Graham On Russian Hack Of DNC’s Trump Oppo: ‘You Making That Shit Up?’

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during the Values Voter Summit, held by the Family Research Council Action, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, in Washington. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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After news reports surfaced that the Democratic National Committee’s server had been hacked and opposition research on Donald Trump had been stolen, reporters on Capitol Hill turned to Trump critic and foreign policy guru Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to weigh in.

But, Graham – a longtime critic of Trump– almost didn’t believe what he was hearing. He paused. He smiled.

“Are you making that shit up?” Graham asked the reporter.

The reporter reassured him it was true.

“Really? ” Graham asked again.

“Let me absorb that one and I’ll get back to you.”

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  1. “Are you making that shit up?” Graham asked

    Ever a creature of Republican habit…

  2. You have to admit that it was a suitable response to the absurdity of the report.

  3. Their leader, Don Don, is the master at “making shit up.”

  4. And here I thought “Donald Trump intelligence” was an oxymoron.

  5. Avatar for tena tena says:

    That’s hilarious mostly because I didn’t think Ms Scarlett would say “shit” if he had a mouthful of it.

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