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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(139,411 posts)
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 08:02 PM Yesterday

Trump throws Lindsey Graham under the bus. Claims he didn't want Ukraine's war with Russia to end

President Donald Trump threw Lindsey Graham under the bus one last time, telling CNN host Jake Tapper that the late senator wanted to keep the war between Ukraine and Russia going.

"I wanted to see the war with Ukraine end very quickly. I think he was more into keeping it going, frankly," Trump said Sunday on "State of the Union." "He was very, very militant having to do with that. But I was from the standpoint of 25,000 people dying every month; I didn't like that. And he was a very strong military person. So am I. But I think we used it a little bit differently. We probably had a little bit of a different attitude."

Trump and Graham grew close, but before that, the two didn't like each other. During a political rally in 2015, Trump read Graham's phone number aloud to a crowd of hundreds.

Just before his death, Graham visited Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about strengthening the country's air defense and a Russia sanctions bill. different attitude."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-claims-lindsey-graham-didn-t-want-ukraine-s-war-with-russia-to-end/ar-AA27LAsY

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Trump throws Lindsey Graham under the bus. Claims he didn't want Ukraine's war with Russia to end (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday OP
Nothing like shitting on the dead pfitz59 Yesterday #1
just another way for Trump to insert himself for attention Skittles Yesterday #2
Well of course durablend Yesterday #3
Trump cannot stand not being the center of attention Skittles Yesterday #4
Of course he did sarisataka Yesterday #5
Just whose lives are he concerned about? Russian lives, Ukrainian lives, Iranian lives, Israeli lives, lostincalifornia Yesterday #6
He only cares about himself, no one else sakabatou Yesterday #9
Isn't that the truth. lostincalifornia Yesterday #10
I'll give credit to Graham for helping Ukraine. He wanted to keep the war going because he wanted them to win. chowder66 Yesterday #7
I suspect Trump played a major role behind the scenes egging Putin on to invade Ukraine. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Yesterday #8

Skittles

(174,006 posts)
2. just another way for Trump to insert himself for attention
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 08:07 PM
Yesterday

he truly is a despicable piece of utter garbage

Skittles

(174,006 posts)
4. Trump cannot stand not being the center of attention
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 08:11 PM
Yesterday

it's why we read or hear about him literally EVERY FUCKING DAY

lostincalifornia

(5,716 posts)
6. Just whose lives are he concerned about? Russian lives, Ukrainian lives, Iranian lives, Israeli lives,
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 08:25 PM
Yesterday

Palestinian lives, African lives, etc. etc. etc.

His selective compassion is noted.


chowder66

(12,768 posts)
7. I'll give credit to Graham for helping Ukraine. He wanted to keep the war going because he wanted them to win.
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 08:36 PM
Yesterday

Trump on the other hand is probably talking about the loss of Russian soldiers and he wanted it to end with Ukraine ceding or surrendering.

RedWhiteBlueIsRacist

(2,492 posts)
8. I suspect Trump played a major role behind the scenes egging Putin on to invade Ukraine.
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 08:43 PM
Yesterday

His blabbering about wanting the war to end is utter bullshit.

As to Graham, I'd have to see proof he was helping Ukraine in any meaningful way. If he was, fine. I just didn't trust the guy, like I don't trust republicans to do anything decent or humane these days.

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