{"id":1784266,"date":"2022-12-22T13:27:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T18:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1784266"},"modified":"2022-12-22T13:34:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T18:34:19","slug":"lindsey-graham-putins-assassination-is-only-way-to-end-war-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lindsey-graham-putins-assassination-is-only-way-to-end-war-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Graham: Putin\u2019s Assassination Is Only Way to End War in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flindsey-graham-putins-assassination-is-only-way-to-end-war-in-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1784266&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lindsey-Graham-Putins-Assassination-is-Only-Way-to-End-War-in-Ukraine.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Senator Lindsey Graham said Russia\u2019s war with Ukraine would not end unless somebody assassinates President Vladimir Putin.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During an appearance on FNC\u2019s \u201cAmerica Reports,\u201d Anchor John Roberts asked Graham, \u201cWhen you say all in, senator, would you agree to give Zelensky what he says he wants, which is the long-range attack artillery missiles, would you give him Gray Eagle drones, would you give him Reaper drones, would you give him all that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Graham said, \u201cI would give him the ability to dislodge Russians from his country.:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, the Biden administration has done more \u2013 and I appreciate doing more, but not the offensive capability to dislodge the Russians from the east, particularly Crimea,\u201d Graham added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, the longer-range weapons would hurt the Russian military more effectively. The drones would be the biggest game changer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Graham continued:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow does this war end? When Russia breaks, and they take Putin out. Anything short of that, the war\u2019s going to continue,\u201d he said, seemingly fantasising about Putin\u2019s assassination. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo ask the Ukrainians to give Russia part of the country after all this death and destruction is not going to happen,\u201d Graham added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo signal a ceasefire, Russia will take the opportunity to rearm and come at them again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, we\u2019re in it to win it, and the only way you\u2019re going to win it is to break the Russian military and have somebody in Russia take Putin out to give the Russian people a new lease on life,\u201d Graham concluded.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Graham has fantasied about Putin\u2019s assassination. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Graham said the goal in the ongoing Ukraine war should be to \u201ctake out\u201d Putin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyfetched.com\/zelensky-predicts-there-would-be-no-war-if-putin-suddenly-dies\/\">Zelensky Predicts \u2018There Would Be No War\u2019 If Putin Suddenly Dies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not long after Russia began the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Graham floated the idea of assassinating Putin while being interviewed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/fox-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Graham later doubled down with his assassination fantasy on Twitter:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs there a Brutus in Russia? Is there a more successful Colonel Stauffenberg in the Russian military?\u201d Graham<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1499574209567199235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1499574209567199235%7Ctwgr%5E8cd0a7770150cb08607d5b20960fd51d8dd4a674%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailyfetched.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> asked<\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only way this ends is for somebody in Russia to take this guy out.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is there a Brutus in Russia?  Is there a more successful Colonel Stauffenberg in the Russian military?  <\/p>\n<p>The only way this ends is for somebody in Russia to take this guy out.   <\/p>\n<p>You would be doing your country \u2013 and the world \u2013 a great service.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1499574209567199235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In October, Graham <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyfetched.com\/lindsey-graham-threatens-elon-musk-for-calling-to-end-ukraine-russia-war\/\">attacked Tesla CEO Elon Musk<\/a> for urging a de-escalation in the Russian War on Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Musk tweeted about the possibilities of peace between Russia and Ukraine, which drew angry responses from officials, including Graham.<\/p>\n<p>Graham attacked Musk for being \u201cdumb\u201d and threatening Elon\u2019s Tesla company.<\/p>\n<p>Here is Lindsey\u2019s response to Elon Musk:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Suggesting we end the Russian invasion by simply giving Russia parts of Ukraine \u2013 after all the suffering \u2013 is dumb.  <\/p>\n<p>It is also an affront to the bravery of the Ukrainians fighting to defend their homeland.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1577715828568559618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It was an agreement signed by Russia that included protecting Crimea and the Donbas as part of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>If you want peace in Ukraine \u2014 which we ALL do \u2014 simply demand Russian honor the boundaries they agreed to in 1994 and withdraw their forces.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1577716273064153101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Lindsey Graham said Russia\u2019s war with Ukraine would not end unless somebody assassinates President Vladimir Putin. During an appearance on FNC\u2019s \u201cAmerica Reports,\u201d Anchor John Roberts asked Graham, \u201cWhen you say all in, senator, would you agree to give Zelensky what he says he wants, which is the long-range attack artillery missiles, would you &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1784269,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[6962,6286,5458,8649,3803,6709,3991,9594,3819,6991,6696,10075],"class_list":["post-1784266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-the","tag-assassination","tag-bongino","tag-end","tag-graham","tag-lindsey","tag-only","tag-putins","tag-report","tag-ukraine","tag-war","tag-way"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1784266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1784266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1784266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1784269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1784266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1784266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1784266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}