New Footage Renews Scrutiny of Lindsey Graham’s Long Campaign for Middle East Wars

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Newly released behind-the-scenes footage from filmmaker Alex Holder’s forthcoming documentary Lindsey’s Game has reignited debate over the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s decades-long advocacy for military intervention in the Middle East.

The footage, obtained by multiple news outlets, captures Graham speaking candidly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Biden National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, and other senior officials during the opening days of the 2026 Iran war. One exchange shows Graham offering to encourage President Donald Trump to expand military operations into Lebanon, while Netanyahu advises against opening another front at that moment. The documentary also contains lighter moments, including musician Elton John singing Graham “Happy Birthday” over the phone on his 70th birthday.

The recordings have attracted attention not only because of their unprecedented access to high-level conversations but because they reinforce Graham’s reputation as one of Washington’s most consistently hawkish foreign policy figures.

One of the most widely circulated clips shows Graham watching television coverage of the opening phase of the Iran conflict.

According to footage released by Alex Holder, Graham remarked:

“Look what we’ve done here. I almost cried.”

He also described President Trump as enthusiastic about the military campaign, saying Trump “loves blowing stuff up,” while expressing pride in having advocated for military action against Iran for years.

Another recording captures Graham telling Jake Sullivan that he expected pressure on Iran to rapidly destabilize the government and create what he described as “almost irreversible momentum.”

Perhaps the most striking exchange involves Graham’s conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

According to released footage, Graham proposed trying to persuade President Trump to support military action against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Netanyahu urged caution, arguing Israel should remain focused on Iran rather than opening another major front.

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Trump Eulogizes Lindsey Graham, ‘He Never Saw A War He Didn’t Like’

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President Donald Trump delivered a somber eulogy for late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Tuesday, praising his close friend’s decades in U.S. politics and the military. Trump jested at one point during his lengthy remarks that Graham, one of the most prominent hawks in the GOP, “never saw a war that he didn’t like.” . . .

Trump continued, before eventually pivoting to foreign policy:

Well, not everybody — but it sounds good, “not everybody.” He was a tough cookie. Okay, I have to veer from this for a second — he was that tough cookie, darling, but he was beautiful. But he was also ready with a joke and a gleam in his eye.

After being lectured on the excruciating details of patent law by a fellow senator during a flight, Lindsey declared that he had discovered a new form of enhanced interrogation and torture for the Guantanamo Bay area. He said, “This is really bad stuff — and boring.”

And while he was an incredibly hard worker, he was not exactly an early riser, as many of you know. When Senator Tim Scott — a great gentleman in his own right, I can tell you — invited him to a prayer breakfast at 8:30 a.m., he told him, “Tim, if Jesus Himself comes back before 10 a.m., I ain’t going.”

Yet, while he was always quick to laugh, no one ever doubted the gravity of his mission. Above all, Lindsey Graham believed in a strong America. He wanted a strong America. He had unwavering faith in the righteousness of American power and prayer. He was extremely hawkish — I’ll tell you, he never saw a war he didn’t like. Only his true friends would understand that, but he wanted it for the good of our country. He felt in his bones that our destiny is to win, and that his job was to do everything he could to ensure our enemies would lose.

It was this conviction that led him to serve 33 years in uniform in the Air Force, Air Force Reserves, and Air National Guard — even while he was in office. And it was this conviction that took him, as a senator, to almost every country on earth, confronting America’s adversaries and standing up for America’s friends. He had tremendous friendships all over the world. It’s a testament to his towering impact that among those mourning him here today are leaders, presidents, and prime ministers from all over the globe. They’re sitting right here before you.

Lindsey met countless world leaders, yet wherever he went, he was always the same Lindsey Graham. When he met Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi in a tent in the desert, he told him, “I expected something out of the Arabian Nights — this looks more like a Winnebago.” That was not a good statement to make at the time.

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Crazed Terrorist Cuts Down 3 Women, then Screams, ‘Allah commanded me’

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A knife-wielding madman said he was being “commanded” by Allah when he cut down three women on the streets of Paris Monday, including a pregnant expectant mother in a shocking caught-on-camera attack.

The horrifying assault unfolded Monday in the north of Paris at Porte de Clichy, near the Paris Court.

The man – seen in social media video with long, dark hair and wearing a cream-colored tracksuit – stalked the sidewalk clutching a pair of butcher knives.

In the video, a man screams warnings to passersby to avoid the armed lunatic.

He attacked three women, aged 19, 24 and 36 before good Samaritans confronted and took him down, putting an end to the rampage.

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‘Far More Than We Need’: Trump Dismisses Claims U.S. Is Short on Munitions in Iran Fight

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President Donald Trump dismissed reports that the United States is running short on munitions for the conflict with Iran, telling the Wall Street Journal on Sunday that the U.S. military has “far more munitions than anyone in the world, and far more than we need” as his administration continued weighing diplomacy alongside the possibility of renewed military escalation.

Trump’s comments pushed back against reports from the New York Times and other outlets that concerns over declining stocks of Patriot and other air defense interceptors factored into internal deliberations over whether to expand the U.S. military campaign against Iran, even as the administration has emphasized that diplomatic efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz remain underway.

Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press and Fox News Sunday, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz reinforced Trump’s message, declaring that “the U.S. military, and I’ve verified this every which way, has everything that it needs to conduct this campaign as effectively as it needs to be,” while insisting Trump is “keeping all options on the table” as he gives negotiations “some space” to continue.

“I have to tell you, the people that are leaking this nonsense deserve to be in jail,” Waltz said on Meet the Press, while acknowledging that years of military support for Ukraine and operations against the Houthis had strained some inventories before President Donald Trump took office. Waltz argued the administration is rebuilding stockpiles while shifting toward newer, less expensive munitions and other emerging technologies.

Speaking on Fox News, Waltz said the administration’s military campaign had focused on degrading Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping and regional stability, arguing that “the Iranian regime is isolated, economically devastated, militarily devastated,” and adding that Tehran was beginning to struggle financially, including paying government workers and members of its military.

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Teacher Arrested & Dragged Out for Clapping at Data Center Vote

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Public meetings have a way of surfacing exactly where civic participation ends and enforced order begins. That line came into sharp focus in Emporia, Kansas, when a high school physics teacher was arrested for clapping. The occasion: a city commission vote on zoning changes tied to the proposed Flint Hills Digital Campus, a data center project that has split the community like a log under an axe.

According to local reporting, Lux Claridge, a 37-year-old Emporia High School physics teacher, applauded speakers opposing the data center during the commission meeting. Commissioners had explicitly warned attendees against clapping, snapping, or making rude comments. Claridge reportedly continued clapping after a final warning. Police removed him from the chamber. He was booked on charges of disorderly conduct and interference with law enforcement, then released after posting bond. . .

This was not a routine zoning session. The city had received citizen initiative petitions seeking to prohibit certain data centers and battery energy storage systems, according to local reporting verified by WIBW. The Flint Hills Digital Campus proposal had already drawn organized opposition. The room was packed and primed.

The core legal question is not whether Claridge clapped — nobody disputes that. The question is whether arresting someone for applause at a public meeting represents proportionate enforcement of decorum rules. Whether this rises to a First Amendment issue depends on how those rules were written, applied, and whether enforcement was viewpoint-neutral. Think of it like content moderation: the policy matters far less than who gets flagged and why. Details on those specifics remain unclear from available reporting, making this a single-source story at this stage. (Read more from “Teacher Arrested & Dragged Out for Clapping at Data Center Vote” HERE)

“Anti-White” Attack by Mob at Maui Resort Leaves Six with Serious Injuries

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A California family’s Hawaiian getaway turned to horror when its members were targeted as “haole boys” and viciously beaten by a mob at a luxury Maui resort, leaving one with a huge head wound.

The violent brawl broke out around 10 p.m. on July 17 at the Kaanapali Alii resort in West Maui, where local officers responded to a disturbance involving roughly 30 people near the property’s pool.

Seven visitors from California, ranging in age from 17 to 62, told police they were assaulted after a group of young people allegedly threw chairs and attacked members of their family.

At least six victims suffered injuries serious enough to require medical treatment. . .

The family, who has not been named, believes they were singled out because they are white and is urging investigators to pursue the case as a hate crime. (Read more from “Anti-White” Attack by Mob at Maui Resort Leaves Six with Serious Injuries” HERE)

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President Trump’s Reaction to WSJ Reporters Winning Award for Epstein Coverage He Sued Over

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President Trump had a priceless reaction Friday night after a crew of journalists were honored at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner for their reporting on the commander-in-chief’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump smiled and laughed as the group of reporters from the Wall Street Journal were given the Katharine Graham Award for Courage and Accountability for their investigative report on a birthday card and drawing purportedly made by the president and given to the notorious sex criminal.

At one point, the president appeared to mouth, “I don’t know,” as he jokingly threw his hands in the air, approaching the moment with good humor. (Read more from “President Trump’s Reaction to WSJ Reporters Winning Award for Epstein Coverage He Sued Over” HERE)

WATCH: Brandon Gill Corners Law School Gatekeeper with DEI Question She Won’t Answer

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Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, put American Bar Association President Michelle A. Behnke in the hot seat Wednesday, repeatedly pressing her on whether the ABA’s diversity principles would justify rejecting a third Black Supreme Court justice.

The tense exchange came during a House Oversight Committee Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Constitutional Abuses hearing examining the ABA’s role in law school accreditation. Republicans argued the organization has used its accreditation authority to advance race-conscious DEI policies throughout the legal profession, while the ABA defended its commitment to diversity, saying it strengthens the profession without supporting racial quotas.

Gill, who chairs the task force, has accused the ABA of using its accreditation power to pressure law schools into adopting race-conscious admissions policies and mandatory DEI-related coursework.

“DEI is a cancerous ideology that promotes unlawful discrimination and steals opportunities from Americans who would otherwise earn jobs and law school admissions spots on merit,” Gill said ahead of the hearing.

During one of the hearing’s sharpest exchanges, Gill questioned Behnke about statements on the ABA’s website promoting judicial diversity. He cited the ABA’s position that judges should reflect the diversity of American society, then asked whether a racially representative Supreme Court would be beneficial. (Read more from “WATCH: Brandon Gill Corners Law School Gatekeeper with DEI Question She Won’t Answer” HERE)

WATCH: ‘Shocking’ Ben Franklin Smear Leaves Smithsonian Chief with ‘No Regrets’

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The director of the country’s premier American history museum said she has no regrets about any of the museum’s exhibits during her tenure after an expert confronted her with a “shocking” display that he said smeared Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.

Smithsonian National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig faced intense questioning from lawmakers during two Capitol Hill hearings this week. The hearings followed a White House Domestic Policy Council report accusing the museum of using taxpayer dollars and its status as a world-renowned institution to advance a “radical activist ideology.”

During a House hearing Tuesday, Heritage Foundation expert Mike Gonzalez testified that a multiyear special exhibit, “The Electric Dr. Franklin,” included a display that “pondered whether he had ever done experiments, electrical electroshock on indentured servants or slaves.”

Gonzalez testified that the display included this suggestion “without producing any evidence whatsoever,” which he called “shocking.”

“Why smear a Founding Father such as Ben Franklin by pondering such a really bizarre thing,” Gonzalez asked. (Read more from “WATCH: ‘Shocking’ Ben Franklin Smear Leaves Smithsonian Chief with ‘No Regrets’” HERE)

Andrew Tate Arrest Video Shows Moment He Tried to Give Phone to Bodyguard as He’s Cuffed by US Marshals

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A video has emerged of the moment controversial influencer and accused rapist Andrew Tate appears to try to pass his cellphone to a member of his entourage during his arrest in Florida.

The 39-year-old and his younger brother, Tristan, 38, were being cuffed by the US Marshals when Andrew Tate appears to try to hand his phone to his bodyguard, who drops it.

It is not clear whether US Marshals recovered Tate’s cellphone following the arrest in Miami on Saturday.

Andrew Tate was wearing a tight-fitting, unbuttoned mesh purple shirt, high-waisted, cropped black trousers and loafers without socks during his bust. The fit drew online comparisons to Hollywood actress Doris Day.

The “manosphere” influencers were arrested on behalf of the authorities in the UK, who want to extradite the siblings to stand trial on rape and human trafficking charges.

Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) also charged Andrew with seven new counts of rape, as well as charges relating to sex trafficking and indecent images of a child. (Read more from “Andrew Tate Arrest Video Shows Moment He Tried to Give Phone to Bodyguard as He’s Cuffed by US Marshals” HERE)