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Mon Jul 13, 2026, 09:47 PM 23 hrs ago

Why it's time for truth bombs about Lindsey Graham: Political guru

Story by Erkki Forster, The Daily Beast Podcast

Lindsey Graham’s legacy warrants a far harsher reckoning than the glowing tributes now pouring in, political analyst David Rothkopf says.

From Donald Trump to Joe Biden, Washington responded to the 71-year-old South Carolina senator’s sudden death on Saturday with a bipartisan chorus of praise. One article in The Atlantic called Graham the “consummate politician of our time.”

Rothkopf, however, warned on The Daily Beast Podcast that the posthumous adulation of Graham is “normalizing and dangerous.”

“Because what Lindsey Graham was, as some people have pointed out, was a kind of pilot fish who... attached himself to Trump’s butt and did whatever Trump wanted him to do and took positions that were hideous,” Rothkopf told host Joanna Coles.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/why-it-s-time-for-truth-bombs-about-lindsey-graham-political-guru/ar-AA27QuSe

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Why it's time for truth bombs about Lindsey Graham: Political guru (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 23 hrs ago OP
Sometimes, speaking ill of the dead is just the right thing to do. SalamanderSleeps 22 hrs ago #1
He was just a beta who constantly needed an alpha in his life. Frasier Balzov 21 hrs ago #2
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