Lindsey Graham Says U.S. Aid to Ukraine Is 'The Best Money We've Ever Spent ... The Russians Are Dying' [UPDATED]

Chris Menahan
InformationLiberation
May. 28, 2023

UPDATE: You can see Senator Lindsey Graham's full comments in context here.

Senator Lindsey Graham visited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday in Kiev to hail US aid to Ukraine as "the best money we've ever spent" and celebrate that "Russians are dying."

"Free or die, now we are free," Zelensky tells Graham in video of the meeting released by Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukraine's presidential office.

"Yes," Graham responds.

"And we will be," Zelensky says.

~~"The Russians are dying," Graham reportedly interjects. "It's the best money we've ever spent."~~ [See update above]

Lindsey Graham: "The Russians are dying... it's the best money we've ever spent." pic.twitter.com/Vn1THUjHmO
— COMBATE |🇵🇷 (@upholdreality) May 27, 2023

UPDATE: Here's the longer clip Ukraine released after the controversy (the end is edited):

🇺🇸 “KILLING RUSSIANS IS GREAT”

Did Sen. Lyndsey Graham 🇺🇸 REALLY say that the US spending money for weapons for Ukraine 🇺🇦, “to kill Russians,” was the best money we had ever spent?

The Senator’s original comments, followed by what Russian press showed.

What do you think? pic.twitter.com/0TSlQOHTVz
— Jason Jay Smart (@officejjsmart) May 29, 2023

Newsweek carried a report claiming he may have said the Russians are "down" but Graham himself hasn't disputed anything.

Graham on Twitter celebrated that the "Russians have been bloodied and weakened" and said the US "must provide cluster munitions and additional long range artillery" to kill more Russians in the "counteroffensive."

Just finished a great visit with President Zelensky, Kyiv Mayor Klitschko, and Ukrainian defense officials.

I have never been more optimistic about the ability of the Ukrainians to go on the offense and take back their territory from the Russians.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) May 26, 2023

On this trip, it is clear to me that the Russians have been bloodied and weakened. We must provide cluster munitions and additional long range artillery to make the counteroffensive a success.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) May 26, 2023

While there are no magic weapons, the right weapons in the hands of determined Ukrainian people creates magic on the battlefield.

Victory for Ukraine.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) May 26, 2023

The comments are not out of character for Graham considering he has repeatedly called for Russian President Vladimir Putin's assassination.

“I want the Russian people to take this man out. I don’t care if we put him in jail in The Hague or somebody kills him, he needs to go.”

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) doubles down on his call for Putin’s assassination pic.twitter.com/xS2P1QJm13
— The Recount (@therecount) March 8, 2022

Lindsey Graham reiterated his call for the assassination of #Putin, saying on air that "the war will only end if someone removes Putin."
How will this war end? When $Russia breaks and they remove Putin. If this does not happen, the war will continue." That's their plan. pic.twitter.com/cseHijLaR4
— Arthur Morgan (@ArthurM40330824) December 26, 2022

All that was missing from this scene was Graham holding up a sign reading, "More for Ukraine."

"No one has done more for Israel than you, Sen. @LindseyGrahamSC, a stalwart champion of our alliance and we have no better friend. I want to thank you for everything you've been doing over the years on our defenses, our security, on Iran. You've been a tremendous friend and ally pic.twitter.com/Nw1vulBLHt
— PM of Israel (@IsraeliPM) May 31, 2021

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