{"id":18159,"date":"2026-07-26T20:34:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T15:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18159"},"modified":"2026-07-26T20:34:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T15:34:28","slug":"lindsey-graham-said-trump-was-jacked-at-start-of-iran-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18159","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Graham Said Trump Was &#8216;Jacked&#8217; at Start of Iran War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-wrap\">\n<div class=\"o-share-btn-wrap\">\n<div id=\"post-social\">\n<div class=\"o-share-wrap\">\n<p>    <button class=\"o-share-btn o-share-btn-article\">Share<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"o-share\">\n<div class=\"share-reddit o-share-item is-hidden\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"window.location = '\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=\" encodeuricomponent=\"\" return=\"\" false=\"\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64, 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\" alt=\"submit to reddit\" border=\"0\" width=\"58\" height=\"20\"\/> <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n      <button id=\"copy-button\" data-copy-url=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/lindsey-graham-reportedly-told-film-crew-trump-was-jacked-at-start-of-iran-war-he-loves-blowing-stuff-up\">Copy\u00a0Link<\/button>&#13;\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"o-comments-link u-disqus-count c-article__comments-link\" aria-label=\"Comments\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/lindsey-graham-reportedly-told-film-crew-trump-was-jacked-at-start-of-iran-war-he-loves-blowing-stuff-up\/#open-comments\" data-disqus-identifier=\"5745643 https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/?p=5745643\">\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<div id=\"attachment_5741797\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5741797\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5741797\" src=\"https:\/\/am12.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26005064617352-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Trump and Graham\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26005064617352-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26005064617352-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26005064617352-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26005064617352-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26005064617352-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26005064617352-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26005064617352-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5741797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Donald Trump, accompanied by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks with reporters while in flight on Air Force One, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, as they were returning to Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The late senator <strong>Lindsey Graham<\/strong> reportedly told a documentary crew following him that President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> was \u201cjacked\u201d at the start of the Iran war because he \u201cloves blowing stuff up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/national-security\/lindsey-graham-iran-war-netanyahu-call-598b1e85\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Wall St. Journal<\/em><\/a>, Graham granted filmmaker <strong>Alex Holder<\/strong> access to him for three years prior to his death last month. And in some of his more candid, newly-reported comments, the late senator painted a picture of a hawkish president that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/did-you-break-that-promise-nbcs-kristen-welker-grills-trump-on-no-new-wars-pledge-president-snaps-in-response-calling-her-a-big-liberal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">differed greatly from the dove<\/a> he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DecodingFoxNews\/status\/2007403812592746497\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">frequently sold himself as publicly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2019I talked to Trump this morning, he\u2019s jacked,&#8221;\u201d Graham told the film crew in February, at the start of the Iran war. \u201c[Trump] said, \u2018best thing I have ever done.\u2019 He loves blowing stuff up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Graham vented frustration with the Trump administration for having reservations about the war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery few people are out selling this war from the administration,\u201d Graham told the crew. \u201cI\u2019m shocked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Journal\u2019s report noted that Graham did not think <strong>Steve Witkoff<\/strong> and <strong>Jared Kushner<\/strong> could successfully negotiate a deal with Iran \u2014 and that only Secretary of State <strong>Marco Rubio<\/strong> could.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re just too conflicted,\u201d Graham told the filmmakers of Witkoff and Kushner. \u201cIt\u2019s gotta be Rubio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share &#13; Copy\u00a0Link&#13; \u00a0 President Donald Trump, accompanied by Sen. 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