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2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Steve Bannon keeps calling for Lindsey Graham to be ‘thrown in jail' for ‘stirring it up' in Ukraine
While Donald Trump largely remains silent after Ukraine's daring 'Spiderweb' drone operation in Russia, one of the president's fiercest loyalists is calling for a top Republican critic of the Kremlin to be arrested for 'stirring it up' in Kyiv. Over the weekend, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) – who cosponsored a Senate measure that would slap 500 percent tariffs on countries that buy Russian energy products – visited with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. 'I would expect next week that the Senate will start moving the sanctions bill," Graham declared on Friday during a news conference in Ukraine. 'There are House members that are ready to move in the House and you will see congressional action.' 'Russia indiscriminately kills men, women and children. It's time for the world to act decisively against Russia's aggression by holding China and others accountable for buying cheap Russian oil that props up Putin's war machine,' Graham added during his Ukraine trip. The meeting with Zelensky, meanwhile, comes as Ukraine and Russia still remain far apart on ceasefire talks, resulting in Trump growing increasingly frustrated over his own efforts to bring peace to a war that he previously promised he'd end in 24 hours. This has resulted in Trump expressing his annoyance with Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom he has largely sympathized with throughout the war, while suggesting the administration could just walk away from peace negotiations. With MAGA raging over the Ukraine drone attacks and suggesting the 'Deep State' could be responsible for the stunning raids, Steve Bannon has directed much of his ire towards Graham. Besides saying that the White House needs to openly denounce Zelensky for the military strikes, the former Trump chief strategist is also urging Trump to punish the South Carolina lawmaker for his diplomatic trip. 'The White House has to condemn this immediately and pull all support,' Bannon exclaimed during Monday's broadcast of his War Room program. 'And tell Lindsey Graham to come home, or we are going to put you under arrest when you come home. You're stirring it up!' The far-right provocateur further accused Graham of working against Trump behind the scenes, claiming the senator promised Zelensky that he'd get the sanctions measure passed regardless of the president's support for the bill. 'He's stirring it up over there,' Bannon reiterated. Meanwhile, with Graham applauding the 'ever-resourceful Ukraine' for using 'creative drone warfare tactics to successfully attack Russian bombers and military assets,' Bannon has continued to call for the president to toss the longtime Trump ally in prison or even kick him out of the country. 'Two things ought to happen: either cancel his passport and don't let him back in the country, or put him in jail if he comes back,' Bannon told NewsNation anchor Chris Cuomo on Monday night. 'Lindsey Graham is stirring it up right now, and people better wake up to the fact that we're getting sucked into this war, and if we get sucked in much more, it's going to be tough [to get out].' Still not done railing against the senator, Bannon brought it back up on Tuesday during the show handover with Real America's Voice host Eric Bolling. Asked by Bolling 'what the hell is Lindsey Graham doing in Ukraine right now,' Bannon repeated that the hawkish lawmaker was 'stirring it up' overseas before once again calling for Graham to be imprisoned. 'This is why I say he should be arrested,' he fumed. 'Either cut his passport off so he can never come back to the country, or arrest him. He's a troublemaker, and this now, he's egging the deep state on and misleading the Ukrainian people that we're all in on this.'He went on to say that the Ukrainian people 'understand the American people don't support this, and we're not gonna be there,' adding that 'we want to cut all the money off' to aiding Ukraine. At the same time, Bannon insisted that the United States is sympathetic towards Russia. 'The American people and the Russian people have no problem,' he concluded. 'We don't want to fight each other.'
New York Post
19-05-2025
- Business
- New York Post
To end the war in Ukraine, make Beijing's bankrolling of Russia's war machine hurt
If President Donald Trump wants lasting peace in Ukraine, he needs to unleash secondary sanctions on the countries keeping Vladimir Putin's bloody war going. Trump left Monday's call with Putin in an optimistic mood, posting that the chat 'went very well' and that 'Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations toward a Ceasefire and, more importantly, an END to the War.' Thing is, Putin's readout of the call still signaled that he'll accept nothing less than domination of Ukraine: That's what he means when he declares the overriding need 'to eliminate the root causes of this crisis.' Advertisement In Vlad's mind, the 'root cause' of the war is Ukraine's sovereignty, so 'Russia is ready to work with Kyiv' toward peace only via Kyiv's surrender. Trump's going to need to a big stick to get Putin to meaningfully bend. Russia illegally invaded under the guise of 'de-Nazifying' the country and saving Russian-speaking Ukrainians from 'oppression' — grievances impossible to address because they're baseless. Advertisement In all negotiations so far, Putin has insisted on conditions that would leave Kyiv neutered and vulnerable: demilitarization, NATO membership off the table, letting Russia keep all the territory it's occupying and then some. Vlad won't back off those demands unless he has no other option. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has a solution primed and ready: A bill he introduced with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) to impose a crippling a 500% tariff on imported goods from countries that buy Russian oil, gas, uranium etc. That would slam China, which has kept Putin's war machine chugging with those energy purchases and exporting hundreds of billions in products to Moscow, staving off catastrophic inflation and shortages. Advertisement Without that lifeline, Russia's already limping economy would go kaput. President Xi Jinping sees Putin as an ally in his war on the West, but will only suffer so much economic pain on behalf of Moscow. A call from him could force Vlad to face reality at the negotiating table. Graham has said that the secondary sanctions bill has enough bipartisan support to pass 'if Russia does not embrace an honorable, just and enduring peace.' Advertisement Putin is making it ever more clear he has no intention to do so. Trump should give the go-ahead to start making China's bankrolling of Moscow's bloodlust hurt. The road to peace in Ukraine goes through Beijing.
Gulf Insider
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Gulf Insider
Senators Cotton & Graham Work to Sabotage Chances of Iran Deal
Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), two of the most hawkish members of Congress, are working together to sabotage the Trump administration's chances of reaching a deal with Iran. On Thursday, the senators held a press conference outlining a resolution they're introducing that demands that any deal with Iran must include the total dismantlement of Tehran's nuclear enrichment program, an idea that Iranian officials have made clear is a non-starter. 'To the Iranian regime: you claim all you want is a peaceful nuclear power program. You can have it, but you cannot enrich and you must dismantle,' Graham said. 'And you must dismantle now.' Graham and Cotton said that any deal must require ratification from the Senate and must also impose limits on Iran's ballistic missile program and support for its allies in the region, conditions that are also a non-starter for Tehran. 'A treaty with Iran in this space is only possible if you get 67 votes,' Graham said. 'You're not going to get 67 votes for a treaty regarding their nuclear program unless they deal with the missile program and their terrorism activity. So is it possible? Yes, if Iran changes.' The senators also repeated President Trump's threat that if there is no deal, the US will attack Iran.' 'Iran can either have a nuclear program that's lying in ruins, smoking, destroyed, and dismantled, or it can have a peaceful civilian nuclear power program with no centrifuges, no enriching, no re-processing, and no pathway to a nuclear weapon,' he said. Trump has been threatening to bomb Iran over its nuclear program even though his intelligence agencies recently reaffirmed that there's no evidence Tehran is building a bomb or that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reversed his ban on the development of nuclear weapons. Iran is currently enriching some uranium at 20% and 60%, which is still lower than the 90% needed for weapons-grade. Tehran has made clear that it's willing to bring enrichment levels back down to 3.67%, the limit imposed by the JCPOA.
New York Post
03-05-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Trump's AI photo in papal regalia breaks internet: ‘Seeing is believing'
An AI-generated picture of President Trump dressed as the pope is breaking the internet — with some suggesting it's 'kind of beautiful,' while others are bashing it as 'sacrilegious.' The Trumped-up papal image was jokingly shared on the White House's X account Friday and the president's Truth Social has since topped tens of millions of views. The image shows Trump holding up his index finger as if about to preach ex cathedra — clad in the traditional bright white Catholic vestments with gold lining. 'Seeing is believing! A picture is worth a thousand words,' cheered Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a Southern Baptist, in a response post on X. 'Glad to report there is very positive reception and strong momentum for President Trump to be the next Pope,' he joked of the president, who as a non-denominational Christian is ineligible to be pope unless he converts to Catholicism. 'But I will be first to admit there has been some resistance! Must keep your head down and plow forward — can't let the naysayers win the day. Next week is crucial as the papal conclave convenes…. More updates to come!' 5 The Trumped-up papal image shared on the White House's X account Friday and the president's Truth Social has since topped tens of millions of views. Donald Trump/Truth Social 5 At least one Trump ally in Congress joked that there was strong momentum for him to succeed the late Pope Francis but others slammed the image as 'offensive.' Getty Images Others chimed in with supportive posts. Conservative writer Rod Dreher even came up with a new slogan. 'Well, why not? 'Make Rome Borgia Again' is not too bad after The Very Humble Francis. Could lead to an, um, Renaissance in the Church,' he wrote on X. 'I'm not entirely sure Trump did this himself, but if he did, he just made the left defend religion and that's kind of beautiful,' another wrote. But the New York State Catholic Conference and other members of the faith tore into the White House for the 'offense and sacrilegious' meme. 'There is nothing clever or funny about this image, Mr. President,' the Empire State Catholic Bishops blasted the president. 'We just buried our beloved Pope Francis and the cardinals are about to enter a solemn conclave to elect a new successor of St. Peter. Do not mock us.' 5 One Catholic internet sleuth said the president appeared to really appeared to enjoy extending the Sign of Peace to mourners in St. Peter's Square. REUTERS 'Mr. President (@realDonaldTrump)—please cease this offensive and sacrilegious behavior,' pleaded former Vice President Mike Pence's speechwriter Joshua Charles. Eric Sammons, a Catholic and the editor-in-chief of Crisis magazine said he wasn't offended. 'It's typical Trump humor, and I've learned not to take that too seriously,' said Sammons. 5 'Caesaropapism,' the historian Tom Holland observed wryly of the president in papal regalia. REUTERS 'I'm much more worried about how actual occupants of the Chair of St. Peter might demean the office.' Trump, 78, flew with first lady Melania Trump to the pope's funeral last Saturday, where he held an impromptu, high-stakes meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as the US seeks to broker talks ending Kyiv's more-than-three-year war with Russia. One Catholic internet sleuth said Trump appeared to be enjoying extending the Sign of Peace to mourners in St. Peter's Square. The conclave to elect the new pope is scheduled for May 7, with Vatican Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, 70, currently the odds-on favorite to replace Francis. 5 Vice President JD Vance was able to meet with the 88-year-old pontiff on Easter Sunday just before and shared an emotional tribute after his passing. Getty Images Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, 67, is in a close second followed by Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson, 76, who could be the first African pope. Francis died after a prolonged battle with double pneumonia on April 21. Vice President JD Vance was able to meet with the 88-year-old pontiff on Easter Sunday just before and shared an emotional tribute after his passing. 'I was happy to see him yesterday, though he was obviously very ill. But I'll always remember him for the below homily he gave in the very early days of COVID. It was really quite beautiful. May God rest his soul,' Vance said. The pope advocated against the Trump administration's immigration policies earlier this year, calling it a 'major crisis,' but his meeting with Vance was warm. The Holy Father even gave three chocolate Easter eggs for the vice president's children. The Post reached out to the White House for comment.
Newsweek
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Newsweek
Nancy Mace Says She Was Confronted While Man Was Having 'Medical Emergency'
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that she was confronted by "a Democrat" in a restaurant on May 1, while a man nearby was experiencing a medical emergency. "A man had a medical emergency at a restaurant tonight. I called first responders right away," Mace wrote. "A Democrat with him got in my face, furious I stepped in to help. Talk about Trump/Mace Derangement Syndrome. I'll always help my fellow South Carolinians. No matter your politics. Lowcountry first." Mace did not specify where or when the incident occurred or provide details on the individual suffering the emergency. Newsweek contacted her office on Friday via online form for further information. Nancy Mace (R-SC) shouts as U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. Mace has claimed she was recently confronted... Nancy Mace (R-SC) shouts as U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. Mace has claimed she was recently confronted in a restaurant whilst a man was having a 'medical emergency.' More/Getty Images Why It Matters This is not the first time Mace has reported a public confrontation. In December 2024, as reported by Newsweek, Mace claimed she was assaulted at the Capitol. "I was physically accosted at the Capitol tonight by a pro-tr*ns man," Mace wrote on X. "One new brace for my wrist and some ice for my arm, and it'll heal just fine. The Capitol Police arrested the guy." James McIntyre, 33, of Illinois, was arrested in connection with the incident, which happened inside the Rayburn House building, and charged with assaulting a government official. He pleaded not guilty to the charge, which was later dropped. Witnesses at the scene contradicted her claims, telling The Imprint and The Hill that McIntyre merely shook Mace's hand at a Foster Youth Caucus reception and asked her a question about the rights of transgender people. In February, as previously reported, Mace accused her ex-fiancé, Patrick Bryant, and three other men of a series of crimes, including conspiring to commit rape, physical abuse, and recording sex acts with her and others without their consent. In a statement to The Associated Press, Bryant "categorically" denied the allegations. Mace's decision to publicly air the serious allegations on the House floor granted her legal protection under the "speech or debate" clause, which shields lawmakers from being sued for statements made during legislative acts. Mace said she was speaking out because her home state's top prosecutor did not take action even after she alerted investigators. Mace, a prominent and often outspoken member of the House Republican caucus, has drawn both praise and criticism for her political positions, which sometimes diverge from party lines. She has also been a frequent presence on cable news and social media, where she maintains a highly visible public profile, with close to half a million followers on X. What People Are Saying The congresswoman's latest post has garnered 140k views and over 1k comments. Some critics online have questioned the context and veracity of her account of the incident. In response to one X user saying the incident didn't happen, Mace replied, "Sure did." What Happens Next It remains unclear whether Mace plans to elaborate, take further action, or file a report related to the restaurant encounter.
