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riversedge

(73,134 posts)
Thu Dec 15, 2016, 03:50 PM Dec 2016

Lindsey Graham, on Trumps comment: "If it was a 400 pound guy, it was a 400 pound Russian guy."




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Lindsey Graham ‏@LindseyGrahamSC 21h21 hours ago

If you don't go after Russia for hacking during 2016 election you're inviting other bad actors (China, N. Korea, Iran, etc.) to do the same.
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Phil Mattingly ‏@Phil_Mattingly 22h22 hours ago

Lindsey Graham, on Trump's comments about the origin of the Russian hack: "If it was a 400 pound guy, it was a 400 pound Russian guy."
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forjusticethunders

(1,151 posts)
1. Oh Lindsey, if only you weren't so bad on so many issues.
Thu Dec 15, 2016, 04:13 PM
Dec 2016

He's one of the few Republicans who's not bending the knee to Trump.

Of course, you have to be at least somewhat crazy to win statewide office in SC.

wishstar

(5,486 posts)
2. He may be worried Russia will get him defeated in 2020
Thu Dec 15, 2016, 04:51 PM
Dec 2016

since he hasn't supported Trump sufficiently. Perhaps Russian hackers will find or make up something damaging against him so a more pro-Putin right wing extremist can primary him

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
4. Or is he running a smokescreen for the Republicans who hacked the Democrats? Occam!!
Thu Dec 15, 2016, 10:33 PM
Dec 2016

From somewhere in Russia perhaps, or from Manhattan via a secret server connected to Russia.

Maru Kitteh

(29,098 posts)
5. I tend to think the less extraordinary explanation is the more likely, as Occam would apply
Fri Dec 16, 2016, 05:12 PM
Dec 2016

And the less extraordinary one in this case is

Lindsey Graham never did like Trump and all the way through the primaries, he wasn't shy about it either, so having this issue that puts a permanent asterisk next to DJT's name is fine by him, and he's happy to talk about it. If I had to guess, I say the "I told you so factor" is probably giving him tummy giggles.



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