Internet shreds 'sycophant' Lindsey Graham for enabling Trump after senator threatens resolution against Syria pullout
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham may have grown a short, temporary spine. Monday morning he threatened President Donald Trump with a “bipartisan” Senate resolution denouncing the Commander-in-Chief’s impulsive overnight decision to pull U.S. troops out of Northern Syria, effectively paving the road for Turkey to commit genocide against the Kurds.
Senator Graham rarely opposes Trump, and while Monday’s remarks were welcomed by some, many have had it with his near-daily defense of the President. So now some are taking to social media and blaming Graham’s consistent support of Trump, accusing his enabling of the president for bringing us to this latest disturbing decision.
“I don’t know all the details regarding President Trump’s decision in northern Syria. In process of setting up phone call with Secretary Pompeo,” Graham tweeted at 8:16 AM. “If press reports are accurate this is a disaster in the making.”
He continued:
Also, if this plan goes forward will introduce Senate resolution opposing and asking for reversal of this decision.… https://t.co/lep9Lm8WZt— Lindsey Graham (@Lindsey Graham) 1570450675
Here’s how many are responding:
@LindseyGrahamSC Well, well, well. You went all in and now we are here. This is on you too.— David Durán (@David Durán) 1570451726
@LindseyGrahamSC , YOU ALLOWED THIS. WITH THIS DECISION, COMBINED WITH YOUR GOLFING BUDDIES BIZZARE AND IRRATIONAL… https://t.co/6XFX0yoRwd— Fred Guttenberg (@Fred Guttenberg) 1570451657
@LindseyGrahamSC YOU have made this disaster. You have made it every day by enabling POTUS. He is amoral, lacks ins… https://t.co/o4P0OO0Tdc— (((Howard Forman))) (sarcasm/parody) (@(((Howard Forman))) (sarcasm/parody)) 1570450689
@LindseyGrahamSC Don't worry. It's partially your fault and you fucked us all. (Especially our allies.)— Mr. Newberger (@Mr. Newberger) 1570450697
Congrats, Senator Graham. All that golfing, defending, and prostrating got you in a position where the president wo… https://t.co/Wo3uZ4pymj— Nicholas Grossman (@Nicholas Grossman) 1570452124
From a Trump sycophant who once derided him as a "kook". Nothing you now say carries weight or credibility,… https://t.co/D61p1eY59y— Bill Auclair 😷💉🔅🇺🇦 (@Bill Auclair 😷💉🔅🇺🇦) 1570451308
@LindseyGrahamSC @Impeach_Today You know why this happened you just can’t admit it....trump tower turkey....he has… https://t.co/SFOwzBDe9M— Jamie Harris (@Jamie Harris) 1570451213
@LindseyGrahamSC You made your bed, Senator. This is whom you chose to lie with. American allies are going to get s… https://t.co/gDLcdBDNNC— Fuzz Martin (@Fuzz Martin) 1570450765
TFW your clever plan of sucking up to a lunatic falls apart and you're stuck promising Twitter that you're trying t… https://t.co/PtbzNFFvxc— Robert Tracinski (@Robert Tracinski) 1570453353
