Sen. Lindsey Graham's decision to run to the defense of Donald Trump's administration that finds itself under siege over allowing journalist Jeffrey Goldberg access to planning an attack on Houthi rebels in Yemen led to laughter on MSNBC on Friday morning.
With the Senate leaning toward an investigation about the military security breach among high-ranking Trump officials with bi-partisan support, MSNBC's Jonathan Lemire noted that the South Carolina Republican who is normally a strong supporter of U.S. military stated no one should be fired.
Addressing national security adviser Mike Waltz adding Goldberg to the chat, Graham said he still had faith in him and then told reporters, "We dodged a bullet. I hope we understand what happened and never do it again.”
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That, in turn, led to a shout-out from Donald Trump on Truth Social which was panned by the MSNBC panel.
On Wednesday night, Trump wrote: "Senator Lindsey Graham is working incredibly hard for the Great People of South Carolina, a State I love and WON BIG in 2016, 2020, and 2024!"
With Lemire pointing out the comment was a sign that the president is "keeping score" over who has his back as the Signal scandal lingers, co-host Joe Scarborough laughed at the endorsement pledge.
"An endorsement for what?" Scarborough asked. "You mean just like whenever it's Lindsey's next run?"
As Lemire explained, Graham is "... up in 2026," Scarborough continued and smirked, "If Lindsey like slices a ball into the woods and like hits a bird or something, I mean, what good does an endorsement a year and a half off do for any Republican?"
"Well Donald Trump is happy to give it for Graham," Lemire replied.
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