Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that his “fascist” comments about former President Donald Trump, who served as White House chief of staff under John Kerry, were a sign of the Harris campaign's desperation with just over a week left until Election Day. He said that there is.
R.S.C.'s Mr. Graham appeared on ABC's “This Week,” and in a previous interview with the New York Times, Mr. Kelly said Mr. Trump met the “general definition of a fascist” and could not be forgiven. He was asked why he had claimed that he would rule like a dictator. week.
“It undermines (Kerry's) concepts that have been beneficial to the United States,” Graham said. “I think our generals were apolitical in a sense. He has a right to be heard. I categorically reject that.”
“Three weeks before the election, you're basically claiming that Trump Hitler is a fascist, and that's not going to resonate,” the senator continued. “What happened to the joy on the Democratic side? They went from joy to now Trump becoming Hitler. Well, it's despair.”
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Mr. Graham urged Americans to examine Mr. Trump's record, adding that Mr. Kelly's criticism is based on emotion, not fact. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images, File)
Graham also hit back at Kerry's “fascist” comments and reminded Americans of Trump's record as a “friend of Israel like no other” and that Trump has put Israel in the “strongest position we've ever been in.” I asked them to pay attention to how they were led. He also said there is no war, the borders are the most secure, and inflation is down, all on President Trump's watch.
Kelly is a retired four-star general who served as White House chief of staff in the Trump administration. (SAUL LOEB/AFP, via Getty Images, File)
“I don't think General Kelly's criticism is based on fact,” the senator said. “I think it's emotional and sad, but I don't think it matters.”
Graham was also asked about the criticism that forced the four-star general to retire. Mark Milley and Jim Mattis, who served in the Trump administration, also spoke about former President Trump.
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“This shows how hopeless this campaign is. Three weeks before the election, three retired generals are going to step down for a while and replace joy with fear,” Graham said. Ta.
Commenting on the war of words between Trump and Harris, Graham also said he doesn't think Harris is a fascist or a communist.
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“Do I think Kamala Harris is a fascist? No. Do I think she's a communist? No. I think she's the most liberal person nominated by a major political party. “I think she's incompetent. I think she's incompetent,” Graham said.
