{"id":2357220,"date":"2024-10-20T12:40:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T16:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-to-gop-detractors-what-the-hell-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-20T12:40:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T16:40:49","slug":"graham-to-gop-detractors-what-the-hell-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-to-gop-detractors-what-the-hell-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham to GOP detractors: &#8216;What the hell?&#8217; &#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\">20<\/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%2Fgraham-to-gop-detractors-what-the-hell-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=2357220&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>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-trans-kids-are-beautiful-republicans-doing-a-lot-of-harm-to-children-advocates-biological-males-in-girls-sports\/\" title=\"AOC: Trans Kids Are Beautiful, Republicans \u2018Doing A Lot Of Harm To Children,\u2019 Advocates Biological Males In Girls Sports\">recent appearance<\/a> on NBC\u2019s &#8220;Meet the Press,&#8221; Senator Lindsey Graham\u2064 (R-SC) criticized Republicans and former\u2062 Trump administration\u2064 officials who\u200d have shifted their support\u2062 to Vice President \u2062Kamala \u2064Harris for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rand-paul-offers-dr-rachel-levine-as-example-of-radical-agenda-riding-bidens-coattails\/\" title=\"Sen. Rand Paul Offers Dr. Rachel Levine As Example Of Radical Agenda Riding Biden\u2019s Coattails\">upcoming presidential election<\/a>.\u200d Graham condemned them for backing what he describes as \u201cthe most radical nominee\u201d \u2062in\u200c American political history, referring to \u2064Harris&#8217;s progressive policies\u200b such as the \u2062Green New Deal\u2063 and Medicare\u2062 for All. He expressed\u200b disbelief \u200cat Republicans supporting her, urging them to reconsider \u2064their\u200c stance, arguing that Harris&#8217;s influence on various policies, including her role related to Afghanistan and her vote on the Inflation \u2064Reduction Act, has \u200cled to significant issues in the country. Graham emphasized that the danger lies in\u2063 the policies of\u200c the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-promises-impeachment-proceedings-await-merrick-garland-if-hes-found-to-have-lied\/\" title=\"McCarthy vows impeachment if Garland is proven to have lied.\">current \u2063administration<\/a>, not \u200cTrump&#8217;s rhetoric, \u2064and he voiced concern about the consequences of a potential Harris\u200b presidency.  <\/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\">Graham reprimands Republicans supporting Harris: &lsquo;What the hell are you doing?&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_1839761\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lindsey Graham<\/a> (R-SC) blasted Republicans and former members of the Trump administration who have since abandoned the GOP&rsquo;s candidate to support Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Graham, a foreign policy hawk, said Republicans who now oppose former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s bid for president have turned their backs on the party for the &ldquo;most radical nominee&rdquo; that the Democratic Party has ever had.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To every Republican supporting her &mdash; what the hell are you doing? You&rsquo;re supporting the most radical nominee in the history of American politics,&rdquo; Graham said Sunday in an interview with NBC&rsquo;s &ldquo;Meet the Press&rdquo; host Kristen Welker.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Green New Deal, Medicare for All &mdash; she was the last person in the room before Biden decided to withdraw from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Afghanistan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Afghanistan<\/a>. She was the border czar. She cast a tiebreaking vote for the Inflation Reduction Act that gives you high prices,&rdquo; Graham said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re trying to convince me that Donald Trump&rsquo;s rhetoric is the danger to this country? The danger to this country is the policies of [President Joe Biden] and Harris. Her fingerprints are all over this disaster, and I can&rsquo;t take four more years of this crap,&rdquo; said Graham.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) slams Republicans backing Kamala Harris for president.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LindseyGrahamSC<\/a>: &ldquo;What the hell are you doing? &hellip; I can&rsquo;t take four more years of this crap.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AyNUjP7rCE\">pic.twitter.com\/AyNUjP7rCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeetThePress\/status\/1847995939715162200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s rhetoric has amped up in recent weeks after he began to tout earlier this month that, if elected, he would use the military to go after &ldquo;the enemy from within.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The reference was first made against Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/adam-schiff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Adam Schiff<\/a> (D-CA), though Trump has since expanded the use to say he would go after &ldquo;radical-left lunatics.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Graham appeared unphased by Trump&rsquo;s comments and maintained that the Republicans were &ldquo;winning, and going to win, not because of what Donald Trump&rsquo;s saying, but because of what they&rsquo;ve done for four years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Though at times during the Trump administration, Graham and Trump butt heads, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/South-Carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>South Carolina<\/a> senator has been an ardent supporter of Trump.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1839761\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1839761\"}});<\/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>Graham criticizes Republicans backing Harris: \u2018What are you doing?\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2357221,"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\/10\/lindsey-graham-senate.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[23545,6203,3803,32171,32076],"class_list":["post-2357220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-detractors","tag-gop","tag-graham","tag-political-commentary","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lindsey-graham-senate.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357220","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\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2357220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357220\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2357221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2357220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2357220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2357220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}