{"id":1967700,"date":"2023-07-08T20:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T00:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lindsey-graham-blasted-by-republicans-over-plan-trying-to-start-world-war-3\/"},"modified":"2023-07-08T20:58:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T00:58:20","slug":"lindsey-graham-blasted-by-republicans-over-plan-trying-to-start-world-war-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lindsey-graham-blasted-by-republicans-over-plan-trying-to-start-world-war-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans criticize Lindsey Graham&#8217;s plan, accusing him of attempting to ignite a global conflict."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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-blasted-by-republicans-over-plan-trying-to-start-world-war-3%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=1967700&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--><h2>Sen. Lindsey Graham Faces Backlash Over Proposal That Could Lead to World War III<\/h2>\n<p>Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is facing criticism from fellow Republicans and conservatives over a plan that they argue could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-slams-james-comer-following-regulation-hearing-fight-sink-or-swim\/\" title=\"AOC criticizes James Comer after heated regulation hearing: 'Survival of the fittest'\">potentially escalate tensions<\/a> with Russia and result in World War III.<\/p>\n<p>Graham took to Twitter to announce his intention to work with both Republicans and Democrats in the Senate to pass a resolution urging the admission of Ukraine into NATO. He believes that creating security guarantees through NATO membership will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lindsey-graham-blasted-by-republicans-over-plan-trying-to-start-world-war-3\/\" title=\"Republicans criticize Lindsey Graham's plan, accusing him of attempting to ignite a global conflict.\">deter aggressor nations<\/a> from starting wars and promote peace.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ukrainian NATO membership is crucial for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-state-blues-time-to-impeach-joe-biden-over-ukraine\/\" title=\"Blue State Blues: Time to Impeach Joe Biden over Ukraine\">future security<\/a> of Europe and the world,&#8221; Graham emphasized. &#8220;I am confident that there is an overwhelming majority of Senators supporting this proposition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, not all Republicans are on board with Graham&#8217;s proposal. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morning-wire-email-dump-has-fauci-in-the-hot-seat-biden-administration-quiet-on-effective-antibody-treatment-texas-election-integrity-bill-becomes-law\/\" title=\"Morning Wire: Email Dump Has Fauci In The Hot Seat, Biden Administration Quiet On Effective Antibody Treatment, Texas Election Integrity Bill Becomes Law\">strongly rejected<\/a> the idea, stating, &#8220;Absolutely not. This is exactly wrong \u2014 as usual \u2014 and could very well lead us to war with Russia, something no one should want.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Absolutely not. This is exactly wrong \u2013 as usual \u2013 and could very well lead us to war with Russia, something no one should want. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G0ihMH11pd\">https:\/\/t.co\/G0ihMH11pd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rand Paul (@RandPaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandPaul\/status\/1677451386408128513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) responded to Graham&#8217;s proposal by highlighting the negative consequences of expanding NATO. He argued that the expansion of NATO, a Cold War relic, contributed to the rise of Putin and ultimately led to the invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Expanding NATO further is not in the interests of US citizens,&#8221; Massie added.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) expressed concerns about Graham&#8217;s proposal, suggesting that it could result in American troops being deployed to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1688831213092000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1PLjNvPE9xhE43TkDJzri8\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The American people will not stand by and allow our troops to go die in someone else&#8217;s war,&#8221; Boebert asserted.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) strongly criticized Graham&#8217;s plan, calling it &#8220;madness.&#8221; She urged everyone in Washington to prioritize peace and put an end to the war in Ukraine, emphasizing that the conflict is destabilizing Europe and impacting global economies.<\/p>\n<p>Republican political strategist Ryan Girdusky took to Twitter to express his concerns, stating, &#8220;Lindsey Graham is out here trying to start World War 3, and Donald Trump will still continue to campaign with him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Professor Max Abrahms also voiced his skepticism about Ukraine&#8217;s NATO membership, tweeting, &#8220;There are two kinds of Americans who push for Ukraine in NATO. Those who don&#8217;t know how to keep Americans safe and those who secretly want war with Russia.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) received criticism from Republicans and conservatives for a plan that may escalate tensions with Russia, potentially causing World War III. Graham aims to collaborate with Senate members from both parties to pass a resolution supporting Ukraine&#8217;s entry into NATO. He expressed his intentions on Twitter, stating, &#8220;The optimal solution.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":134,"featured_media":1967701,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1967700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"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\/1967700","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\/134"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1967700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967700\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1967701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1967700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1967700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1967700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}