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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is making a big flip on his Senate colleague J.D. Vance (R-OH) now that he's Donald Trump's official running mate.
Washington Post writer Aaron Blake recalled Graham's attack on Vance just a few months ago. Vance penned a column for the New York Times on Ukraine funding. Graham responded by calling it "garbage."
"I challenge J.D. Vance to go to Ukraine and get a briefing from the Ukrainian military and talk to the Ukrainian people. Then tell me what you think. Quit talking about things you don't know anything about until you go," knocked Graham while speaking on Fox Sunday.
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"He's wrong about the whole concept that we can deal with multiple problems," Graham said. "The idea that we can't help Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan at the same time, I reject that. I reject it totally."
Vance alleged that the U.S. couldn't handle more than one conflict at a time as it did for 10 years with American troops on the ground in Afghanistan and Iraq. Vance served as a military journalist for a few months in Iraq.
On Thursday, Graham changed his thoughts.
"Vance did a great job last night," he posted on the social media site X. "He has one of the most compelling stories in American politics. I know he’ll be an effective advocate for the America First agenda. Under the Biden-Harris Administration, the world is a very dangerous place. We need President @realDonaldTrump now. The party is united. We’re ready to win. On to victory!"
Graham is a huge proponent of fighting Russia by supporting Ukraine.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov endorsed Vance, said former Ambassador Michael McFaul on X.
"The choice for American voters on foreign policy in November gets even clearer," he wrote. "Biden/Harris support democracy and opposes autocrats. Trump/Vance support autocrats and oppose democrats. Americans have a clear choice. No ambiguity on this issue."
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