Lindsey Graham is low-hanging fruit. The South Carolina Senator catches hell from both sides and for good reason, he’s a bit of a coward. That’s why it’s kinda surprising that MSNBC host Chris Hayes and Rep. David Cicilline would try and paint Graham, of all people, as an inciter of violence.
Graham did an interview on Fox where he expressed concern that if the FBI goes after Trump without addressing their Clinton problem that there could be ‘riots in the streets’. Cicilline and Hayes tried to flip that on Graham and make it out to b a threat.
I can almost guarantee that Graham isn’t the guy anyone would look to for a battle cry but here we are…
Cicilline called Grhams concerns”threatening,” and “fascist” rhetoric.
Hayes repeated part of Graham’s quote and suggested it was a threat rather than a statement of fact, “literally riots in the streets.’ Senator Graham threatening violence if the government brings charges against Donald Trump for possession of the documents we knew he had, and were not his.”
Cicilline made a similar condemnation of Lindsey Graham, saying the senator’s observation was a “fascist” statement.
“We see people like Lindsey Graham who are essentially saying ‘either allow this president to get away with wrongdoing or there will be more violence.’ That is a fascist statement. It’s the use of violence for political means,” he said.
Cicilline also took the opportunity to slam Trump.
“This is an ex-president who used fear and division and threats of violence in an attempt to stay in power after the American people rejected a second term and he tried to overthrow an American election,” he said.
I’m not trying to throw hate toward Graham. I feel like the guy is low-hanging fruit, as I said—But come on… Are you afraid of him?
This was a reach, even for MSNBC. What’s next? Rumors that Mitch McConnell has a secret fight club?