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Lindsey Graham Says Trump's First Budget Is 'Dead On Arrival'
TPM ^ | February 28, 2017 | Esme Cribb

Posted on 02/28/2017 10:32:15 AM PST by Trump20162020

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said Tuesday that President Donald Trump's budget outline is "dead on arrival" and that proposed cuts to State Department funding "would be a disaster."

"It's dead on arrival. It's not going to happen. It would be a disaster," Graham said.

He said that if Trump limits the State Department's ability to exercise "soft power" he is "never going to win the war."

"What's most disturbing about the cut in the State Department's budget, it shows a lack of understanding," Graham said.

(Excerpt) Read more at talkingpointsmemo.com ...


TOPICS: Government; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: donaldtrump; graham; lindseygraham; trump
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1 posted on 02/28/2017 10:32:16 AM PST by Trump20162020
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To: Trump20162020

Graham is DOA. That is what is DOA.


2 posted on 02/28/2017 10:33:37 AM PST by Louis Foxwell (The Left has the temperament of a squealing pig.)
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To: Trump20162020

Linda is at it again. Must have gotten the go ahead from John McCain


3 posted on 02/28/2017 10:33:39 AM PST by stocksthatgoup (There will come a time when those screaming Fascists are in fact the actual Facists. W Churchill)
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To: Trump20162020

hey ms graham, want to see how much we respect you? Go look at your primary results.


4 posted on 02/28/2017 10:33:52 AM PST by The_Republic_Of_Maine (politicians beware)
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To: stocksthatgoup

Linda and mclame’s thought processes are DOA.


5 posted on 02/28/2017 10:34:17 AM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: Trump20162020

Spoken like a true democrat.


6 posted on 02/28/2017 10:34:45 AM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them!)
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To: Trump20162020

OK, Limpsey. Appropriate the money. Then try to get Trump to spend it. The left has done this with entry/exit ID systems, the border wall, etc.; we can play this game, too.


7 posted on 02/28/2017 10:35:01 AM PST by dangus
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>> “shows a lack of understanding,” Graham said.

Shove it, leech.


8 posted on 02/28/2017 10:35:15 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Louis Foxwell

There’s so much fat at the State Dept and everywhere else that you can cut it in half and still do a great job.


9 posted on 02/28/2017 10:35:19 AM PST by nikos1121 (We are about to see The Golden Age of Pericles in the new Trump Administration.)
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To: Trump20162020
Graham is an ANTI-AMERICAN globalist hack.

McCain is a ANTI-AMERICAN globalist hack (and creator of ISIS).

Rinse and repeat.

10 posted on 02/28/2017 10:35:33 AM PST by CivilWarBrewing (im)
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To: Trump20162020

Put a sock in it Lindsey.


11 posted on 02/28/2017 10:35:37 AM PST by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: Trump20162020

Oh MS. McCain...you didn’t get your friends a raise??? Go talk to Soros he might help you continue to live your life style...if not your MR. should help you out...he’s getting a lot of money from Saudi and Soros...


12 posted on 02/28/2017 10:36:08 AM PST by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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To: Trump20162020

You know....ultimately...The Republican congress is going to have to vote to expel Graham and McCain.


13 posted on 02/28/2017 10:36:23 AM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them!)
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To: Trump20162020

always nice to have your support, Linds !


14 posted on 02/28/2017 10:36:52 AM PST by llevrok (A group of baboons is called a "congress." Just sayin' .....)
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To: Trump20162020

C’mon SC primary this SOB out


15 posted on 02/28/2017 10:37:01 AM PST by A_Former_Democrat ("Liberalism is a mental disorder" On FULL Display NOW BOYCOTT Mexico nba NFL PepsiCO Kellogg's)
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

It would take 67 votes in the Senate to effect expulsion. Long before that effort took root, McCain and Graham would change parties, thus requiring the Democrats to protest them.


16 posted on 02/28/2017 10:37:51 AM PST by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius available at Amazon.)
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To: A_Former_Democrat

The problem is the Democrats keep crossing over and voting for this guy in the primaries.


17 posted on 02/28/2017 10:38:07 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Trump20162020

Grahamnesty is a buffoon of fantastic proportions!!!!


18 posted on 02/28/2017 10:38:19 AM PST by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: Trump20162020

Without Trump providing any specifics on the cuts then how does Graham know it’s going to be a disaster?


19 posted on 02/28/2017 10:38:35 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Trump20162020

Linseed knows about exercising soft power

though they do prescribe medication for that

Though a doctor must be consulted after 4 hours if .... oh never mind


20 posted on 02/28/2017 10:38:56 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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