Former Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene labeled Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) a “murderer” after he died on Saturday from an aortic dissection.
Greene, who left the Republican Party over its support of Israel and handling of the Epstein files, eulogized Graham as a “neo-con warmonger” on The Young Turks podcast Monday, distancing herself from the late senator over his foreign policy stances.
“I disagreed with him wholeheartedly with many of his policies,” Greene said. “He was a neo-con warmonger. He was a murderer. He wanted to wipe and kill many innocent people in Iran, in Gaza, in Lebanon. He supported war more than anything. He never wanted peace.”
Throughout his political career, Graham supported the U.S. taking a proactive and muscular role in foreign affairs. He was a fierce supporter of Ukraine and Israel, often advocating President Donald Trump policies and agendas that mirrored his interventionist stances.
Hours before Graham’s unexpected death, the senator had returned from a trip to Ukraine, an effort to solidify an agreement on a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill. This was Graham’s 10th trip to the region since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
Graham consistently advocated an unshakeable alliance with Israel, which included sending U.S. military aid. He was known for traveling around the world, including trips to the Middle East.
Despite Graham’s interventionist stance, he served as a bridge between the more traditional aggressive foreign policy ideas in Washington and the “America first” sentiments growing within the Republican Party under Trump.
Greene shared the America First agenda Trump preached on the campaign trail, where he said he would end all “endless wars.”
Because of her America First beliefs, Greene slammed Graham for his support of Israel before and after his death.
Greene argued that the late senator never supported “peace” and would only pursue ending the Iran war because of the ramifications the conflict was having on Republicans’ success in the midterm elections.
“The only time he may have been interested in peace was because this war is hurting the midterms for President Trump and Republicans,” Greene said. “However, one thing about Lindsey Graham we can all say for sure is he was a dedicated zionist.”
“He may have been an elected U.S. senator, but he really was the greatest lobbyist the military-industrial complex could ever have holding power in Washington,” Greene added.
LINDSEY GRAHAM’S DEATH RAISES QUESTIONS OVER GOP FOREIGN POLICY DIRECTION
The former congresswoman argued that two things can be true at once in the sense that people can praise Graham while also criticizing him for his policies.
“We can say two things, we can say, ‘Oh he was a delightful person to be around,’ but at the same time I disagreed with him adamantly on many many issues,” Greene said. “It’s OK to say both of those things.”