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Trump critic->sycophant->save me at all costs... GOP's  closets = 0 ethics | MAY 3, 2016... 
"IF WE NOMINATE TRUMP, WE WILL GET DESTROYED"; JAN 6, 2021...
"TAKE BACK THE SENATE! YOU'VE GOT GUNS. USE THEM!" | image tagged in lindsey graham,trump sycophant,gop corruption,hypocrite,self serving politician,human weathervane | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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Did he really say that?
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Yes and yes.
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Can you give me proof?
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The May 3, 2016 quote Graham published on his own Twitter feed. The entire statement actually read "If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed.......and we will deserve it." Here's the link to it...

https://twitter.com/lindseygrahamsc/status/727604522156228608

The January 6, 2021 quote was pushed by the Washinton Post and other news outlets weeks ago.
Graham was furious at what was happening at the Capitol and that lawmakers were being forced to evacuate, yelling at the Senate sergeant-at-arms, "What are you doing? Take back the Senate! You’ve got guns. Use them. We give you guns for a reason. Use them.”

In case you missed it, that same night after the Senate reconvened to count the votes, he stood on the floor and gave an impassioned speech about the claims of mass election fraud were false and that Biden & Harris were legally elected.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2021/what-happened-trump-jan-6-insurrection/
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/579453-graham-told-officers-on-jan-6-to-use-their-guns-on-rioters-report
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1ppZBZYmjI
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Oh. He said "you've got guns. Use them" to congress, not to the capitol rioters, like I initially thought.
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Correct. I do, however, understand how you might have misinterpreted what I posted. My message was entirely focused on the fact that even back in 2016, Graham knew damn well Trump would be a destructive force, yet nevertheless became his sycophant and enabler after he won the Republican nomination to advance his own self-serving social, economic and/or political interests, rather than serving the best interests of his constituents.

On January 6th, his prior concerns proved to be entirely valid and railed against the destruction to the Capitol on the Senate floor that evening, proclaiming he had "a good ride" with Trump and hated to see things "end this way" and that "enough was enough", yet days later reverted to be a snivelling protector of Trump once again to protect his own political career.
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MAY 3, 2016... "IF WE NOMINATE TRUMP, WE WILL GET DESTROYED"; JAN 6, 2021... "TAKE BACK THE SENATE! YOU'VE GOT GUNS. USE THEM!"