Lindsey Graham's Own Words Are His Worst Enemy

In this Majority Report clip, Lindsey Graham's own words keep coming back to haunt him.

"What a difference a year makes.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Thursday said he is fed up with the media’s portrayal of President Donald Trump. “What concerns me about the American press is this endless, endless attempt to label the guy as some kind of kook not fit to be president,” Graham told CNN. “It’s pretty frustrating for most Republicans, quite frankly, that it’s 24/7 attack on everything the president does or thinks. It gets a little old after a while.”

This is very different from the stance Graham took in early 2016, when Trump was running for president in the Republican primary. Back then, Graham, who supported Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign at the time and had previously run in the primary himself, called Trump a “kook” and “crazy” in an interview with Fox News. He said his party had gone “batshit crazy” because it was backing Trump. He also tweeted that Trump is “not fit to be President of the United States.”

You can see the different statements, from 2016 to 2017, in a video by Deadspin editor Timothy Burke."*

[daveburrows]

The words we speak are a reflection of our hearts and minds. Senator Graham has allowed us to see deeply into his, or rather, as deeply as we can see in near darkness.

[guapodesperado]

"Christians never feel more oppressed than when not allowed to oppress others" George Bernard Shaw

"Men never commit evil so fully and joyfully as when they do it for religious convictions"
Blaise Pascal

[mshara]

Michael Brooks's Lindsey Graham impression sounds like Mr Hanky from South Park.

[Crasha]

my favorite Michael impressions: Ben carson and now Lindsey Graham!!!

[thejackanapes]

"Goddamn Jews.." That was hilarious

[uncletom]

*It's so odd that Lindsey hasn't found that special little lady to marry. Not only is he incredibly heterosexual, but just so goddamn likable.*

[PhantomQueenOne]

Hah! No shit! Better to Remain Silent and Be Thought a Fool than to Speak and Remove All Doubt eh, Lindsey?

[DanA-nluo]

One more example of party over country.

[joedaniels]

Lets win this midterm Bernie style....Educate, motivate, and organize.

[PurushaDesa]

The Pence-Graham Act is actually a wonderful sex position and I encourage us all to try it.

[swampy]

Lindsey Grahams brain and Donald Trumps hair have 'Gone with the

[wabznasm]

Mad, if unexpected, props to Jake Tapper, but he has hit the nail on the head here; in any ordinary political era, this show of hypocrisy would have finished Graham.

[lstarkiller]

“Can’t people evolve, god damn Jew?” 😂

[ld]

Graham acts like a self hating gay man. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being gay, to state the obvious, but it seems the self hating variety tend to over compensate by championing people and causes that oppose diversity & equality.

[LiLLaLa]

😂😂😂😂 The pure joy in Jake's smile made me smile....Lindsey needs to just come out already....he could chalk up his hysteria to built up sexual frustration, and years of trying to hide the "real" him. He has always been a mess....but now he is an angry, hysterical mess....get it together!!

[jcdc]

Hey, Flimsey Graham!
Have you "Boofed" yet? Your pal Barf O'Kavanaub wants to know.

[andreaspedersen]

He didn't do a 180 or 360...
He does together with the rest of the GOP a 270....
...and down faster than a Ferrari of a cliff?

[thehand]

Need a new segment on a tv show or a YT video series: Lindsey Grahm throws a tizzy.

[alexp]

Dudes, rubles and treason: The Lindsey Graham bio

[dwaynewhite]

That was...hmm...what’s the word?...oh...awesome.👍