{"id":4840,"date":"2026-07-13T07:48:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T02:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4840"},"modified":"2026-07-13T07:48:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T02:48:46","slug":"lindsey-graham-died-after-he-sold-his-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4840","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Graham Died After He &#8216;Sold His Soul&#8217;"},"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\/politics\/rick-wilson-touts-karmic-comfort-in-lindsey-graham-dying-after-he-sold-his-soul-for-iran-war\">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\/politics\/rick-wilson-touts-karmic-comfort-in-lindsey-graham-dying-after-he-sold-his-soul-for-iran-war\/#open-comments\" data-disqus-identifier=\"5741922 https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/?p=5741922\">\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trump&amp;apos;s Agenda Is SCREWED With Graham&amp;apos;s Passing w\/ Rick Wilson\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LY5GXCVMrnI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Lincoln Project co-founder <strong>Rick Wilson<\/strong> said there is \u201ckarmic comfort\u201d in Sen. <strong>Lindsey Graham<\/strong> (R-SC) dying after he \u201csold his soul\u201d pushing President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> to launch the Iran war.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson made the comment on MS NOW analyst <strong>Molly Jong-Fast\u2019s<\/strong> <em>Fast Politics<\/em> podcast on Sunday, one day after Graham died.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLindsey Graham sold his soul to Donald Trump to get a war with Iran and died knowing how badly Donald Trump had f*cked it up,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cFor people looking for some like, karmic comfort in this, there you go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Graham was one of the president\u2019s closest allies in Congress and was a big supporter of Operation Epic Fury.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the president to attack Iran before the war was launched in February \u2014 and even had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/lindsey-graham-gleefully-poses-with-trump-after-prez-signs-his-make-iran-great-again-hat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cMake Iran Great Again\u201d hats<\/a> made in an obvious nod to Trump\u2019s \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d rallying cry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"qualified qualified-2\">Graham recently predicted Trump would\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/lindsey-graham-predicts-trump-will-obliterate-iran-if-strait-of-hormuz-is-messed-with\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cobliterate\u201d Iran<\/a>\u00a0if the country\u2019s theocratic leaders dared mess with the Strait of Hormuz. That prediction may now be put to the test, after Iran attacked a ship on Saturday and the U.S. launched multiple strikes in response.<\/p>\n<p>Trump honored Graham in a post on Truth Social early on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator Lindsey Graham, one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known, is dead!\u201d Trump posted. \u201cHe was always working, and was a true American Patriot. Lindsey will be greatly missed!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The president followed that up later on Sunday by <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116908044067369620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ordering<\/a> all American flags to be lowered to half mast until next Saturday. A few hours later, Graham\u2019s office released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/just-in-lindsey-grahams-preliminary-cause-of-death-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a preliminary examination<\/a> saying the senator died from \u201cAortic Dissection due to Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wilson \u2014 who teamed up with several other \u201cNever Trump\u201d talking heads to launch The Lincoln Project in 2019 \u2014 said earlier in the podcast he expected to see a lot of reporters \u201cgushing\u201d over Graham because he was one of the \u201cgreatest sources\u201d in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Watch above.<\/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 \ufeff The Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson said there is \u201ckarmic comfort\u201d in Sen. 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