Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Lindsey Graham Slams Trump's Pledge To Pardon Capitol Rioters If He Wins In 2024 As 'Inappropriate'

Lindsey Graham Slams Trump's Pledge To Pardon Capitol Rioters If He Wins In 2024 As 'Inappropriate'
Greg Nash/Pool/AFP/Getty Images; Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, criticized former President Donald Trump for pledging to pardon individuals who participated in the January 6 insurrection if he wins in 2024, calling Trump's remarks "inappropriate."

Graham, a longtime Trump ally, went on to suggest that Trump's rhetoric is dangerous and stressed that those who participated in the insurrection, which took place after a mob of Trump's supporters stormed the United States Capitol on the false premise the election was stolen, should be jailed.


You can hear what Graham said in the video below.

Graham said:

“I think it’s inappropriate. I don’t want to reinforce that defiling the Capitol was okay. I don’t want to do anything that would make this more likely in the future."
"I hope they go to jail and get the book thrown at them because they deserve it.”

Graham's remarks came after Trump, speaking at a Texas rally, pledged to pardon rioters and urged his supporters to protest in the event prosecutors officially charge him with financial crimes.

Trump insisted that riot participants should be pardoned because "they are being treated so unfairly," though he did not offer specifics.

Graham, for his part, received considerable blowback from Republicans who cast him as a traitor to their cause.

The irony in Graham's remarks is that he has often backed Trump's lies and did play a part in legitimizing his complaints about the 2020 election among the Republican base despite the fact that they've been repeatedly debunked.

For instance, shortly after the election–which Joe Biden won decisively–Graham made headlines after he was criticized by Citizens for Ethics in Washington (CREW) for suggesting that officials should try to toss out legal ballots in the state of Georgia while a recount was underway.

Graham denied any wrongdoing, calling any suggestion “ridiculous.”

More from People/donald-trump

Lil Nas X
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images

Lil Nas X Speaks Out

Lil Nas X’s summer swerved from chart-topping to chaotic after his arrest in Los Angeles last week. The Grammy-winning “Industry Baby” rapper, born Montero Lamar Hill, found himself in the middle of a late-night spiral that ended with felony charges, a hospital stay, and a video to fans that was equal parts rattled and reassuring.

According to reports from last week, Hill was spotted drifting in and out of a Hollywood hotel before wandering the streets in nothing but underwear and cowboy boots.

Keep ReadingShow less
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift
Patrick Smith/Getty Images

Travis Kelce's Dad Just Revealed When Travis Proposed To Taylor—And Fans Are All Noticing A Huge Easter Egg

In "Love Story," Taylor Swift once sang, "We were both young when I first saw you . . . It's a love story, baby, just say, 'Yes.'"

And in "You Belong with Me," Swift sang, "I'm on the bleachers / Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find / What you're looking for has been here the whole time."

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshot of Charlie Kirk; Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift
Real America's Voice; Jamie Squire/Getty Images

Charlie Kirk Slammed After Telling Taylor Swift To 'Submit To Your Husband' Following News Of Her Engagement

Far-right influencer Charlie Kirk put his misogyny and sexism on full display when he responded to the news that Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce and musician Taylor Swift are engaged to be married, saying that Swift should now take the opportunity to become "more conservative" and reminding her to "submit to your husband."

Kirk was of course just one of the millions around the country who responded to the news that America's most famous couple will soon tie the knot—but few made comments as openly backward as this.

Keep ReadingShow less
Randy Rainbow; Donald Trump
Randy Rainbow/YouTube; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Randy Rainbow Skewers Trump's Desire To Be King With Spot-On 'Lion King' Parody

Since the first presidency of MAGA Republican President Donald Trump, one of the greatest things to happen as a result was the rise of Randy Rainbow. Yes, unlike JD Vance, that's his real name.

His blend of political satire and musical parodies with a Broadway point of view have skewered Trump, his cabinet, and his closest cronies in Congress. His YouTube channel has garnered over 160 million views.

Keep ReadingShow less