”

Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna also slammed Graham for the remarks, saying in a post on X that she is “deeply upset at the lack of respect for life Senator Lindsey Graham is displaying when talking about our troops. He is acting as if they are expendable cattle. This is unacceptable and dark. There were over 26,000 American casualties at Iwo Jima.”

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/lindsey-graham-faces-gop-fury-needs-to-be-removed-from-the-situation-room-11719107

[Irish_Dem]

1. The more he runs his mouth, the more danger for the troops.

This is an active combat situation, and people need to shut up and stay silent.

The whole thing is a cluster F.

[liberalgunwilltravel]

2. Remaining silent

Only supports the cluster fuck. Voices need to be raised to stop this madness. This is a rogue administration literally endangering the world. In any rational time, Congress would put a stop to this folly and serious negotiations would ensue. But since Congressional Republicans are too busy kissing Trump’s ass or averting their eyes, it’s up to us, yeah, I’m going to say it, we the people. Direct action reduced the madness in Minnesota, it needs to be repeated nationwide.

[Irish_Dem]

3. I mean the Trump people need to shut up.

The people who know the particulars of the combat op.

Of course good people need to speak up and protest.

[mdbl]

32. Dump needs to shut up.

He never has anything good to say.

[Magoo48]

11. Yes, massive, sustained direct actions are long overdue.

US Americans are apparently still unwilling to accept the inconveniences of pronged direct-action required to recapture and reinforce our ever weakening freedom. I’ve been wondering all along when high school, college, and the working youth of our nation will bring the incredible combined power and energy of their organized presence to bear.

[SergeStorms]

28. Bring back the draft.

Then let's see how quickly the 25th Ammendment is enacted.

[J-9]

36. I'm don't think the draft

will make the repubs speak up. They are too far gone. We will just end up with a draft.

[Dan]

39. Thinking outside the box,

Maybe if they remove age and other limitations on who can be drafted.

[twodogsbarking]

4. Stop fucking killing people you piece of wrinkled shit.

[The Madcap]

5. They're only angry that he called it the DOD

Instead of Department of War.

[blue-wave]

6. Geez Louise!!

It appears as though Lindsey is enjoying nawin' on those South Carolina country mushrooms.

[Martin68]

7. I remember when Graham was a wishy-washy moderate. I wonder if he suffered a concussion or something.

[Cosmocat]

8. Even back then I have contended hes

Histrionic personality disordered.

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9743-histrionic-personality-disorder

[ColoradoHoosier]

9. What he suffered is a serious case of blackmail.

Whatever they have on this guy must be so bad... I don't dare to even contemplate, but it's way beyond his being a closeted gay.

[sop]

13. No doubt Trump has some really bad kompromat on Graham.

Lindsey literally turned into Don's biggest fluffer after one golf outing back in 2017:

"Art of the deal? Graham praises Trump after playing round of golf with the president"

http://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article177970546.html

[Botany]

17. The Epstein/Vlad network was built on getting kompromat on people.

Lindsey although still an asshole was loyal to and stood up for his friend John McCain until
his Columbus Day 2017 golf outing w/Trump and after that he became a full time Rump
fluffer. I am pretty sure Trump showed him his pictures or videos that went well beyond just gay
sex but involved boys.

[Katcat]

29. Epstein

I’d say he supplied Lindsey with what he likes

[Bayard]

24. The loss of some John McCain sanity

[travelingthrulife]

25. I expect The Donald is blackmailing him.

He has always been a follower though of manly men.

[WestMichRad]

10. Graham needs to be removed from ALL decision making situations.

He’s become Stephen Miller light, egging on TSF’s worst tendencies.

[Prairie Gates]

12. "I don't want to hear one word from a guy with no kids"

This has a special meaning in South Carolina.

[sop]

14. Nancy Mace wasn't just talking about family values...

[Prairie Gates]

15. Uh-nope

[Joinfortmill]

16. Epstein, Epstein, Epstein.

[Escurumbele]

18. He is actually expressing the way the GOP thinks, they do think the troops are expandable cattle, that is why they get

into these wars they know we are going to loose, and many soldiers will be killed in the process, unless they are more stupid than what I know they are. But hey, its all for the money and to try to hide the Epstein documents, SOBs, all of them!

[chowder66]

19. I don't think this is kompromat. This is Graham. He clings to whoever lets him cling and basks in their power.

Most of them are like this. He's just got a hard-on for the Chief Jackass because he listened to him for once (or more).

He's as delusional as his idol.

[travelingthrulife]

26. This is true but I still think Trump is blackmailing him.

He became an instant supporter after a weekend playing golf with Trump.

[BattleRow]

40. Graham has gone totally crackers.

[chowder66]

41. He's drunk on the Giant Turd's fumes.

[SamuelAdams]

20. From the cringy White House videos

to the childish comments, the cultists are all treating this war like a video game. They don't care about our soldiers. Who describes a war as "amazing"? They find watching it fun. It's for their entertainment.

[Alliepoo]

21. The only thing Lindsey cares about is

Retaining his office, thus the desperate sucking of the tiny orange mushroom in an effort to appeal to the maga zealots. Maybe also an effort to keep quiet whatever dirt it is that Donvict, Putin and David Pecker have on him. He is despicable.

[cab67]

22. Not sure I should admit this, but...

...I used to have some respect for Graham. He's always been an insufferable warmonger, but he also seemed to have a sense of decency about him.

That stopped being the case many years ago.

[BumRushDaShow]

27. John McCain kept him in check.

Once McCain was gone, all bets were off.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

23. It's a sad day when I actually agree with Mace and Luna,

the world has turned topsy-turvy.
I have a suggestion for Leningrad Lindsey, why don't you motor yourself over to Kharg Island and land with the Marines and show us just how it's done you worthless piece of shit.

[flashman13]

31. You know it's bad when Mace and Luna are the ones that sound sane.

[Rebl2]

30. Don't

understand their shock. He has always been a war monger imo.

[generalbetrayus]

33. Trying to keep our soldiers and sailors alive and able to return home to their families is actual family values,

not the fake Republican kind. Maybe Mace and Luna have actually figured that out.

[mdbl]

34. Move Lindsey from the situation room to the bathroom

at Mar-a-Lardo.

[Evolve Dammit]

35. His expiration date has been passed. No more shelf life. What a hollow, pathetic shell of a man. nt

[MadameButterfly]

37. Graham has gone from "Trump is a kook" to this

I never liked him, but didn't imagine he had this much heartless warmongering in him and irrational strategy. This is what Trump does to the people who come under his influence.

[Polybius]

42. He's always been a warmonger though, he just moved to the Right on other issues

He used to be like John McCain. Maverick, but always neo-con when it comes to war.

[MadameButterfly]

44. john McCain looks pretty good to us right now by comparison but

I do recall someone saying that McCain "never heard of a war he didn't like."
i didn't follow Graham back then, but a few years back would have called him one of the "adults in the room." A name we give to people RW enough to work with Trump but still in possession of some expertise, experience, and common sense. Rubio too.
That doesn't exist any more. They are all sociopaths-in-training; Lord of the Flies expanded from an island to a country and aspiring to the whole planet.

[Evolve Dammit]

45. Strange and dangerous person. Former JAG. Now just a blind loyalist, lickspittle toady.

[Skittles]

38. problem is

it's ridiculous for any GOPer to call out the actions of Graham while pimping for a multi-felon sex offender seditionist mass murderer

[Crowman2009]

43. Hopefully his health is as bad as Orange Twittler.

Get in that f***in' box Lindsey!