Damn straight!
Former national security adviser Susan Rice aired some old grievances during a podcast set to air Wednesday, referring to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) as a “piece of shit” while speaking about the GOP’s endless criticism over her handling of 2012’s attack on a U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya.
Rice, who is on tour for her new book, spoke with the hosts of “Pod Save the World” this week about the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump and the Turkish invasion of Kurdish-held territory in Syria. During one fiery moment, however, former Obama administration adviser Ben Rhodes brought up the Benghazi attack to add context to Trump’s decisions surrounding foreign policy.
“You have to understand Benghazi to understand [President] Trump,” Rhodes said during a preview of the episode posted on Twitter.
“Right, because Lindsey Graham isn’t just a piece of shit now,” Tommy Vietor, another host and former Obama adviser, replied.
“He’s been a piece of shit,” Rice interjected. “I said it. I said it, dammit. Finally. He’s a piece of shit.”
Well said. By the way, Graham’s opponent, Jaime Harrison (D. SC), wants to school Graham on this:
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham's Democratic 2020 challenger invited him on Tuesday to this week’s groundbreaking of the International African American Museum in Charleston, after the Republican incumbent publicly agreed with President Trump calling the House’s impeachment investigation a "lynching."
"For three generations in South Carolina, we have understood the evil history of lynching in our state. We have all — Democrats, Republicans, Independents — agreed it will not define who we are as South Carolinians anymore," Democrat Jaime Harrison said in a statement. “We put the shadow of lynching behind us, but now Lindsey Graham is casting that shadow across South Carolina and our nation to defend Donald Trump.”
“I don’t know why Sen. Graham has changed and now spits on the values we hold dear as South Carolinians. That is why I am inviting Sen. Graham to join me in the ground-breaking of the International African-American Museum this Friday in Charleston and to also visit the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, which honors more than 4,000 men, women and children who were lynched in America.”
Trump sparked fierce backlash from lawmakers earlier Tuesday after making the comparison between lynching and Democrats' impeachment probe, which focuses on his dealings with Ukraine. However, Graham, one of the White House’s most vocal allies, defended Trump’s remarks, saying the House investigation is “un-American.”
“This is a lynching in every sense. This is un-American,” Graham told reporters. “I’ve never seen a situation in my lifetime as a lawyer where somebody is accused of a major misconduct who cannot confront the accuser, call witnesses on their behalf and have the discussion in the light of day so the public can judge.”
“What does lynching mean? That a mob grabs you, they don’t give you a chance to defend yourself, they don’t tell you what happened to you, they just destroy you. That’s exactly what’s happening in the United States House of Representatives right now,” he added.
Harrison has been raising a ton of cash and has made this a single-digit race. Let’s keep up the momentum and help Harrison beat this piece of shit. Click here to donate and get involved with Harrison’s campaign.