Lindsey Graham Is No JFK

Mike Lee on Save America Act: One of the best ways we can honor Lindsey Graham’s legacy would be to take this up and pass it this month pic.twitter.com/O0wcColyCn

— Acyn (@Acyn) July 12, 2026

LBJ passed the Civil Rights Act as part of Kennedy’s legacy. Kennedy championed the Act in June, 1963. LBJ got it through Congress in 1964.

Lindsey Graham is no JFK. And Trump is no LBJ.

There are all kinds of ways to grossly politicize someone’s death. https://t.co/1w5jy0vqPo

— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) July 12, 2026

And this GOP will try every one of them.

All these cretins jumping at his death to push their political goals. Netayanhu jumps to pushing for military aid for Israel. Trump immediately says Lindsey would have wanted the SAVE Act passed. A bunch of sickos. https://t.co/JntAusmftv

— Brett Meiselas (@BMeiselas) July 12, 2026

What Netenyahu knows: without Graham and McConnell, Democrats might get their way:

Six Democratic senators last week urged colleagues to block the NDAA's advancement until a provision they believe to be"reckless" can be removed, according to a recent Truthout report.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and five others urged colleagues not to support the U.S.-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative which would mandate cooperation between the U.S. and Israel militaries and intelligence, according to the report.

“These agreements threaten U.S. national security interests by handing the Netanyahu government leverage over American weapons systems and military technology,” the letter stated. “This is not hypothetical."

Iran also poses a problem. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) announced over the weekend he would not vote to approve the NDAA over concerns about the war.

"We haven’t even had an up or down vote to authorize this war in the first place," Schatz said Saturday. "Trump wants a 50 percent increase at DOD - they expect money without accountability or strategy. I usually vote yes on NDAA but this is an easy call for me."

With opposition mounting, Senate Republicans needed Graham and McConnell to help them fend off this attack from Democrats, argued political reporter Igor Bobic on Sunday.

"Senate was set to take up the NDAA upon returning from the break," he wrote. "Will be harder with Graham’s passing and McConnell’s absence amid rising Dem opposition over Iran."