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Why Lindsey Graham’s dismissal of anonymous sources is so irresponsible
Following a slew of allegations about excessive drinking, financial mismanagement and mistreatment of women, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, returned to Capitol Hill on Thursday to try to secure the support of senators who will decide whether to confirm him.His visit followed Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, a U.S. Army veteran and sexual assault survivor, revealing on Fox News Thursday morning that she has not yet decided whether to support Hegseth.Hegseth has denied any wrongdoing amid the flurry of allegations, including a woman’s accusation that he raped her in a Monterey, California, hotel room in 2017. (That accusation is detailed in a 2017 report by the Monterey Police Department that has been made publicly available in recent weeks.) Hegseth says the incident was consensual, though he paid the woman an undisclosed amount...
GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham: I’m ‘grateful’ that Trump is alive
Politics tamfitronics An emotional Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday urged Americans not to talk about politics in the aftermath of former President Donald Trump’s shooting, but rather, “let’s just today be grateful that our former president, political nominee, survived an assassination attempt, and all try to do better here.”The South Carolina Republican told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that “there’s a lot of frustration on our side about the way President Trump has been treated, but I’m just grateful today that he’s alive.”He also underscored the unprecedented nature of the shooting, asking moderator Kristen Welker, “How could this happen? How could somebody get within 130 yards of the president with a rifle?”And as Graham expressed gratitude for Trump’s survival, he cheered the former president’s reaction in the aftermath of the shooting, calling Trump “the toughest guy,...
