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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,900 posts)
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 03:57 PM Feb 2022

TFG throws Lindsey Graham under the bus

Sen. Lindsey Graham Mercilessly Mocked After Trump Turns On Him

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) was mocked by his critics on Tuesday after his years of fealty to former President Donald Trump backfired this week.

Over the weekend, Trump vowed to pardon his supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a failed attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Graham called that “inappropriate.”

And just like that, Trump turned on Graham, who has been one of his most subservient followers in the Senate.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/sen-lindsey-graham-mercilessly-mocked-094838988.html

Trump says he would 'absolutely' consider Jan. 6 pardons — and attacks Lindsey Graham for opposing them

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday doubled down on his assertion that he might pardon those who have been convicted of crimes related to the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol — and disparaged Sen. Lindsey Graham for not supporting the idea.

“Well, Lindsay Graham is wrong,” Trump said in an interview with Newsmax. “I mean, Lindsey is a nice guy, but he’s a RINO. Lindsey’s wrong.” RINO, which stands for “Republican in name only,” is a term used by grassroots conservatives to disparage supposedly more moderate members of the GOP.

At a rally in Conroe, Texas, on Saturday, Trump said he would consider pardoning people convicted of joining the attack if he is elected to a second term, in 2024.

“If I run and I win, we will treat those people from Jan. 6 fairly,” Trump told the crowd. “We will treat them fairly, and if it requires pardons, we will give them pardons, because they are being treated so unfairly.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-jan-6-pardons-lindsey-graham-rino-154443398.html

All that ass kissing for nothing.
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TFG throws Lindsey Graham under the bus (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2022 OP
Well ... John McCain died in 2018 so Lindsey has only been kissing Chump's ass since then FakeNoose Feb 2022 #1
Graham's ass kissing will now go into overdrive MontanaMama Feb 2022 #2
This ☝️☝️☝️ dixiechiken1 Feb 2022 #12
He'll probably be visiting Mar-a-Lago soon. Prof. Toru Tanaka Feb 2022 #23
Yep. He will go on CNN or more likely Fox to say he misspoke or he was wrong or his comments LoisB Feb 2022 #33
Not for nothing - the memories linger... dchill Feb 2022 #3
Sooner or later, trump turns on everybody...nt Wounded Bear Feb 2022 #4
That was what I was going to say PatSeg Feb 2022 #10
Trump hates himself most of all... Wounded Bear Feb 2022 #11
Absolutely PatSeg Feb 2022 #13
Donald Trump is the product of abuse and neglect. His story is common, even for the powerful.. TeamProg Feb 2022 #29
THE PRISONS ARE CHOCK FULL DENVERPOPS Feb 2022 #32
Unlike most of those prisoners, PatSeg Feb 2022 #39
He's got a cruel and criminal mind. TeamProg Feb 2022 #40
Agree, except on Guiliani. Trump refused to cover the massive legal costs karynnj Feb 2022 #14
There is something particularly weird PatSeg Feb 2022 #41
Both Guiliani and Trump are beyond weird at this point karynnj Feb 2022 #42
Yes, it is unlike anything I've PatSeg Feb 2022 #43
THIS !! 👉🏾.. "...All that ass kissing for nothing.." uponit7771 Feb 2022 #5
Get ready for a major Lindsey apology. tavernier Feb 2022 #6
Kissing tfgs ass is always for nothing... Ohio Joe Feb 2022 #7
So he's doubling down on witness tampering...good call don spanone Feb 2022 #8
Of course he did. Srkdqltr Feb 2022 #9
Where he's looking for any filth he can lick Blue Owl Feb 2022 #15
Trump is a bully, and bullies always radius777 Feb 2022 #16
TFFCG wants the company.. he Throws Cha Feb 2022 #17
Bawahahaha.. "..Graham's a RINO.." & Cha Feb 2022 #18
Actually, TFG is the RINO maxsolomon Feb 2022 #19
My exact thoughts. Prof. Toru Tanaka Feb 2022 #25
Lindsey will slither right back to his comfort zone... LowerManhattanite Feb 2022 #20
Eeeeewwwwwwwww!!!!! MyOwnPeace Feb 2022 #27
Didn't someone call lindsey the cons Beachnutt Feb 2022 #21
This is what Graham gets for his trouble. onecaliberal Feb 2022 #22
That bus had better have 4-wheel drive to get over all the bodies. StarryNite Feb 2022 #24
Aww Lindsay. From ass-kissing to an ass-kicking. Hekate Feb 2022 #26
Did Ahole45 say he'd pay for the legal fees of people who attacked protestors at his Bund rallies? AZLD4Candidate Feb 2022 #28
Remora graham will be reattached to the orange butt by the weekend. Jakes Progress Feb 2022 #30
If repubs had a serious plan DownriverDem Feb 2022 #31
soooo how long do we have to wait for trump's arrest? SouthernDem4ever Feb 2022 #34
He'll never get the stain off his nose CanonRay Feb 2022 #35
"If I run ..." OMGWTF Feb 2022 #36
IF FailedCoupGuy became prez again (he won't) him treating them fairly KS Toronado Feb 2022 #37
Sorry Lindsay, there is no future in obsequious obeisance when it comes to your lord Stinky The Clown Feb 2022 #38

FakeNoose

(32,628 posts)
1. Well ... John McCain died in 2018 so Lindsey has only been kissing Chump's ass since then
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 04:00 PM
Feb 2022

Before that, when McCain was still alive, Lindsey hated Chump.

When you lay down with dogs, you're probably gonna get up with fleas.

MontanaMama

(23,307 posts)
2. Graham's ass kissing will now go into overdrive
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 04:00 PM
Feb 2022

because he will want to get back into dear leader's good graces.

LoisB

(7,200 posts)
33. Yep. He will go on CNN or more likely Fox to say he misspoke or he was wrong or his comments
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 06:38 PM
Feb 2022

were taken out of context then he'll hightail his ass down to Mar-a-Lardo with puckered lips.

PatSeg

(47,397 posts)
10. That was what I was going to say
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 04:33 PM
Feb 2022

It is pretty much inevitable no matter how loyal and obsequious a person is. The few who don't get thrown under the bus are very powerful and/or they have some kind of dirt on him. Giuliani once implied that he had some kind of "insurance" that protected him. Probably the same for Roger Stone. Neither of them will ever be victims of Donald's wrath.

I don't think Trump actually likes anyone. Though he wants unconditional loyalty, he also sees it as disgusting and weak. Like some maniacal Roman leader, he periodically sacrifices a sycophant to the lions. They are all marked for eventual disgrace and exile. It is just a matter of time.

Sorry Lindsey, all that degrading ass-kissing was for naught.

Wounded Bear

(58,642 posts)
11. Trump hates himself most of all...
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 04:38 PM
Feb 2022

and thus is incapable of showing love, or even affection to others. He'll only fake those emotions when he wants something.

PatSeg

(47,397 posts)
13. Absolutely
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 04:48 PM
Feb 2022

His self-loathing is so obvious. He is incapable for really connecting with anyone else and most of his attacks reflect his feelings about himself. "He is a disgrace; a disaster; disgusting" are words he uses about other people all the time and I am sure he is just replaying the words he heard as a child. He is so two-dimensional, he tells us everything we need to know about him whenever he opens his mouth.

TeamProg

(6,113 posts)
29. Donald Trump is the product of abuse and neglect. His story is common, even for the powerful..
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 06:18 PM
Feb 2022

A baby is born into a family where he’s ignored by his father. When he does receive his father’s attention, his father constantly yells at, criticizes or punishes him. For the first two years of his life, this child’s mother is perfunctorily attentive, but not loving, and then abandons him for a year. From the time he was born until he is an adult, he witnesses his father abuse his older brother by terrorizing him verbally. This leads to his older brother becoming an alcoholic and dying at the age of 42. He sees his parents engaged in an emotionally neglectful, if not emotionally abusive, marriage.

This is the story of the early years of President Donald J. Trump, according to the captivating book, “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man.” The book was written by the president’s niece, Mary L. Trump, the daughter of Donald Trump’s older brother. It bursts open the doors to understanding why Donald Trump behaves the way he does. It is also is a cautionary tale for how we decide who becomes a leader, whether that leader is a president, CEO, judge or school superintendent.

In Mary Trump’s words: “Child abuse is, in some sense, the experience of ‘too much’ or ‘not enough.’ Donald directly experienced the ‘not enough’ in the loss of connection to his mother at a crucial developmental stage, which was deeply traumatic. Without warning, his needs weren’t being met, and his fears and longings went unsoothed. Having been abandoned by his mother for at least a year, and having his father fail not only to meet his needs but to make him feel safe or loved, valued or mirrored, Donald suffered deprivations that would scar him for life.”

Anyone who knows about the science of adverse childhood experiences has suspected all along thatcritical aspects of the president’s formative years contributed to his behavior today.

Mary describes Fred Trump, Donald Trump’s father, as a “high-functioning sociopath.”



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DENVERPOPS

(8,809 posts)
32. THE PRISONS ARE CHOCK FULL
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 06:36 PM
Feb 2022

of people who were grossly mistreated as children. Physically battered, Emotionally battered, and Sexually battered.......

WHY ISN'T TRUMP ONE OF THOSE INCARCERATED PRISONERS ????????????????

These individuals are grossly unfit for public life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Trump has demonstrated this every day of his putrid life.........

I will stop there. Enough Said........

PatSeg

(47,397 posts)
39. Unlike most of those prisoners,
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 07:30 PM
Feb 2022

Trump came from money and privilege. An impoverished mistreated Donald Trump probably would have ended up incarcerated numerous times from a young age. Instead Donald, the juvenile delinquent, was sent to military school.

What a difference money makes.

karynnj

(59,501 posts)
14. Agree, except on Guiliani. Trump refused to cover the massive legal costs
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 04:50 PM
Feb 2022

that Guiliani asked for and he has not helped on Guiliani's own fees. I suspect that if there was any divergence in their goals, he will go under the bus even though in addition to anything he knows from the past, Guiliani was there for all of November, December 2020 and January 2021.

To some extent,, EACH of them can sink the other, but it would be legally murder/suicide.

PatSeg

(47,397 posts)
41. There is something particularly weird
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 07:39 PM
Feb 2022

about Giuliani. It is so strange how Trump continued to overlook all his major screw-ups. It was quite clear that Rudy wasn't an asset in any way other than maybe being a goofy distraction on TV. Trump could have reined him in, but he didn't.

Yes, it would be fascinating to watch them all go after one another. There is no loyalty in that gang whatsoever. It would be a real life Reservoir Dogs, but with far more characters. We can always hope.

karynnj

(59,501 posts)
42. Both Guiliani and Trump are beyond weird at this point
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 07:51 PM
Feb 2022

The most scary thing is nearly 40 percent of the country believe in Trump. There have been factions in the US before, but where they disagreed on goals, policies and even values, they did share a large set of Co mon beliefs and had the same facts - even if there were subjective disagreements.

How do you govern in a democracy when the disagreement is on facts and you can not even get to speaking about what policy has which advantages?

PatSeg

(47,397 posts)
43. Yes, it is unlike anything I've
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 10:26 PM
Feb 2022

seen in real life. Then if Trump changes his mind about something, this mindless blob of a party just changes right along with him. There are no policies or ideology anymore, it is whatever Trump happens to say or do today. It is mass delusion or psychosis brought to us by years of brainwashing from right-wing media. The MAGATS were being preconditioned for a leader like Trump and now it is a huge cult.

tavernier

(12,376 posts)
6. Get ready for a major Lindsey apology.
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 04:05 PM
Feb 2022

With tears in his eyes he will tell the world that Trump is the salt of the earth, the most decent man that ever lived, and that he is so sorry for his rudeness.

Ohio Joe

(21,748 posts)
7. Kissing tfgs ass is always for nothing...
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 04:06 PM
Feb 2022

He has no loyalty to anyone but himself and it is what will end him. As Garland works his way up the chain, enough seditious cohorts will understand this and flip on him.

radius777

(3,635 posts)
16. Trump is a bully, and bullies always
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 04:56 PM
Feb 2022

turn on their hangers-on and sycophants the minute those people step out of line. Remember even Bannon got the nickname 'Sloppy Steve' at one point... no self esteem he just came back for more. 'Sir, may I have another.'

Cha

(297,135 posts)
18. Bawahahaha.. "..Graham's a RINO.." &
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 05:06 PM
Feb 2022

TFFCG is FFA.. a Fucking Fascist Asshole.

Poor Fascist Loser.. so wants to pardon those who FAILED to OVERTHROW our Government!

maxsolomon

(33,298 posts)
19. Actually, TFG is the RINO
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 05:18 PM
Feb 2022

Graham is as Republican as anyone on the planet. Craven, hypocritical, a bad faith negotiator, but very much a Republic.

Trump has never been anything but a Trumpist. He hijacked the GQP because it was easier.

Prof. Toru Tanaka

(1,951 posts)
25. My exact thoughts.
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 05:54 PM
Feb 2022

Trump was a Democrat for years but knew the Dems were too smart to believe his schtick and his bullshit.

So there were the greedy, stupid, know-nothing Repukes ripe for the picking.

Trump isn't kidding when he says he "loves the poorly educated." These rubes that devotedly follow him and donate their money for him and constantly kiss his ass only to get slapped down when they get out of line prove this

LowerManhattanite

(2,389 posts)
20. Lindsey will slither right back to his comfort zone...
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 05:25 PM
Feb 2022

…like the human glycerin suppository that he is. Watch and see.

MyOwnPeace

(16,925 posts)
27. Eeeeewwwwwwwww!!!!!
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 06:04 PM
Feb 2022
"like the human glycerin suppository that he is....."

That may 'win-it-all' for the truest and ugliest 'visual' of the day!

AZLD4Candidate

(5,680 posts)
28. Did Ahole45 say he'd pay for the legal fees of people who attacked protestors at his Bund rallies?
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 06:04 PM
Feb 2022

That promise fell through. Why would Dbag45 keep this promise and why would the personality cult followers believe it now?

Oh, I forgot. They believe anything Shead45 says if it strokes their egos and appeals to their prejudices.

SouthernDem4ever

(6,617 posts)
34. soooo how long do we have to wait for trump's arrest?
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 06:43 PM
Feb 2022

just have his secret service detail handcuff him and bring him in.

OMGWTF

(3,951 posts)
36. "If I run ..."
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 06:52 PM
Feb 2022

As long as Shitler is just a private citizen all of the grift he's taking from his fidiots is free of those pesky campaign finance rules.

KS Toronado

(17,198 posts)
37. IF FailedCoupGuy became prez again (he won't) him treating them fairly
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 06:57 PM
Feb 2022

would consist of 3 square meals a day while sitting in prison.
He'll forget about 'em like a used up toy.

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