US tariffs: Who is Lindsey Graham? The US senator who warned of 100% duty on India, China
In an interview with Fox News, Graham said Trump intends to slap a 100% tariff on oil-related imports from these nations in an attempt to cut off revenue flowing to the Kremlin.
'Trump is gonna impose tariffs on people who buy Russian oil, China, India and Brazil. Those three countries buy about 80% of cheap Russian oil. That's what keeps Putin's war machine going. So president trump is going to put a 100% tariff on all those countries punishing them for helping Putin.'
'China, India and Brazil, they are about to face a choice between the American economy or helping Putin and I think they are gonna pick the American economy,' he added.
So, who is Lindsey Graham?
Lindsey Graham a Republican Senator from South Carolina, Graham has been a prominent figure in Washington since his election to the Senate in 2002, securing re-election in 2008, 2014 and 2020.
Graham currently serves as chairman of the senate budget committee and sits on several other influential panels, including the senate appropriations, judiciary, and environment and public works committees.
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His political journey began in the US House of Representatives, where he made history in 1994 as the first Republican to win South Carolina's Third Congressional District since 1877.
Before his time in Congress, Graham had a lengthy military career. A trained lawyer, he served six-and-a-half years on active duty with the US Air Force, including a posting in Germany. He later joined the South Carolina Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserves, where he undertook several short-term deployments during the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.
Graham retired from the Reserves in 2015 as a Colonel, marking 33 years in uniform.
Born and raised in the small town of Central, South Carolina, Graham comes from a working-class background. He was the first in his family to attend college, earning both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of South Carolina. He now lives in Seneca and is a member of Corinth Baptist Church.
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