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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,696 posts)
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 03:23 PM 10 hrs ago

Lindsey Graham seen holding a pink bubble wand at Disney World amid DHS shutdown

WASHINGTON, DC: Senator Lindsey Graham was spotted at Walt Disney World in Florida during the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown. Thousands of federal workers have not been paid, and disruptions continue at US airports.

Photos published by TMZ showed Graham at Disney World, including at a character dining spot, during a congressional break. The images surfaced as the shutdown extended into multiple weeks, impacting Transportation Security Administration workers and causing delays at major travel hubs.

The South Carolina senator appeared to be wearing business attire while holding a pink bubble wand toy as he walked through the “Tangled” area of Magic Kingdom, the tabloid outlet reported.

The South Carolina senator defended his trip to Disney World, telling TMZ he met some friends at the theme park after “meeting in South Florida on Friday with Trump official Steve Witkoff and others to talk about the possibility of normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/lindsey-graham-seen-holding-a-pink-bubble-wand-at-disney-world-amid-dhs-shutdown/ar-AA1ZNC7n

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Lindsey Graham seen holding a pink bubble wand at Disney World amid DHS shutdown (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 10 hrs ago OP
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Why would he be dressed us as a princess and not a prince? obamanut2012 9 hrs ago #10
It never takes long... sarisataka 9 hrs ago #17
Hasn't he passed his expiration date? Time for him to leave the Senate - hopefully Marie Marie 10 hrs ago #2
Graham is an odd little duck Torchlight 10 hrs ago #3
Post removed Post removed 10 hrs ago #4
Wow sarisataka 8 hrs ago #20
Aw, he's visiting the Tangled potties spinbaby 10 hrs ago #5
People usually take their kids, you don't see many 70-year-old childless batchelors with pink wands there. sop 10 hrs ago #6
Post removed Post removed 10 hrs ago #7
The article doesn't mention who Lindsey was with at the Magic Kingdom. sop 9 hrs ago #8
Many adults go without kids, and being a "Disney Adult" is fine obamanut2012 9 hrs ago #11
No, Disney is huge among adults and many go without kids JI7 9 hrs ago #19
Last time I was there I was a just kid, that was probably around 50 years ago. I've never been back. sop 8 hrs ago #26
...you know where that wand has been... mr715 9 hrs ago #9
Where has the wand been? obamanut2012 9 hrs ago #12
Are we even allowed to acknowledge that it was a wand? BannonsLiver 9 hrs ago #16
It is a little on the nose. mr715 8 hrs ago #22
The amount of homophobic/transphobic/misogynistic comments on this thread sucks obamanut2012 9 hrs ago #13
It is disgusting sarisataka 8 hrs ago #21
His opponent is weaponizing it effectively mr715 8 hrs ago #24
You mean she released a homophobic ad against Graham obamanut2012 8 hrs ago #29
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His opponent is using homophobic ads sarisataka 8 hrs ago #33
exactly obamanut2012 8 hrs ago #27
He later posted a photo of himself shooting clays to reassert his MAGA bona fides Rob H. 9 hrs ago #14
Looked like his new dildo Clouds Passing 9 hrs ago #15
No no it's a wand. BannonsLiver 9 hrs ago #18
LOL mr715 8 hrs ago #25
An open-collared shirt is "business attire"??? without a jacket? niyad 8 hrs ago #23
Based on the coverage I saw yesterday, that thing is called a "bubble niyad 8 hrs ago #28
Bubble wand obamanut2012 8 hrs ago #30
Like I said, that was what I saw it called yesterday. Certainly does not niyad 8 hrs ago #32

Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Marie Marie

(11,306 posts)
2. Hasn't he passed his expiration date? Time for him to leave the Senate - hopefully
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 03:27 PM
10 hrs ago

by being voted out and replaced by a Democrat. A girl can dream...

Torchlight

(6,820 posts)
3. Graham is an odd little duck
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 03:28 PM
10 hrs ago

and holding a pink bubble wand may be the most professional, least harmful act of leadership he's engaged in to date.

Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

sop

(18,605 posts)
6. People usually take their kids, you don't see many 70-year-old childless batchelors with pink wands there.
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 03:33 PM
10 hrs ago

Response to sop (Reply #6)

sop

(18,605 posts)
8. The article doesn't mention who Lindsey was with at the Magic Kingdom.
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 03:45 PM
9 hrs ago

I'm just asking for a friend...

obamanut2012

(29,367 posts)
11. Many adults go without kids, and being a "Disney Adult" is fine
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 03:52 PM
9 hrs ago

Graham sucks for many other reasons.

He also was obviously meeting someone -- no ones dresses up like that to be in the parks.

JI7

(93,614 posts)
19. No, Disney is huge among adults and many go without kids
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 04:38 PM
9 hrs ago

There are even places that are only for adults.

sop

(18,605 posts)
26. Last time I was there I was a just kid, that was probably around 50 years ago. I've never been back.
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 05:18 PM
8 hrs ago

It had just opened a few years before. My sainted mother took us alone because my father refused to go; he was a very serious man who hated amusement parks. My brother and I had a great time, but Mom did nothing but complain about the heat and her tired feet. It must be very different these days.

obamanut2012

(29,367 posts)
13. The amount of homophobic/transphobic/misogynistic comments on this thread sucks
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 03:53 PM
9 hrs ago

Wow.

EarlG needs to step in.

sarisataka

(22,694 posts)
21. It is disgusting
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 04:46 PM
8 hrs ago

If any right wing source used the slurs and homophobic references we are seeing we would be all over it.

Response to obamanut2012 (Reply #29)

sarisataka

(22,694 posts)
33. His opponent is using homophobic ads
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 05:24 PM
8 hrs ago

Would it therefore be acceptable to use racism if he was POC?

Rob H.

(5,849 posts)
14. He later posted a photo of himself shooting clays to reassert his MAGA bona fides
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 04:09 PM
9 hrs ago

and it backfired on him because then people started mocking him for going on vacation while federal workers are going unpaid.

BannonsLiver

(20,589 posts)
18. No no it's a wand.
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 04:33 PM
9 hrs ago

Actually wand is offensive. It’s not a wand, it’s a fun implementation device. Oh no. That sounds bad. It’s actually a collection of atoms that is perfectly normal for an old man to be carrying around alone at a theme park. Don’t draw any conclusions, and don’t even mention it at all. That would be weird, and offensive.

mr715

(3,564 posts)
25. LOL
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 05:16 PM
8 hrs ago

"Fun implementation device"

You are a riot.

And for the record I'm laughing AT Lindsay Graham because he's a shit person and I actively wish him ill. I don't care if he was as straight as Markwayne Mullin or as bi as Kristen Sinema.

But yeah, dude is walking around with a wand.

niyad

(132,427 posts)
23. An open-collared shirt is "business attire"??? without a jacket?
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 05:08 PM
8 hrs ago

What was the temp there anyway?

niyad

(132,427 posts)
28. Based on the coverage I saw yesterday, that thing is called a "bubble
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 05:19 PM
8 hrs ago

machine". I thought it looked like cotton candy.

niyad

(132,427 posts)
32. Like I said, that was what I saw it called yesterday. Certainly does not
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 05:24 PM
8 hrs ago

look like any wand I have ever seen, bubble or otherwise.

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