Senator Lindsey Graham says he was “shocked” when he found out that Donald Trump was “going to withdraw immediately from Syria.” Today, the usual Trump ally, spoke out against the president’s decision on CNN saying, “this is a gift to Russia and Iran, and that’s not a good thing.” Now it certainly looks like the two golf buddies are at odds.
When it comes to fighting ISIS I do not believe it is wise to outsource the fight to Rusia, Iran, and Assad.
They do not have America's best interests at heart.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) December 20, 2018
He also said:
“The worst is definitely yet to come. I talked to the Secretary Mattis yesterday. The traffic, the chatter out there, is pretty devastating. When the president suggests that Assad and Iran and Russia are not happy, they are very happy. The biggest winner of this could be the Iranians to have a corridor now from Tehran all the way to Lebanon. They could use the space we occupy to get more weapons to Hezbollah. It’s certainly putting the Kurds at risk. We see a lot of chatter… All I would ask him to do is reconvene his national security team, listen to what’s going on. And postpone this decision and make sure it’s based on conditions on the ground when you withdraw.”
Sen. Lindsey Graham President Trump’s plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria: “I have tried to help President Trump where I can … but I find myself in the situation where the best way I can help the president is to tell him the truth as I see it.” https://t.co/yFdfMe9DR8 pic.twitter.com/QERyTFkbv9
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) December 20, 2018
Now Trump is responding to Graham’s criticism.
So hard to believe that Lindsey Graham would be against saving soldier lives & billions of $$$. Why are we fighting for our enemy, Syria, by staying & killing ISIS for them, Russia, Iran & other locals? Time to focus on our Country & bring our youth back home where they belong!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 20, 2018
Watch what else Graham say above.
