Rep. Reuben Gallego called Sen. Lindsey Graham a hypocrite, a liar, and a coward each rolled into 1 person.
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Rep. Reuben Gallego (D-AZ) describes Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) to @Acosta "Lindsey Graham is a hypocrite, a liar, and a coward all wrapped into 1 human being. " pic.twitter.com/YD8zykZXgF
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Rep.Gallego reacted to Jim Acosta speechmaking him The Washington Post’s relationship of Lindsey Graham’s behaviour during the 1/6 onslaught by saying:
Lindsey Graham is simply a hypocrite, a liar and a coward all wrapped into 1 human being. You know, helium was a idiosyncratic that was really portion of the problem leading up to the election, taking portion successful each the conspiracy theories, saying that the predetermination could person possibly been stolen. So helium is portion of the problem, and a batch of these other politicians that, you know, hide behind the Capitol Police and hid down Capitol Police connected January 6th and afterward turned connected them are portion of the problem and are going to continue being portion of the problem.
It extends retired to everything else. The information we inactive spot immoderate of these erstwhile Trump, you know, White House officials connected TV arsenic if they didn’t enactment successful an almost coup of this country, you see them connected firm boards all across this country. You know, we truly request to shut them down successful each avenues because what they did is horrendous, and the information that we — and I say “We” arsenic a nine — pretend that everything’s good is only going to origin this to actually happen again and possibly adjacent be successful.
Progressive groups are attempting to enlistee Rep. Gallego to situation Sen. Kyrsten Sinema successful the 2024 Democratic primary and it is casual to recognize why. Sinema makes each determination done a filter of idiosyncratic governmental ambition, portion Gallego is speaking from a halfway content successful close and wrong.
Rarely has Lindsey Graham been described successful specified blunt terms, but Graham has shown thing but hypocrisy, falsehood, and cowardice since helium latched connected to Donald Trump aft John McCain died.
Gallego made it wide that radical similar Lindsey Graham are what is incorrect with Congress.
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