Lindsey Graham suffered a meltdown on live TV yesterday.
The gay-hating South Carolina senator appeared Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” to defend Donald Trump against the astonishing 37-count indictment that was unveiled against him last week for allegedly mishandling classified documents. And it didn’t go well.
Graham lost it in a matter of seconds.
“We live in an America where if you’re the Democratic candidate for president, Hillary Clinton, you can set up a private server in your basement to conduct government business,” he said.
That tired line prompted George Stephanopoulos to interrupt Graham and try to coax him to answer the actual question about Trump. The senior senator immediately became flustered.
“No, let me finish!” he hollered. “I’m trying to answer the question from a Republican point of view. That may not be acceptable on this show.”
It’s unclear how there’s a “Republican point of view” when it comes to sharing highly sensitive military secrets and storing classified materials in the shower, besides unabashed fealty to Trump. Previously a Trump critic, Graham became one of the ex-president’s biggest sycophants once he entered office.
He’s still firmly on the Trump Train today.
“I’m not justifying his behavior. If it were up to me, nobody would take classified information,” Graham stammered at one point, before spouting full-blown conspiracies.
“I think what was happening here was trying to delegitimize him,” he said.
Oh, don’t worry, Lindsey: you’re doing a perfectly good job of delegitimizing yourself.
STEPHANOPOULOS: There’s an audio tape of Trump saying he knows this is secret information, he knows he’s sharing it with other people. How is that okay?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 11, 2023
LINDSEY GRAHAM: *sigh* I’m not saying it’s okay. I’m not saying it’s okay to take a hammer to BlackBerry. pic.twitter.com/kDyPxDSnqR
STEPHANOPOULOS: I’ve heard your attack on Biden, your attack on Hillary. What I have not heard from you is a defense of Trump’s behavior.
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 11, 2023
LINDSEY GRAHAM: I’m not justifying his behavior.
S: But you’re endorsing him for POTUS!
GRAHAM: Yeah. They’re trying to delegitimize him. pic.twitter.com/utawgY1DPe
Graham was one of multiple Republican officeholders who appeared on TV over the weekend and twisted themselves into proverbial knots trying to defend Trump. But few embarrassed themselves more than Graham, who’s even made a habit of lauding Trump’s golf game to unsuspecting reporters.
But there could be another explanation for Graham’s manic performance besides shameful capitulation: he might fear getting indicted himself. Graham testified last year before a special grand jury that’s investigating whether Trump illegally attempted to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results.
In a phone call to Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger, Graham allegedly asked whether certain absentee ballots could be rejected–in an apparent attempt to goad Raffensperger to throw out legal votes.
Trump, meanwhile, pressured Raffensperger to “find” him enough votes to win the state. An indictment in that case could come later this summer. It’s sure getting mighty uncomfortable for Trump and his devoted toadies.
Scroll down more for reaction to Lindsey’s latest hissy fit…
He’s afraid…
— Essenviews (@essenviews) June 11, 2023
Big “I’m trying to answer this question from a Republican point of view” energy pic.twitter.com/2kSfPkbAlM
— KevinlyFather 🇺🇲🇨🇦🇲🇼🇸🇿 (@KevinlyFather) June 11, 2023
He might just start crying again
— kenny (@TasteYourShake) June 11, 2023
I’m trying to fallaciously spin this and you’re getting in my way!
— Machine Pun Kelly Redux (@backell) June 11, 2023
Just accept the damn truth already.. Also start looking for lawyers for your guilty self 🤷♀️
— VashH (@VashH3) June 11, 2023
He should maybe try answering from an American point of view.
— Anne (@SparksMom53) June 11, 2023
You can tell he doesn’t believe a word he’s saying. Embarrassing.
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) June 11, 2023
When backed into a corner, Lindsey has been known to lash out and get testy and also shed a tear or two. Yet women get blamed for being too emotional to be taken seriously.
— Rick Alexander 🇺🇸 🔔🔭⚖️👨💻🎨⛳️ (@RickWhist) June 11, 2023
Mister P
It’s very difficult to repeat nonsense with a straight face so he doesn’t like to be interrupted.
abfab
Re trump. I’m hoping the ”comes in threes” thing is true.
1 PAT ROBERTSON
2 SYLVIA BERLESCONI
3 THE POS
GrizzleyMichael
Someone is having their time of the month
Max
he’s losing his steady meal of brown-colored starfish… where can find another???
woodroad34
If you truly believe in your reasoning, you don’t get flustered….unless your ‘reasoning’ is proven false.
Kangol2
Lady G is bursting a gasket because her master Don the Con is in evident trouble, and as the entire world that isn’t MAGA can see, he did it to himself.
abfab
Clean up on aisle 5! Miss Graham! There’s an opening for you! Your People! White Trash
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scotty
she may not be next, but yes theyll make sure she keeps going down.
Diplomat
No one has to delegitimize the delegitimized.
Jail bars very soon Trump.
I hope he’s gagged at that point or it really won’t matter that he’s jailed. It’s his mouth that rules the public roost.
Matthewnow
He is pure crap!!!
DBMC
To be fair, he has a whole lot of sh*te to lose.
cuteguy
Lady G is a self hating homosexual that needs some serious therapy. But at this point I hope it’s not a situation of too little too late.
Jimmynj
The last time Lindsey Graham threw a hissy fit this big is when his Visa card got declined for the rent boy he tried to hire.