{"id":2330605,"date":"2024-08-25T12:02:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T16:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lindsey-graham-decries-dnc-as-hate-fest-full-of-insults-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-25T12:03:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T16:03:57","slug":"lindsey-graham-decries-dnc-as-hate-fest-full-of-insults-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lindsey-graham-decries-dnc-as-hate-fest-full-of-insults-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Graham decries DNC as \u2018hate fest full of insults\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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-decries-dnc-as-hate-fest-full-of-insults-washington-examiner%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=2330605&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--><p>Senator Lindsey \u2062Graham (R-SC) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeremy-boreing-slams-nyt-after-paper-targets-bentkeys-chip-chilla-for-depicting-weirdly-present-father\/\" title=\"Jeremy Boreing criticizes NYT for attacking Bentkey&#039;s &#039;Chip Chilla&#039; over portrayal of &#039;oddly visible&#039; dad\">expressed strong criticism<\/a> of the recent Democratic National Convention, \u2062labeling it a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/neo-nazi-beauty-pageant-miss-hitler-2021-attracts-u-s-contestant\/\" title=\"Neo-Nazi Beauty Pageant \u2018Miss Hitler 2021\u2019 Attracts U.S. Contestant\">hate fest<\/a>&#8221; characterized by insults towards former President Donald Trump rather than substantive \u2063policy discussions. Speaking on CNN&#8217;s *State of the Union*, Graham highlighted \u200bthat \u2062the convention was focused more\u200d on attacking Trump, with little \u200dattention \u2064given to policy issues. He\u2062 argued that this approach \u200cwas designed to provoke a response from Trump, noting that while the Democrats\u200b aimed to draw\u2064 him\u2062 into exchanges,\u2064 he advised Trump to concentrate on \u200cpolicies. Graham emphasized the current \u2064public discontent\u2063 over issues like inflation and cost \u2064of living, positioning Trump as the candidate\u200c able to effect change. He \u200ccriticized Kamala Harris, the Democratic \u2064nominee for president, suggesting she would continue the policies of the\u2063 past \u200dfour years, \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-lifers-can-keep-winning-but-only-if-were-smart-and-steadfast\/\" title=\"Pro-Lifers Can Keep Winning But Only If We\u2019re Smart And Steadfast\">leaving voters<\/a> with no new solutions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Lindsey Graham decries DNC as &lsquo;hate fest full of insults&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1736971\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Lindsey Graham\">Lindsey Graham<\/a> (R-SC) does not agree with positive assessments of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Lindsey Graham\">Democratic National Convention<\/a> last week, calling the gathering a &ldquo;hate fest,&rdquo; among other terms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Democrats nominated Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> for president during their convention, but they also spent a significant amount of time discussing her opponent, former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>. Graham said the convention was &ldquo;light on policy&rdquo; while being &ldquo;heavy on insults&rdquo; toward Trump, while speaking on CNN&rsquo;s <em>State of the Union<\/em> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2565730&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=b050f91b52993842ccbb9aadced89edf\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;You saw a hate fest full of insults. And Donald Trump said to Barack Obama, you&rsquo;re a nice man after President Obama insulted and and jabbed President Trump continuously,&rdquo; Graham said. &ldquo;It was designed to draw him into an exchange of insults.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was light on policy, heavy on insults. So I told President Trump, then and now, you&rsquo;re going to win this thing if you focus on policy,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Graham then noted that people are not &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-ignore-real-issues-because-they-dont-want-trump-to-win\/\" title=\"Media Ignore Real Issues Because They Don&#039;t Want Trump To Win\">joyful&#038;rdquo<\/a>; on several matters including inflation and cost of living, and pitched a Trump second term. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> have been using themes of &ldquo;joy&rdquo; heavily since Harris became the nominee.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think President Trump offers the best solution to change the trajectory of the country. And finally, if you&rsquo;re waiting on Kamala Harris to come up with new policies, you&rsquo;re going to die waiting, because she will continue what they&rsquo;ve been doing for the last four years,&rdquo; Graham said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s why she has no new policies to offer, because they&rsquo;re going to keep doing the same old thing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Graham also responded to a clip of Trump earlier this week where the former president said he did not care what the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/South-Carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>South Carolina<\/a> senator has to say.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will be by his side in this election. I am proud of what he did as our president,&rdquo; Graham said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The best way to win this race is what I&rsquo;ve been saying the whole time, compare what you did as President to the life we&rsquo;re leaving now and offer people some hope that change is coming,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;It is not coming with reelecting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Vice-President\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Vice President<\/a> Harris, making her your president does not change anything in this country, getting Donald Trump back in office is your best hope if you want things to change.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Graham has previously warned Trump to focus on policy rather than personal attacks for his campaign, arguing that it is his best way to secure victory in November against Harris.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1736971\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1736971\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) criticized the Democratic National Convention, labeling it a &#8220;hate fest&#8221; and expressing disagreement with any positive evaluations of the event. During the convention, Democrats nominated Vice President Kamala Harris for president but also dedicated considerable time to discussing her rival, former President Donald Trump. On CNN&#8217;s State of the Union, Graham remarked that the convention was &#8220;light on policy&#8221; and &#8220;heavy on insults&#8221; directed at Trump. He stated, \u201cWhat you witnessed was a hate fest filled with insults,\u201d referencing how Trump responded to Barack Obama\u2019s continuous jabs by calling him a \u201cnice man.\u201d Graham suggested that the event aimed to provoke an exchange of insults rather than focus on substantive issues.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that people are struggling with various challenges like inflation and living costs and advocated for a second term for Trump. While Democrats have been promoting themes of &#8220;joy&#8221; since Harris became their nominee, Graham argued that Trump&#8217;s approach would better alter the country&#8217;s direction. He claimed that if anyone is waiting for Harris to propose new policies, they will be disappointed because she intends to continue existing strategies from previous years.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Trump&#8217;s recent comments about not caring what Graham thinks, he affirmed his support for Trump in this election cycle: \u201cI will stand by him in this election. I am proud of what he accomplished as our president.\u201d He reiterated his belief that comparing Trump&#8217;s presidency with current conditions could inspire hope for change among voters and asserted that reelecting Vice President Harris would not bring about any significant transformation; instead, bringing Trump back into office is essential if change is desired. Previously, Graham has advised Trump to concentrate on policy rather than personal attacks as part of his campaign strategy in order to secure victory against Harris in November<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2330606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP24031648661142.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7705,39217,32283,32171,32076],"class_list":["post-2330605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dnc","tag-hate-fest","tag-lindsey-graham","tag-political-commentary","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP24031648661142.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330605","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\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2330605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330605\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2330606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2330605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2330605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2330605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}