Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning, Cooner contrary. Okay, a lot to talk about today,
a lot of news over the last twenty four hours.
But look, this is a story that is getting very
little attraction from the establishment, fake news media, the corporate
media because they love Lindsay Graham. Let's be honest. CNN
(00:22):
loves him, MSLEFBC loves him, Fox News adores him. The
establishment media and the political establishment, the swamp the media,
they love him because ultimately he's their kind of Republican.
He is a globalist, he is a warmonger. He is
a neo conservative. He is for open borders, amnesty for
(00:47):
illegal aliens, hence the nickname Lindsey Gramnesty. He is someone
who in the past has repeatedly, while smiling to Trump's face,
stabbed him and the movement in the back. And this
is why Trump's decision to give a glowing endorsement for
(01:10):
Lindsey Graham's re election next year has shocked many of
his most die hard supporters. And look, as I said
on X last night and again you can follow me
on X, I hope all of you do. Frankly, at
the Kooner Report, kuh And is a national er all
(01:31):
one word that's my handle at the Kooner Report. Look,
I love President Trump. You know that, Okay, I love him,
love him, love him. I think he's doing a phenomenal job.
In fact, I'm going to have I'm gonna discuss later
in the show just some of the incredible cuts they're
making at DOGE. It's these are cuts that are thirty
(01:58):
years in the making, so you're looking at an historic presidency.
There's no question I love the guy, but I'm not
with him on this one, and frankly, neither is the
overwhelming majority of MAGA. Most of MAGA is telling President Trump, well,
you're entitled to your opinion. Obviously, you can endorse whoever
(02:19):
you like, but on this one, we're going to go
our own way. So on Tuesday, President Trump issued I mean,
you couldn't get a more full throated positive endorsement of
Lindsay Gramnesty. And as I said, he is a globalist. Frankly,
(02:42):
he's a war pig. I mean, I'm sorry to put
it that way, but that's what he is. He is
a warmonger extraordinaire, by the way, and if you saw
his latest comments, he's now calling for the United States
to attack Russia on top of bombing Iran on top
of maybe going to war with I mean, the man
is he's a lunatic. The deep state loves him. He's
(03:06):
a shill, a mouth. He's for the military industrial complex,
corporate America. The business elites love him because he's always
been there for a massive amnesty proposal, for cheap labor
for illegal aliens, and he's a huge free trader. Everything
that Trump is doing now with tariffs, Lindsey Graham has
(03:29):
opposed his entire career. And Lindsey Graham has been tied
to John McCain, the late Senator mcmaniac, the warmonger extraordinaire,
to Mitt Romney, to Mitch McConnell, to me, to the old,
dying corrupt guard of the Republican Party. And he's not
(03:52):
liked in South Carolina anymore. Conservatives rightly feel he has
abandoned them. And I can't tell you how many times
is this guy has stabbed us in the back and
stabbed Trump in the back. But either Trump's in a
forgiving mood, or what I suspect is he doesn't want
to deplete or squander or spend precious political capital in
(04:19):
a primary fight against Lindsey Graham. And make no mistake
about it, Lindsey Graham next year is going to be primaried.
He is going to face a MAGA America first Conservative challenger.
And that's where Lindsey Graham is very vulnerable in a general.
(04:39):
South Carolina, as you know, is a red state. Pretty
much if you're a Republican in statewide offices, for the
most part, you win in South Carolina. So the fight
for Lindsey is going to be in the primary. He
needed Trump's endorsement and he got it, so on true
social President tru Trump praised Lindsey Graham as a quote
(05:03):
unquote wonderful friend and then began to praise him incredibly
for his support for border security and for economic growth
and low taxes and his support for the military. And
so he urged all South Carolinians to re elect Lindsey Graham,
(05:26):
Trump declaring, quote in caps, he will not let you down.
And I don't want to read the whole endorsement, but
to show you how positive, how glowing, how enthusiastic it was,
Senator Lindsey Graham, here's what Trump wrote, is working incredibly
(05:49):
hard for the great people of South Carolina, a state
I love and won big in twenty sixteen, twenty twenty,
and twenty twenty four, which is very true. He did
win South Carolina in all three elections with big margins.
And here's what he wrote, Lindsay has been a wonderful
(06:10):
friend to me and has always been there when I
needed him. We're very forgiving, are we not, Mister President.
I think yeah, we're gonna forget about a lot of
this stuff he said about you in the past. I
guess uh. As the chair of the Senate Budget Committee,
(06:32):
Lindsay is fighting tirelessly to grow the economy, lower taxes,
and eliminate government waste. He then goes on to say,
Lindsay is also relentlessly focused on helping us secure the border,
stop migrant crime, strongly support our great military in vets,
(06:53):
promote American energy dominance, defend our always under siege Second Amendment,
and ensure peace through strength. And here's the kicker, Senator
Lindsey Graham has my complete and total endorsement for reelection.
He will not let you down. Everyone in South Carolina
(07:16):
should help Lindsay have a big win next year. Now,
look again, is I have an immense respect for President Trump.
He wants to endorse him. That's his business. Okay, that's
his right, this is right. I disagree. I'm not going
to vote for I mean, if I lived in South Carolina,
(07:36):
I wouldn't vote for Lindsay Graham in a primary Republican primary.
If there's a conservative challenger, a real conservative, an America
First Republican, and a MAGA Conservative, I will back the
MAGA America First candidate all the way, all the way.
(07:56):
Lindsey Graham. Lindsey Grahamnesty is a Rhinos rhino. He really
is the top rhino right now. McConnell is pretty Romney
has retired. Mitch McConnell has said he's not going to
run again. He's basically got one foot out the door.
So Lindsey Graham is really now the titular head of
(08:22):
the Rhinos in Congress. Now. I know they're friends. I
know Lindsay Graham always goes down Tomorrow logo gulfs with Trump.
Trump is very loyal to his friends, and as I suspect,
I don't think he wants to expend political capital in
a primary fight in a deep red state like South Carolina.
(08:43):
He's looking at saving the Republican majority in both the
House and the Senate, especially the House in the twenty
twenty six midterms. So basically, he's got bigger fish to fry,
and so I think that's a big reason why he
endorsed them. I respectfully disagree. It was Lindsey Graham who
(09:05):
called Trump a race baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot on CNN
during the twenty sixteen Republican primaries. Do you remember that
when he called Trump a racist? Where Lindsey Graham again
this was during the primary, told Trump to go to hell.
(09:27):
This is the same guy who was echoing the editorial page,
the line of the editorial page of the Wall Street
Journal saying that Donald Trump is a stain on the
Republican Party and that Donald Trump needs to go down
for the good of the Republican Party. Trump and all
(09:47):
of his supporters must go down. He has been a
mortal foe of MAGA from the beginning. In fact, literally
what he called Trump support orders you me everyone, I
can't say the word back to backcrap crazy. So he's echoing.
(10:08):
He's been echoing these liberal lines saying Trump supporters are racist, bigots, homophobic, xenophobic.
He has been one of the biggest supporters of amnesty
in Congress. And this is the man who blamed Donald
(10:28):
Trump for January sixth, saying Trump was the problem. Trump
caused what happened on January sixth, And as I said,
this is a man who's never met a war he
didn't support. Okay, Lindsey Graham now gets a coveted endorsement,
(10:49):
in fact, a very enthusiastic, as I said, full throated
endorsement from President Donald Trump, and most of MAGA is
telling the president, we're not with you on this one.
We disagree. It's fine, you can endorse them. You're the president,
God bless you, we love you, but on this one, no,
(11:12):
if there's a good conservative challenger, we'll go with the
conservative challenger. So what you're seeing now is you can
see battle lines already being drawn. Lindsey Graham represents now
the corrupt Republican establishment. To me, has managed to worm
(11:32):
his way into Trump's good graces, into Trump's inner circle.
And you know, as I've been telling people for years,
very few people I despise on Capitol Hill or in
national politics more than Lindsey Graham. And it's not just
that he's an uber rhino and a globalist and a
(11:52):
warmonger and all of these things. It's he smiles like
a used car salesman, and he reminds you of a
sheep used car salesman with the twinkle, with the white
teeth that you know, that just you know, the the
that just twinkle and and you know, you see that
spark from his mouth and he's selling you something and
(12:17):
then he just stabs you right in the back. And
that's Lindsey Graham. And I'll never forget January sixth. He
went after President Trump's throat, saying he was to blame
for January sixth. As he put it, he was the problem,
not the solution. That he brought shame to himself into
the Republican Party. I remember, and this is just a
(12:40):
couple of years ago. I remember good old Lindsey saying
that we have to reject Trump and Trump isam and
all of his voters and then of course he puts
his finger up in the air, you know, like the good, slippery,
sleazy politician that he is, and he's like, oh, Trump's
(13:02):
not done. After January sixth, Trump is actually even more
popular now than ever.
Speaker 2 (13:08):
Oops.
Speaker 1 (13:10):
And then he runs over to you know, ma Al
Lago and starts ingratiating himself again with Trump, and then
he'll take up an issue or two that's dear to
President Trump and then present himself as his best friend,
is champion, his advocate. I mean, that's the kind of
guy Lindsey Graham is. So what you're seeing now, I
(13:34):
think is clearly a war between MAGA and the Rhinos.
And the fact, now I've never ever ever seen this
ever where you're talking over ninety ninety five percent plus
of maga's supporters are saying, we're not with you on
this one, mister president. No, we're not with you. And
(13:57):
so many conservative and MAGA influencerss people on social media,
big followings, and they're like, no, no, not on this one,
mister president. Love you, but on this one, we're gonna
go our own way. We're going to agree to disagree.
Now what this also, and this is why the media
(14:17):
doesn't want to cover this story for many reasons, because
it'll show the groundswell of opposition to their guy, Lindsey
Gramnesty and just how much the corrupt Republican establishment, the
globalist GOP that wing is utterly reviled, hated, and discredited.
(14:39):
But it also shows something else, contrary to their caricature
of Trump's supporters and of the Maga movement that were
this big cult.
Speaker 3 (14:51):
Just whatever Trump says, we agree, whatever Trump says, we salute.
Speaker 1 (15:01):
This blows that narrative sky high, sky high. And let
me tell you what my real fear is. It's not
just this Lindsey Gramnesty endorsement, which I think, not that
it's a mistake. I mean, people are gonna love him
in South Carolina and I'm not gonna lose any votes
(15:21):
because of it. I just think it's not gonna have
any influence. I think he's gonna be surprised, and I
think Lindsey's gonna be surprised. He thinks, now, well I
got the Trump people. Well, why well, I got the
President's stamp of approval. And I think he's gonna it's
kind of a rude awakening for him. Many conservatives are
gonna say, no, we love him, but on this one, no,
(15:44):
we disagree. We're gonna go with a conservative. I think
Lindsay's gonna be surprised. Okay, But on a deeper level,
have you noticed the rhinos are going after hegsteth on
this whole signal Gate scandal? They're going after Pete Hegseth.
(16:05):
The Wall Street Journal is going after heg Seth. Lindsey
Graham is now taking shots behind the scenes against hag Seth.
Rhinos in the House House Republicans are going after heg Seth.
Notice they're not going after Mike Waltz. By the way,
(16:26):
Mitch McConnell is going after heg Seth. So notice they're
not going after Mike Waltz. If anyone's to blame for
what happened, it's Waltz who organized the group chat he did.
Who's top advisor, the deputy national security advisor, the guy
who's you know, apparently put all the contacts together, Alex Wong,
(16:50):
who was the one that did it.
Speaker 4 (16:51):
His guy.
Speaker 1 (16:53):
By the way, Alex Wong is a Joe Biden holdover.
He's a holdover, an absolute holdover. And Mike Waltz is
defending Alex Wong to the hilt. So why is Mike
Waltz defending his deputy, who in fact is a Democrat
(17:16):
and is a liberal and is part clearly of the
establishment and the Biden deep state. And yet the Rhinos
are siding with Waltz. Now another story broke, and you
may think it's nothing of it. You may say, well, Jeff,
it's the Wall Street Journal. Who cares it's a paper? No, no,
(17:37):
no no. It has always been the voice, literally the
mouthpiece for the Bush Cheney As McCain, Romney, Graham, Lindsey Graham,
Republican globalist establishment wing of the Republican Party. If you
(17:58):
want to know what they're thinking, if you even want
to know what they're going to say that day, just
read the Wall Street Journal editorial page in the morning,
and almost word for word, they parrot it. The Wall
Street Journal's editorial board. Just a couple of weeks ago,
met at a swanky restaurant in New York with key
(18:21):
House Democrats and Democrat staffers along with several Rhino Republicans
to strategize how to sabotage Donald Trump in the midterms. Okay,
let me ask all of you. Trump gives a full
(18:41):
endorsement total endorsement for Lindsey Graham next year. Huge blowback
from MAGA. Do you agree with Trump? Disagree with Trump?
And ultimately is it time to purge the Republican Party
of every single Rhino? I say yes, what say you? Gus?
(19:07):
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Thanks for holding and welcome.
Speaker 5 (19:13):
It's Russ in in in Myrtle Beach.
Speaker 1 (19:16):
Russ, I'm sorry on the board, I have gus my apologies,
My apologies, Russ.
Speaker 5 (19:23):
I heard another Myrtle Beach caller the other morning, so
you do have an audience down here on iHeart presumably.
I try to reserve my calls to those issues that
are national, Jeff, So I had to call this morning
(19:44):
when I when I got your topic right off the bat,
I'll be calling or trying to call my my Congressionals Rep.
Russell Frye to let him know that I'm pretty unhappy
about this endorsement. I think this is an unforced era
(20:05):
and own goals, they say, on the part of Trump,
because the endorsement is way premature. There's no reason why
Trump has to come out with this endorsement now when
he doesn't even know who's going to challenge Graham. And
there will be a challenge, and I'll be backing a challenger.
(20:29):
I caught winded this on Breitbart yesterday and posted a comment,
and the comments on Breitbart are blistering against Grahamnesty. It's
overwhelming in terms of the opposition to Grahamnesty running again
(20:49):
up in New England, you're going to have Susan clown
face running again. She's over the hill, but she's going
to try to hold on to her seat. So we
have a number of Rhinos trying to desperately hold on
to power, and grahamnesty is one of them. But did
(21:10):
said against him. I will not support him. It's anyone
but Graham.
Speaker 1 (21:14):
The sty Russ on the ground in South Carolina. I mean,
I know nationally, Maga is I've said, it's not the word.
I mean, you mentioned Breitbart, which is one of the
websites I always read when I show prep. They're very
pro Trump, Maga, you know, website, publication, online, website, and
(21:34):
they love Trump as I do obviously, And it's just
one after another, just bashing Lindsey Graham like, well, you know,
he can endorse them, which is right, but we're not.
We're not going to support them. We're not going to
raise money for him. We're gonna, you know, we're hoping
for a good, strong conservative challenger. So nationally, Maga and
I've never seen this Russ usually, you know, it's not
(21:57):
that people. You know, Maga agrees with Trump on every issue.
You but usually when Trump gives his endorsement. You know,
it's like a rocket fuel to a candidate. It gives
him a really big boost. I've never seen this before
where he gives such a strong endorsement and overwhelming maga's like, no, no, no,
(22:20):
you vote for him, but we're not going to vote
for him. Russ, What are you sensing on the ground.
Is Lindsey Graham popular in South Carolina among Republicans and
conservatives or is he vulnerable to a serious challenge, say
by a MAGA conservative.
Speaker 5 (22:38):
Well as a retiree chief. I'm not really tapped into
the locals. There may be strong support forum down here,
but not among the trance plants because we know what
his record is. We have a perspective on the war
monitoring on the defense contract or the military industrial complex.
(23:03):
Support for Graham. Boeing is down here in a big way.
I don't know if they're doing defense contracting down here.
They do have a plant where they're building commercial airliners
and apparently they're having massive problems with quality control and
the airlines have been pushing back on the products the
(23:27):
planes that are coming out of the plant down by Columbia.
So I know that's a big problem but of course
Boeing gets a tremendous amount of their revenue from weapons
programs as well. And of course Nicky Haley was on
the payroll. I think Boeing put Nicky Haley on their
(23:50):
board at one time. Okay, So Boeing, of course is
a multi billion dollar national defense contractor, and I'm sure
they're supporting Graham. They're all of their executives, so be
supporting Graham. But the average person who's working a job
and trying to make ends meet down here in a
(24:13):
tourist and retirement based economy, I don't think there's strong
support for Graham.
Speaker 1 (24:22):
Russ. I agree, and I think you've laid it out
really well, really really well. Russ, Thank you very much.
The elites are for Graham. That's why the Washington establishment
loves him. The swamp loves them. Oh, they love them,
They love them. Look, this is a huge story and
they won't even cover it because they realize if you
cover it, you're going to realize start doing interviews in
(24:45):
South Carolina. I don't care. Go to Columbia, go to Charleston,
go to Meryl Beach, go well, I don't care, go
wherever you want to go. And you know with that southern,
that beautiful southern twang. My favorite accent is a Carolinian accent,
whether South or North Carolina. And they're gonna say, you know,
he's not popular down he I mean, they're gonna be like,
you know, no, we don't like you know, we know,
(25:08):
we don't like Lindsey Graham. You know, and uh, you're
gonna see he's he's look, he's he could be toppled
if if the Republicans, the Conservatives can get a really
good candidate, Lindsey Graham could be toppled. That's why he
needs Trump's endorsement so early. That's why he ran to
(25:29):
Trump and practically begged him for an endorsement six one
seven two six six sixty eight sixty eight. Look, and
you know again this counter is another myth that the
media keeps pushing that Trump is a vindictive man.
Speaker 3 (25:45):
Right.
Speaker 1 (25:45):
They keep saying that, oh he's renductive, Oh my god,
he's full of revenge, just wants to scuttle scores. Well,
if he was a vindictive sob, the last guy he
would ever indorse is Lindsey grahamnesty he's called him a
Graham is called Trump a racist, a bigot, unfit, doesn't
(26:08):
have the temperament and judgment to be president. This was
just just five years ago. Four years ago, January sixth
said this should be the end of Trump and trump Ism.
So my point is, you know, you know we're approaching
Easter and good Friday. No one's been more of a
(26:28):
judas Ted Lindsey Graham. All this guy does is stabbed
Trump in the back whenever he can, and and and
stab Trump supporters in the back. So yeah, you better
believe it. Trump is a forgiving guy. And I honestly,
I also think Lindsey Graham has now made him very
(26:52):
He's become very useful to Trump. With Zelenski, Lindsey Graham
back Trump. Remember that big showdown at the White House
and they had that blow up with Zelenski JD at
JD Vance and Trump, Lenzi, Graham ran to the cameras,
blasted Zelenski, excoriated, Zelenski stood with Trump shoulder to shoulder then,
(27:15):
and it's been telling Zelenski through back channels, either you
apologize or you gotta go cleaning up. Not the Liberal Bowl,
but now the Rhino Bowl. Six one seven two six
six sixty eight, sixty eight is the number. Okay, I'm
gonna get to this in about maybe about ten minutes.
The Rhinos now are not just trying to sabotage Trump's
(27:37):
presidency through Mike Waltz. And it's clear now that Rhinos
are going after Forget the Democrats in the media, we
know that, but the Rhinos are setting their sights on
Pete Hegseth. They want to use signal gait as the
excuse to bring him down, which pretty much should tell
(27:58):
you everything you need to know. And they're they're they're
circling the wagons around Mike Waltz. So you've got I
believe rhinos now having infiltrated Trump's national security team, you're
they're now going to try to blow up the House majority.
There's a couple of special elections coming up that could
(28:19):
potentially cost Republicans control of the House because of Rhino
duplicity and Rhino betrayal. So it's clear now that the
Rhinos have created an alliance, an unholy packed with the
Democrats to try I don't think they'll succeed, but to
(28:41):
try to sabotage and blow up Trump's presidency within the
first couple months. And I'm going to get to that
story in just about ten minutes, which is why Trump's
decision to endorse Rhino extraordinaire Uber Rhino, the leader of
(29:02):
the Rhinos, globalist warmonger Lindsey Graham, this early and with
such a wholehearted, you know, powerful endorsement like he gave
a couple days ago, has surprised, let's put it this way, shocked,
to be more accurate, almost the entire MAGA movement six
(29:28):
one seven two six, six sixty eight sixty eight. Let
me ask you agree, disagree? Should Trump supporters back Lindsey Graham?
I say no, what say you? Let's go to Mark
in South Carolina? Thanks for holding Mark and welcome.
Speaker 6 (29:51):
Hey Jeff, how are you doing good?
Speaker 1 (29:53):
How are you Mark good?
Speaker 6 (29:55):
I'm speaking to you from the mean streets of Fountain
in South Carolina. I am a I am a displaced
Massachusetts resident from the from the Lowell area. We lived
here about three years ago, and it is a beautiful state.
The people here are great. We love it and should
have done it sooner, to tell you the truth. But
(30:16):
as far as your point about Lindsay Graham, he is
a very very popular down here. I think you're I
think you're underestimating his uh, his popularity here.
Speaker 1 (30:26):
Now, Mark, why if you don't me asking why why
do they like him so much?
Speaker 6 (30:31):
Well, there is your your previous caller there mentioned about
the Boeing plant, but they also put together F sixteen's
down here and it's a big uh. I think it's
a General Dynamics Operations but uh, you know, it provides
a lot of jobs, a lot of income, and in
certain parts of the state it's you know, it's a
very Some parts of the state are very poor. I
(30:54):
mean we're up in the Greenville area, We're not down
by the coast, but it's uh, a lot of rural
areas that are very poor.
Speaker 1 (31:05):
And Mark, you're saying these jobs in other words, lindsay,
you know, whatever we may think about him, he's in
the sense with these big military industrial contracts, defense contractors.
You know, you mentioned, you know, Boeing and ge Dynamics,
and he in some way he's bringing home to Bacon.
Speaker 6 (31:25):
Correct, Yes, exactly exactly. And I am involved in local
government here and the people here are supporting.
Speaker 1 (31:35):
Him really now, Mark, I mean, obviously I would vote
for him in a general over a Democrat. There's no question,
no don't get me wrong, But in a primary, say
a good, strong, real Trump maga conservative would challenge Lindsey Graham.
I mean, isn't South Carolina. My assumption was that South
(31:57):
Carolina is Trump country. Right, It's it's like almost like Florida, right, People,
you know Trump wanted big all three you know, all
three times he ran. It's a maga stronghold. So if
they can come up with a really good maga candidate,
would that maybe change people's mind?
Speaker 3 (32:14):
Mark?
Speaker 6 (32:15):
It might, But you're right, Trump Trump has loved down here,
he has loved But y know, our congressional seat was
open back in the last election cycle and Trump backed
the guy who won the primary, but he didn't get
fifty percent. And then this woman who was a military veteran,
they had a runoff and she beat the Trump back candidate.
(32:38):
So I'm not exactly sure how Trump's endorsement is going
to go. To tell you the truth?
Speaker 1 (32:44):
Interesting, interesting, Mark, Not to put you on the spot.
And if I'm being too personal, please tell me. I
promise I won't be offended. Are you gonna let's say
there's a primary and I know you're gonna say, well, Jeff,
it depends really sometimes it's it's the candidate, but say
a cookie cutter. You know, MAGA America first Conservative versus
(33:07):
Lindsay Graham. Who would market? Who would Mark in Greenville,
South Carolina vote for?
Speaker 6 (33:14):
I vote for the Trump Conservative?
Speaker 1 (33:16):
Definitely interesting? Interesting, Mark, you know what keep us posted?
I want you to become kind of like our South
Carolina correspondent for Cooner Country. Does that work?
Speaker 3 (33:28):
Mark?
Speaker 1 (33:31):
Thank you, my friend. Six one seven two six six
sixty eight sixty eight. So you heard it from Mark.
Lindsay Graham has got some clout down there. They like him.
He brings home to Bacon a lot of jobs, military jobs, contracting,
defense contracting jobs. And that's parts of north South Carolina
(33:53):
are poor, especially those that are not areas not close
to the coast. There's a lot of tourism. So he's
got some pull down there. And so if there is
going to be a MAGA challenger, it's going to have
to be a really good MAGA challenger. Maybe that's why
he wanted Trump's endorsement. With Trump's endorsement, maybe Lindsey Graham
now feels he's unbeatable. Six one seven two six six
(34:16):
sixty eight sixty eight. Barbara in Maryland. Thanks for holding
Barbara and welcome.
Speaker 4 (34:25):
Hey Jeff, Barbara, how are you. I'm doing pretty good.
I had a front row seat to Lindsey Graham being
booed off. Oh he didn't go off the stage, but
he was booed terribly in Piccking, South Carolina. That was
one of the biggest rallies ever. That was the one
(34:45):
that was about one hundred at least one hundred thousand
people there, and it was horrible. I almost had a
heat scroke there too. But Lindsey Graham came up. He
couldn't even make his speech. Now, the gentleman who just
called you, he's right about Lindsey's popularity. And I think
this is a thing that President Trump is playing chess again.
(35:07):
He's endorsing the guy. And here's what President Trump said
when he got on the stage. After everybody booed Lindsay,
he came in fact, he came on after him, and
he said, come on, come on. He said, you know,
whenever I need liberals, I can count on Lindsey. That's
what he said out of his mouth. Okay, so and
everybody and then it was like a laugh through the audience.
(35:30):
He said that, and That's exactly what is happening right now.
What I would be surprised at happening is if he
endorses any of the other Rhinos, that's going to isolate
Lindsey Graham. And it's also going to let him know
he's going to recognize once all the other Rhinos.
Speaker 2 (35:49):
Get you get rid of them.
Speaker 4 (35:51):
He's the only one. He'll be one of very few
of us if they get rid of Cassidy Collins. What's
the name, Mikalskiko. Yeah, I can't say. I don't like
John Cornan either. I'd like to see, you know, maybe
Wesley Hunt go after him and get another good person
in there for the for Congress to replace Wesley and
(36:14):
everybody but Venzi Graham is going to win. Not only
does he have the military basis, but also you know
in the factories, the car factories in Greenville as Spartanburg,
right where the Calon limbs.
Speaker 2 (36:30):
In that area.
Speaker 4 (36:31):
I have family in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, so
that's why I know so much about it. And they
have a town called they have a town called Honda.
The BMW factory is in I think it's Spartanburg, and
in that area and then on the on the coast side,
you've got even a city that's called Honda, South Carolina.
(36:53):
They have a lot of car manufacturing down there and
good jobs, very good jobs the people that work. To
be a w because I worked with the god that
in the financial industry that I'm in, But he was
doing that kind of part time. He got a new
new car every year, new car every year.
Speaker 2 (37:11):
Wow.
Speaker 4 (37:11):
And this was maybe ten fifteen years ago, living in
two hundred fifty thousand dollars house to undred fifty thousand
dollars in South Carolina ten years ago, fifteen years ago,
that was you was high on the hall. Trust me,
you had a semi mansion for that kind of money
down there. So Lindsey's gonna get I just think President
Trump is playing chess right now. Has he endorsed any
(37:32):
of the other right?
Speaker 1 (37:34):
No, that's a very good point, Barbara. That's why again,
that's it's why. It was like a political bombshell, right
that he did it. It just wow, you want to
talk about blowing up MAGA, right, sending shock waves across MAGA.
It just came out of the blue. It was such
a strong endorsement and it's the only rhino he's backing
so far, it's the only rhino, and I think you're right.
(37:59):
I think he wants to isolate Lindsey Graham a little
bit and then try to pick off the other rhinos.
But you know, I think that comment that Trump made
that you reference is very telling. Basically, what he's saying
is wink wink. When I need some rhinos to line
up and vote for something I want, I get Lindsay.
Speaker 3 (38:21):
Like.
Speaker 1 (38:21):
In other words, he's like Charlie's aunt. You know, you
may not like her, I may not like her, but
believe it or not, she does serve a purpose. And
I think that's what he's trying to say. He goes, look,
I hear all of you. You're booing the guy, But
trust me, he is useful once in a while. And
that's why I'm you know, that's why I'm here. And
(38:43):
I think that's honestly the reason why he endorsed. I
think if there was at this point a very popular,
charismatic pro Trump Maga conservative that South Carolinians were talking about,
I think Trump would stay neutral. I don't think he
would go for this kind of an endorsement. But right
(39:06):
now there's nobody in the wings. They're still looking for
someone to run against Lindsay. And so you know, he
figures out what the hell he's done me a couple
of good turns, Let me do him a good turn.
And I think he knows that the Rhinos are trying
to blow up his presidency. I think he has no
illusions anymore. I mean, there's no question, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski,
(39:29):
Mitch McConnell. You mentioned Cassidy in Louisiana frequently stabs him
in the back. And then you've got increasingly now, Mike
Waltz is to me becoming a big problem, big big problem.
And you can tell the way the Rhinos are circling
around him, defending him, circling the wagons, protecting Waltz at
all costs. So we may see Waltz go. And Lindsey
(39:55):
Graham has been quiet. I'm characteristic because usually when the
Warhawks defend someone, there's Lindsay, and the Warhawks are defending
Mike Waltz. Lindsey's not saying anything about Mike Waltz. So
Lindsey Graham is playing a game with Donald Trump, and
(40:18):
he knows that if Trump was to turn on him
or endorse another conservative or endorse a conservative challenger, Lindsey
could be in big trouble. So I think Lindsey Graham
now realizes he's got to be on the Trump team
for a while. But I'm with you, Barbara, he's a
snake in the grass. I don't trust Lindsey Graham. I
(40:40):
don't to me, he'll stab you in the back the
first chance he gets, Barbara, final word to you.
Speaker 4 (40:48):
He's got the capability of doing it, stabbing you in
the chest if he could. I think you're one correct
about all of that that you just summed up, because
that's the only way I could see him play the game.
Knowing how President Trump operates, watching what he's doing with
these tarifs, how he's getting these countries today, you know,
the stock market is even green again realizing what he's doing.
Speaker 1 (41:12):
He is.
Speaker 4 (41:13):
President Trump is bringing the bacon to America and it
is unbelievless phenomenal to watch him. And that's what I
think is happening in South Carolina. And if someone does
come a real maga makes me want to move down
there and run against him.
Speaker 1 (41:27):
I'm telling you, Oh, I'd vote to you, Barbara, Honestly,
I'd vote for you in a heartbeat you against Lindsey Graham.
I'd be on team Barbara all the way, all the way, Barbara.
God bless you and have a wonderful weekend. Thank you
for that call. Six one seven two six six sixty
eight sixty eight. Jeff in Ohio, Thanks for holding Jeff,
(41:50):
and welcome.
Speaker 2 (41:54):
Good morning, Jeff. Hi, Jeff, trained about I'm sorry about
a couple of callers ago. They were talking about Lindsay
bringing the bacont home. Uh with the defense contracts as
far as I remember, I think we've had a big
contracts with Carolina has since World War Two. I think
he's just fallen in by saying, look what I did
(42:16):
for you where they're already set up to manufacture and
there are the bases already there. So with de Lindsay Graham,
he reminds me of Michael Bolton, were out Michael John Bolton.
He is a war mongler, and I think with him
backing z Olenski was against z Lensky is the fact
(42:38):
that I think he's Guy's eyes on Iran so uh
with Todd pulling him in, I'm telling you, I'm starting
to lose my faith. Brother. I hate to say it
that way, but uh, he's made a few mistakes. And
guess who was on the Fox channel yesterday bloating about
getting an MS thirteen guy? Why everybody else is running
(43:01):
around Jame Old's play. So clock is ticking and every
day is one day closer to them taking back over
and within one hundred days taking everything away from what
we've built for the last twelve years. So I just
hate to say it, but I see him as Trump
(43:24):
is being vulnerable. Laura lumer my eyes with what's his name?
Speaker 7 (43:30):
Walts, his under lake being associated with CCP, his wife
being part of the prosecution ring of those.
Speaker 1 (43:41):
He's a Democrat, Alex Wong, You're dead on Jeff Alex Wong,
Waltz's number two, who, for whatever reason, he keeps defending
him again. He's a holdover from the Biden regime. Like
I just I find it incredible. So Alex Wong is
a Democrat, his wife is a rabbit liberal who went
(44:03):
after the J sixers. You can't make this up. Alex
Wong's wife's father has deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party,
and Waltz is defending this guy and he won't cut
him loose. He won't fire him. So no, there's look,
(44:23):
there's something, there's something going on with Mike Waltz. I'm
telling you right now, there's no question. And you know
you mentioned John Bolton. Bolton and Lindsey Graham are tied
at the hip. They're very close friends. They communicate email,
talk to each other at least several times a day.
Bolton is one of Trump's arch enemies, a neo conservative,
(44:47):
warmongering anti Trump Republican who, as you know, tried to
sabotage Trump when he was his National security advisor. And
just like Lindsey Graham smiled to Donald Trump's face, said
I support you, I support you. But behind his back,
stab stab stab, he wanted war with North Korea, he
(45:09):
wanted war with Iran, he wanted war with Russia. Lindsey
Graham to me, is no different. Now I understand Trump is,
you know, making a political move here. I get it.
And look, you go to war with the army you have,
not the army you wish you have. And Trump is
looking around and he's saying, look, man, I can't fight
(45:30):
on every single front. And Lindsey's there for me when
I meet him at certain times. So I'm gonna swallow
this and let's move on. But he will stab Trump,
mark my words, the first chance he gets, just like Bolton.
And you don't even have to it's not even on faith.
(45:51):
He's done it already multiple times. The stuff that Lindsey
Graham has said about Trump in the past, and I
don't mean like twenty years ago. I'm talking during the primaries.
I'm talking January six. It's no different from anything from
CNN or MSNBC. Trump is a xenophobe. Check, a racist, check,
(46:14):
a bigot, check, not qualified temperamentally to be president. Check,
someone who bears full responsibility for January six and should
no longer lead the Republican Party. Check that Trump and
trump Ism is a crime against the Republican Party and
(46:35):
they should both be buried forever. That's Lindsey Graham, just
maybe five years ago.
Speaker 2 (46:42):
Check.
Speaker 1 (46:44):
There's no difference between Lindsey Graham and Mitt Romney, or
Lindsey Graham and Mitch McConnell. So now, I don't know
if Trump's ticking to the old adage keep your friends close,
keep your enemies even closer. I mean, I'm sure Trump
has his reasons. All I'm saying is don't trust this
(47:06):
snake because the first chance he gets, he'll bite you,
and he'll bite you good. Six to one. Thank you
for that call, Jeff, six one seven two six six
sixty eight sixty eight. John in New Hampshire. Thanks for
holding John, and welcome.
Speaker 6 (47:29):
Good morning, Jeff.
Speaker 5 (47:30):
Thank you for taking my call.
Speaker 1 (47:31):
My pleasure. John.
Speaker 8 (47:33):
Just very quickly before I get to Linda Graham, I
called a couple of weeks ago.
Speaker 6 (47:37):
I don't know if you caught this.
Speaker 8 (47:38):
I was predicting the end of the Democratic Party and
I didn't know if you saw that Bernie Sanders was
advising his left wing compatriots comrades to run his independence
in the upcoming elections. So I'm keeping a scorecard. I'm
keeping the scoreboard, and I'm checking that box because it's
(47:59):
it's going to happen. But I'll move on to Lindsey Graham.
You know, we're obviously not privy to the back room
deals and the political gamesmanship. I imagine it was something
like Lindsey Graham saying to you know, Donald, if you
come out and endorse me, you'll have my support for this.
(48:21):
And I represent I'm a big wig in the Old
Guard and we'll help you here, and I'm sure there's
a lot of that going on, but instantly, what it
makes me think of is The Godfather, And you just
touched on it a little bit with.
Speaker 5 (48:34):
The with the friends close and your enemies closer.
Speaker 8 (48:38):
I don't know if you've seen The Godfather too, but
Michael's kind of playing one off the other to find
out who the trader is, and there, you know, there
could be a little of that going on. He's telling
the one big guy to I'm your friend. He's telling
the other big guy, I know, I'm your friend, and
especially he finds out it's his brother. But that that
(48:58):
kind of like it might be in play here, and
Barbara kind of hit on that too, and then the
other thing was Trump, Uh, well, I don't I don't
know if you think there could be like any you know,
she said the chat
Good morning, Cooner contrary. Okay, a lot to talk about today,
a lot of news over the last twenty four hours.
But look, this is a story that is getting very
little attraction from the establishment, fake news media, the corporate
media because they love Lindsay Graham. Let's be honest. CNN
(00:22):
loves him, MSLEFBC loves him, Fox News adores him. The
establishment media and the political establishment, the swamp the media,
they love him because ultimately he's their kind of Republican.
He is a globalist, he is a warmonger. He is
a neo conservative. He is for open borders, amnesty for
(00:47):
illegal aliens, hence the nickname Lindsey Gramnesty. He is someone
who in the past has repeatedly, while smiling to Trump's face,
stabbed him and the movement in the back. And this
is why Trump's decision to give a glowing endorsement for
(01:10):
Lindsey Graham's re election next year has shocked many of
his most die hard supporters. And look, as I said
on X last night and again you can follow me
on X, I hope all of you do. Frankly, at
the Kooner Report, kuh And is a national er all
(01:31):
one word that's my handle at the Kooner Report. Look,
I love President Trump. You know that, Okay, I love him,
love him, love him. I think he's doing a phenomenal job.
In fact, I'm going to have I'm gonna discuss later
in the show just some of the incredible cuts they're
making at DOGE. It's these are cuts that are thirty
(01:58):
years in the making, so you're looking at an historic presidency.
There's no question I love the guy, but I'm not
with him on this one, and frankly, neither is the
overwhelming majority of MAGA. Most of MAGA is telling President Trump, well,
you're entitled to your opinion. Obviously, you can endorse whoever
(02:19):
you like, but on this one, we're going to go
our own way. So on Tuesday, President Trump issued I mean,
you couldn't get a more full throated positive endorsement of
Lindsay Gramnesty. And as I said, he is a globalist. Frankly,
(02:42):
he's a war pig. I mean, I'm sorry to put
it that way, but that's what he is. He is
a warmonger extraordinaire, by the way, and if you saw
his latest comments, he's now calling for the United States
to attack Russia on top of bombing Iran on top
of maybe going to war with I mean, the man
is he's a lunatic. The deep state loves him. He's
(03:06):
a shill, a mouth. He's for the military industrial complex,
corporate America. The business elites love him because he's always
been there for a massive amnesty proposal, for cheap labor
for illegal aliens, and he's a huge free trader. Everything
that Trump is doing now with tariffs, Lindsey Graham has
(03:29):
opposed his entire career. And Lindsey Graham has been tied
to John McCain, the late Senator mcmaniac, the warmonger extraordinaire,
to Mitt Romney, to Mitch McConnell, to me, to the old,
dying corrupt guard of the Republican Party. And he's not
(03:52):
liked in South Carolina anymore. Conservatives rightly feel he has
abandoned them. And I can't tell you how many times
is this guy has stabbed us in the back and
stabbed Trump in the back. But either Trump's in a
forgiving mood, or what I suspect is he doesn't want
to deplete or squander or spend precious political capital in
(04:19):
a primary fight against Lindsey Graham. And make no mistake
about it, Lindsey Graham next year is going to be primaried.
He is going to face a MAGA America first Conservative challenger.
And that's where Lindsey Graham is very vulnerable in a general.
(04:39):
South Carolina, as you know, is a red state. Pretty
much if you're a Republican in statewide offices, for the
most part, you win in South Carolina. So the fight
for Lindsey is going to be in the primary. He
needed Trump's endorsement and he got it, so on true
social President tru Trump praised Lindsey Graham as a quote
(05:03):
unquote wonderful friend and then began to praise him incredibly
for his support for border security and for economic growth
and low taxes and his support for the military. And
so he urged all South Carolinians to re elect Lindsey Graham,
(05:26):
Trump declaring, quote in caps, he will not let you down.
And I don't want to read the whole endorsement, but
to show you how positive, how glowing, how enthusiastic it was,
Senator Lindsey Graham, here's what Trump wrote, is working incredibly
(05:49):
hard for the great people of South Carolina, a state
I love and won big in twenty sixteen, twenty twenty,
and twenty twenty four, which is very true. He did
win South Carolina in all three elections with big margins.
And here's what he wrote, Lindsay has been a wonderful
(06:10):
friend to me and has always been there when I
needed him. We're very forgiving, are we not, Mister President.
I think yeah, we're gonna forget about a lot of
this stuff he said about you in the past. I
guess uh. As the chair of the Senate Budget Committee,
(06:32):
Lindsay is fighting tirelessly to grow the economy, lower taxes,
and eliminate government waste. He then goes on to say,
Lindsay is also relentlessly focused on helping us secure the border,
stop migrant crime, strongly support our great military in vets,
(06:53):
promote American energy dominance, defend our always under siege Second Amendment,
and ensure peace through strength. And here's the kicker, Senator
Lindsey Graham has my complete and total endorsement for reelection.
He will not let you down. Everyone in South Carolina
(07:16):
should help Lindsay have a big win next year. Now,
look again, is I have an immense respect for President Trump.
He wants to endorse him. That's his business. Okay, that's
his right, this is right. I disagree. I'm not going
to vote for I mean, if I lived in South Carolina,
(07:36):
I wouldn't vote for Lindsay Graham in a primary Republican primary.
If there's a conservative challenger, a real conservative, an America
First Republican, and a MAGA Conservative, I will back the
MAGA America First candidate all the way, all the way.
(07:56):
Lindsey Graham. Lindsey Grahamnesty is a Rhinos rhino. He really
is the top rhino right now. McConnell is pretty Romney
has retired. Mitch McConnell has said he's not going to
run again. He's basically got one foot out the door.
So Lindsey Graham is really now the titular head of
(08:22):
the Rhinos in Congress. Now. I know they're friends. I
know Lindsay Graham always goes down Tomorrow logo gulfs with Trump.
Trump is very loyal to his friends, and as I suspect,
I don't think he wants to expend political capital in
a primary fight in a deep red state like South Carolina.
(08:43):
He's looking at saving the Republican majority in both the
House and the Senate, especially the House in the twenty
twenty six midterms. So basically, he's got bigger fish to fry,
and so I think that's a big reason why he
endorsed them. I respectfully disagree. It was Lindsey Graham who
(09:05):
called Trump a race baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot on CNN
during the twenty sixteen Republican primaries. Do you remember that
when he called Trump a racist? Where Lindsey Graham again
this was during the primary, told Trump to go to hell.
(09:27):
This is the same guy who was echoing the editorial page,
the line of the editorial page of the Wall Street
Journal saying that Donald Trump is a stain on the
Republican Party and that Donald Trump needs to go down
for the good of the Republican Party. Trump and all
(09:47):
of his supporters must go down. He has been a
mortal foe of MAGA from the beginning. In fact, literally
what he called Trump support orders you me everyone, I
can't say the word back to backcrap crazy. So he's echoing.
(10:08):
He's been echoing these liberal lines saying Trump supporters are racist, bigots, homophobic, xenophobic.
He has been one of the biggest supporters of amnesty
in Congress. And this is the man who blamed Donald
(10:28):
Trump for January sixth, saying Trump was the problem. Trump
caused what happened on January sixth, And as I said,
this is a man who's never met a war he
didn't support. Okay, Lindsey Graham now gets a coveted endorsement,
(10:49):
in fact, a very enthusiastic, as I said, full throated
endorsement from President Donald Trump, and most of MAGA is
telling the president, we're not with you on this one.
We disagree. It's fine, you can endorse them. You're the president,
God bless you, we love you, but on this one, no,
(11:12):
if there's a good conservative challenger, we'll go with the
conservative challenger. So what you're seeing now is you can
see battle lines already being drawn. Lindsey Graham represents now
the corrupt Republican establishment. To me, has managed to worm
(11:32):
his way into Trump's good graces, into Trump's inner circle.
And you know, as I've been telling people for years,
very few people I despise on Capitol Hill or in
national politics more than Lindsey Graham. And it's not just
that he's an uber rhino and a globalist and a
(11:52):
warmonger and all of these things. It's he smiles like
a used car salesman, and he reminds you of a
sheep used car salesman with the twinkle, with the white
teeth that you know, that just you know, the the
that just twinkle and and you know, you see that
spark from his mouth and he's selling you something and
(12:17):
then he just stabs you right in the back. And
that's Lindsey Graham. And I'll never forget January sixth. He
went after President Trump's throat, saying he was to blame
for January sixth. As he put it, he was the problem,
not the solution. That he brought shame to himself into
the Republican Party. I remember, and this is just a
(12:40):
couple of years ago. I remember good old Lindsey saying
that we have to reject Trump and Trump isam and
all of his voters and then of course he puts
his finger up in the air, you know, like the good, slippery,
sleazy politician that he is, and he's like, oh, Trump's
(13:02):
not done. After January sixth, Trump is actually even more
popular now than ever.
Speaker 2 (13:08):
Oops.
Speaker 1 (13:10):
And then he runs over to you know, ma Al
Lago and starts ingratiating himself again with Trump, and then
he'll take up an issue or two that's dear to
President Trump and then present himself as his best friend,
is champion, his advocate. I mean, that's the kind of
guy Lindsey Graham is. So what you're seeing now, I
(13:34):
think is clearly a war between MAGA and the Rhinos.
And the fact, now I've never ever ever seen this
ever where you're talking over ninety ninety five percent plus
of maga's supporters are saying, we're not with you on
this one, mister president. No, we're not with you. And
(13:57):
so many conservative and MAGA influencerss people on social media,
big followings, and they're like, no, no, not on this one,
mister president. Love you, but on this one, we're gonna
go our own way. We're going to agree to disagree.
Now what this also, and this is why the media
(14:17):
doesn't want to cover this story for many reasons, because
it'll show the groundswell of opposition to their guy, Lindsey
Gramnesty and just how much the corrupt Republican establishment, the
globalist GOP that wing is utterly reviled, hated, and discredited.
(14:39):
But it also shows something else, contrary to their caricature
of Trump's supporters and of the Maga movement that were
this big cult.
Speaker 3 (14:51):
Just whatever Trump says, we agree, whatever Trump says, we salute.
Speaker 1 (15:01):
This blows that narrative sky high, sky high. And let
me tell you what my real fear is. It's not
just this Lindsey Gramnesty endorsement, which I think, not that
it's a mistake. I mean, people are gonna love him
in South Carolina and I'm not gonna lose any votes
(15:21):
because of it. I just think it's not gonna have
any influence. I think he's gonna be surprised, and I
think Lindsey's gonna be surprised. He thinks, now, well I
got the Trump people. Well, why well, I got the
President's stamp of approval. And I think he's gonna it's
kind of a rude awakening for him. Many conservatives are
gonna say, no, we love him, but on this one, no,
(15:44):
we disagree. We're gonna go with a conservative. I think
Lindsay's gonna be surprised. Okay, But on a deeper level,
have you noticed the rhinos are going after hegsteth on
this whole signal Gate scandal? They're going after Pete Hegseth.
(16:05):
The Wall Street Journal is going after heg Seth. Lindsey
Graham is now taking shots behind the scenes against hag Seth.
Rhinos in the House House Republicans are going after heg Seth.
Notice they're not going after Mike Waltz. By the way,
(16:26):
Mitch McConnell is going after heg Seth. So notice they're
not going after Mike Waltz. If anyone's to blame for
what happened, it's Waltz who organized the group chat he did.
Who's top advisor, the deputy national security advisor, the guy
who's you know, apparently put all the contacts together, Alex Wong,
(16:50):
who was the one that did it.
Speaker 4 (16:51):
His guy.
Speaker 1 (16:53):
By the way, Alex Wong is a Joe Biden holdover.
He's a holdover, an absolute holdover. And Mike Waltz is
defending Alex Wong to the hilt. So why is Mike
Waltz defending his deputy, who in fact is a Democrat
(17:16):
and is a liberal and is part clearly of the
establishment and the Biden deep state. And yet the Rhinos
are siding with Waltz. Now another story broke, and you
may think it's nothing of it. You may say, well, Jeff,
it's the Wall Street Journal. Who cares it's a paper? No, no,
(17:37):
no no. It has always been the voice, literally the
mouthpiece for the Bush Cheney As McCain, Romney, Graham, Lindsey Graham,
Republican globalist establishment wing of the Republican Party. If you
(17:58):
want to know what they're thinking, if you even want
to know what they're going to say that day, just
read the Wall Street Journal editorial page in the morning,
and almost word for word, they parrot it. The Wall
Street Journal's editorial board. Just a couple of weeks ago,
met at a swanky restaurant in New York with key
(18:21):
House Democrats and Democrat staffers along with several Rhino Republicans
to strategize how to sabotage Donald Trump in the midterms. Okay,
let me ask all of you. Trump gives a full
(18:41):
endorsement total endorsement for Lindsey Graham next year. Huge blowback
from MAGA. Do you agree with Trump? Disagree with Trump?
And ultimately is it time to purge the Republican Party
of every single Rhino? I say yes, what say you? Gus?
(19:07):
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Thanks for holding and welcome.
Speaker 5 (19:13):
It's Russ in in in Myrtle Beach.
Speaker 1 (19:16):
Russ, I'm sorry on the board, I have gus my apologies,
My apologies, Russ.
Speaker 5 (19:23):
I heard another Myrtle Beach caller the other morning, so
you do have an audience down here on iHeart presumably.
I try to reserve my calls to those issues that
are national, Jeff, So I had to call this morning
(19:44):
when I when I got your topic right off the bat,
I'll be calling or trying to call my my Congressionals Rep.
Russell Frye to let him know that I'm pretty unhappy
about this endorsement. I think this is an unforced era
(20:05):
and own goals, they say, on the part of Trump,
because the endorsement is way premature. There's no reason why
Trump has to come out with this endorsement now when
he doesn't even know who's going to challenge Graham. And
there will be a challenge, and I'll be backing a challenger.
(20:29):
I caught winded this on Breitbart yesterday and posted a comment,
and the comments on Breitbart are blistering against Grahamnesty. It's
overwhelming in terms of the opposition to Grahamnesty running again
(20:49):
up in New England, you're going to have Susan clown
face running again. She's over the hill, but she's going
to try to hold on to her seat. So we
have a number of Rhinos trying to desperately hold on
to power, and grahamnesty is one of them. But did
(21:10):
said against him. I will not support him. It's anyone
but Graham.
Speaker 1 (21:14):
The sty Russ on the ground in South Carolina. I mean,
I know nationally, Maga is I've said, it's not the word.
I mean, you mentioned Breitbart, which is one of the
websites I always read when I show prep. They're very
pro Trump, Maga, you know, website, publication, online, website, and
(21:34):
they love Trump as I do obviously, And it's just
one after another, just bashing Lindsey Graham like, well, you know,
he can endorse them, which is right, but we're not.
We're not going to support them. We're not going to
raise money for him. We're gonna, you know, we're hoping
for a good, strong conservative challenger. So nationally, Maga and
I've never seen this Russ usually, you know, it's not
(21:57):
that people. You know, Maga agrees with Trump on every issue.
You but usually when Trump gives his endorsement. You know,
it's like a rocket fuel to a candidate. It gives
him a really big boost. I've never seen this before
where he gives such a strong endorsement and overwhelming maga's like, no, no, no,
(22:20):
you vote for him, but we're not going to vote
for him. Russ, What are you sensing on the ground.
Is Lindsey Graham popular in South Carolina among Republicans and
conservatives or is he vulnerable to a serious challenge, say
by a MAGA conservative.
Speaker 5 (22:38):
Well as a retiree chief. I'm not really tapped into
the locals. There may be strong support forum down here,
but not among the trance plants because we know what
his record is. We have a perspective on the war
monitoring on the defense contract or the military industrial complex.
(23:03):
Support for Graham. Boeing is down here in a big way.
I don't know if they're doing defense contracting down here.
They do have a plant where they're building commercial airliners
and apparently they're having massive problems with quality control and
the airlines have been pushing back on the products the
(23:27):
planes that are coming out of the plant down by Columbia.
So I know that's a big problem but of course
Boeing gets a tremendous amount of their revenue from weapons
programs as well. And of course Nicky Haley was on
the payroll. I think Boeing put Nicky Haley on their
(23:50):
board at one time. Okay, So Boeing, of course is
a multi billion dollar national defense contractor, and I'm sure
they're supporting Graham. They're all of their executives, so be
supporting Graham. But the average person who's working a job
and trying to make ends meet down here in a
(24:13):
tourist and retirement based economy, I don't think there's strong
support for Graham.
Speaker 1 (24:22):
Russ. I agree, and I think you've laid it out
really well, really really well. Russ, Thank you very much.
The elites are for Graham. That's why the Washington establishment
loves him. The swamp loves them. Oh, they love them,
They love them. Look, this is a huge story and
they won't even cover it because they realize if you
cover it, you're going to realize start doing interviews in
(24:45):
South Carolina. I don't care. Go to Columbia, go to Charleston,
go to Meryl Beach, go well, I don't care, go
wherever you want to go. And you know with that southern,
that beautiful southern twang. My favorite accent is a Carolinian accent,
whether South or North Carolina. And they're gonna say, you know,
he's not popular down he I mean, they're gonna be like,
you know, no, we don't like you know, we know,
(25:08):
we don't like Lindsey Graham. You know, and uh, you're
gonna see he's he's look, he's he could be toppled
if if the Republicans, the Conservatives can get a really
good candidate, Lindsey Graham could be toppled. That's why he
needs Trump's endorsement so early. That's why he ran to
(25:29):
Trump and practically begged him for an endorsement six one
seven two six six sixty eight sixty eight. Look, and
you know again this counter is another myth that the
media keeps pushing that Trump is a vindictive man.
Speaker 3 (25:45):
Right.
Speaker 1 (25:45):
They keep saying that, oh he's renductive, Oh my god,
he's full of revenge, just wants to scuttle scores. Well,
if he was a vindictive sob, the last guy he
would ever indorse is Lindsey grahamnesty he's called him a
Graham is called Trump a racist, a bigot, unfit, doesn't
(26:08):
have the temperament and judgment to be president. This was
just just five years ago. Four years ago, January sixth
said this should be the end of Trump and trump Ism.
So my point is, you know, you know we're approaching
Easter and good Friday. No one's been more of a
(26:28):
judas Ted Lindsey Graham. All this guy does is stabbed
Trump in the back whenever he can, and and and
stab Trump supporters in the back. So yeah, you better
believe it. Trump is a forgiving guy. And I honestly,
I also think Lindsey Graham has now made him very
(26:52):
He's become very useful to Trump. With Zelenski, Lindsey Graham
back Trump. Remember that big showdown at the White House
and they had that blow up with Zelenski JD at
JD Vance and Trump, Lenzi, Graham ran to the cameras,
blasted Zelenski, excoriated, Zelenski stood with Trump shoulder to shoulder then,
(27:15):
and it's been telling Zelenski through back channels, either you
apologize or you gotta go cleaning up. Not the Liberal Bowl,
but now the Rhino Bowl. Six one seven two six
six sixty eight, sixty eight is the number. Okay, I'm
gonna get to this in about maybe about ten minutes.
The Rhinos now are not just trying to sabotage Trump's
(27:37):
presidency through Mike Waltz. And it's clear now that Rhinos
are going after Forget the Democrats in the media, we
know that, but the Rhinos are setting their sights on
Pete Hegseth. They want to use signal gait as the
excuse to bring him down, which pretty much should tell
(27:58):
you everything you need to know. And they're they're they're
circling the wagons around Mike Waltz. So you've got I
believe rhinos now having infiltrated Trump's national security team, you're
they're now going to try to blow up the House majority.
There's a couple of special elections coming up that could
(28:19):
potentially cost Republicans control of the House because of Rhino
duplicity and Rhino betrayal. So it's clear now that the
Rhinos have created an alliance, an unholy packed with the
Democrats to try I don't think they'll succeed, but to
(28:41):
try to sabotage and blow up Trump's presidency within the
first couple months. And I'm going to get to that
story in just about ten minutes, which is why Trump's
decision to endorse Rhino extraordinaire Uber Rhino, the leader of
(29:02):
the Rhinos, globalist warmonger Lindsey Graham, this early and with
such a wholehearted, you know, powerful endorsement like he gave
a couple days ago, has surprised, let's put it this way, shocked,
to be more accurate, almost the entire MAGA movement six
(29:28):
one seven two six, six sixty eight sixty eight. Let
me ask you agree, disagree? Should Trump supporters back Lindsey Graham?
I say no, what say you? Let's go to Mark
in South Carolina? Thanks for holding Mark and welcome.
Speaker 6 (29:51):
Hey Jeff, how are you doing good?
Speaker 1 (29:53):
How are you Mark good?
Speaker 6 (29:55):
I'm speaking to you from the mean streets of Fountain
in South Carolina. I am a I am a displaced
Massachusetts resident from the from the Lowell area. We lived
here about three years ago, and it is a beautiful state.
The people here are great. We love it and should
have done it sooner, to tell you the truth. But
(30:16):
as far as your point about Lindsay Graham, he is
a very very popular down here. I think you're I
think you're underestimating his uh, his popularity here.
Speaker 1 (30:26):
Now, Mark, why if you don't me asking why why
do they like him so much?
Speaker 6 (30:31):
Well, there is your your previous caller there mentioned about
the Boeing plant, but they also put together F sixteen's
down here and it's a big uh. I think it's
a General Dynamics Operations but uh, you know, it provides
a lot of jobs, a lot of income, and in
certain parts of the state it's you know, it's a
very Some parts of the state are very poor. I
(30:54):
mean we're up in the Greenville area, We're not down
by the coast, but it's uh, a lot of rural
areas that are very poor.
Speaker 1 (31:05):
And Mark, you're saying these jobs in other words, lindsay,
you know, whatever we may think about him, he's in
the sense with these big military industrial contracts, defense contractors.
You know, you mentioned, you know, Boeing and ge Dynamics,
and he in some way he's bringing home to Bacon.
Speaker 6 (31:25):
Correct, Yes, exactly exactly. And I am involved in local
government here and the people here are supporting.
Speaker 1 (31:35):
Him really now, Mark, I mean, obviously I would vote
for him in a general over a Democrat. There's no question,
no don't get me wrong, But in a primary, say
a good, strong, real Trump maga conservative would challenge Lindsey Graham.
I mean, isn't South Carolina. My assumption was that South
(31:57):
Carolina is Trump country. Right, It's it's like almost like Florida, right, People,
you know Trump wanted big all three you know, all
three times he ran. It's a maga stronghold. So if
they can come up with a really good maga candidate,
would that maybe change people's mind?
Speaker 3 (32:14):
Mark?
Speaker 6 (32:15):
It might, But you're right, Trump Trump has loved down here,
he has loved But y know, our congressional seat was
open back in the last election cycle and Trump backed
the guy who won the primary, but he didn't get
fifty percent. And then this woman who was a military veteran,
they had a runoff and she beat the Trump back candidate.
(32:38):
So I'm not exactly sure how Trump's endorsement is going
to go. To tell you the truth?
Speaker 1 (32:44):
Interesting, interesting, Mark, Not to put you on the spot.
And if I'm being too personal, please tell me. I
promise I won't be offended. Are you gonna let's say
there's a primary and I know you're gonna say, well, Jeff,
it depends really sometimes it's it's the candidate, but say
a cookie cutter. You know, MAGA America first Conservative versus
(33:07):
Lindsay Graham. Who would market? Who would Mark in Greenville,
South Carolina vote for?
Speaker 6 (33:14):
I vote for the Trump Conservative?
Speaker 1 (33:16):
Definitely interesting? Interesting, Mark, you know what keep us posted?
I want you to become kind of like our South
Carolina correspondent for Cooner Country. Does that work?
Speaker 3 (33:28):
Mark?
Speaker 1 (33:31):
Thank you, my friend. Six one seven two six six
sixty eight sixty eight. So you heard it from Mark.
Lindsay Graham has got some clout down there. They like him.
He brings home to Bacon a lot of jobs, military jobs, contracting,
defense contracting jobs. And that's parts of north South Carolina
(33:53):
are poor, especially those that are not areas not close
to the coast. There's a lot of tourism. So he's
got some pull down there. And so if there is
going to be a MAGA challenger, it's going to have
to be a really good MAGA challenger. Maybe that's why
he wanted Trump's endorsement. With Trump's endorsement, maybe Lindsey Graham
now feels he's unbeatable. Six one seven two six six
(34:16):
sixty eight sixty eight. Barbara in Maryland. Thanks for holding
Barbara and welcome.
Speaker 4 (34:25):
Hey Jeff, Barbara, how are you. I'm doing pretty good.
I had a front row seat to Lindsey Graham being
booed off. Oh he didn't go off the stage, but
he was booed terribly in Piccking, South Carolina. That was
one of the biggest rallies ever. That was the one
(34:45):
that was about one hundred at least one hundred thousand
people there, and it was horrible. I almost had a
heat scroke there too. But Lindsey Graham came up. He
couldn't even make his speech. Now, the gentleman who just
called you, he's right about Lindsey's popularity. And I think
this is a thing that President Trump is playing chess again.
(35:07):
He's endorsing the guy. And here's what President Trump said
when he got on the stage. After everybody booed Lindsay,
he came in fact, he came on after him, and
he said, come on, come on. He said, you know,
whenever I need liberals, I can count on Lindsey. That's
what he said out of his mouth. Okay, so and
everybody and then it was like a laugh through the audience.
(35:30):
He said that, and That's exactly what is happening right now.
What I would be surprised at happening is if he
endorses any of the other Rhinos, that's going to isolate
Lindsey Graham. And it's also going to let him know
he's going to recognize once all the other Rhinos.
Speaker 2 (35:49):
Get you get rid of them.
Speaker 4 (35:51):
He's the only one. He'll be one of very few
of us if they get rid of Cassidy Collins. What's
the name, Mikalskiko. Yeah, I can't say. I don't like
John Cornan either. I'd like to see, you know, maybe
Wesley Hunt go after him and get another good person
in there for the for Congress to replace Wesley and
(36:14):
everybody but Venzi Graham is going to win. Not only
does he have the military basis, but also you know
in the factories, the car factories in Greenville as Spartanburg,
right where the Calon limbs.
Speaker 2 (36:30):
In that area.
Speaker 4 (36:31):
I have family in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, so
that's why I know so much about it. And they
have a town called they have a town called Honda.
The BMW factory is in I think it's Spartanburg, and
in that area and then on the on the coast side,
you've got even a city that's called Honda, South Carolina.
(36:53):
They have a lot of car manufacturing down there and
good jobs, very good jobs the people that work. To
be a w because I worked with the god that
in the financial industry that I'm in, But he was
doing that kind of part time. He got a new
new car every year, new car every year.
Speaker 2 (37:11):
Wow.
Speaker 4 (37:11):
And this was maybe ten fifteen years ago, living in
two hundred fifty thousand dollars house to undred fifty thousand
dollars in South Carolina ten years ago, fifteen years ago,
that was you was high on the hall. Trust me,
you had a semi mansion for that kind of money
down there. So Lindsey's gonna get I just think President
Trump is playing chess right now. Has he endorsed any
(37:32):
of the other right?
Speaker 1 (37:34):
No, that's a very good point, Barbara. That's why again,
that's it's why. It was like a political bombshell, right
that he did it. It just wow, you want to
talk about blowing up MAGA, right, sending shock waves across MAGA.
It just came out of the blue. It was such
a strong endorsement and it's the only rhino he's backing
so far, it's the only rhino, and I think you're right.
(37:59):
I think he wants to isolate Lindsey Graham a little
bit and then try to pick off the other rhinos.
But you know, I think that comment that Trump made
that you reference is very telling. Basically, what he's saying
is wink wink. When I need some rhinos to line
up and vote for something I want, I get Lindsay.
Speaker 3 (38:21):
Like.
Speaker 1 (38:21):
In other words, he's like Charlie's aunt. You know, you
may not like her, I may not like her, but
believe it or not, she does serve a purpose. And
I think that's what he's trying to say. He goes, look,
I hear all of you. You're booing the guy, But
trust me, he is useful once in a while. And
that's why I'm you know, that's why I'm here. And
(38:43):
I think that's honestly the reason why he endorsed. I
think if there was at this point a very popular,
charismatic pro Trump Maga conservative that South Carolinians were talking about,
I think Trump would stay neutral. I don't think he
would go for this kind of an endorsement. But right
(39:06):
now there's nobody in the wings. They're still looking for
someone to run against Lindsay. And so you know, he
figures out what the hell he's done me a couple
of good turns, Let me do him a good turn.
And I think he knows that the Rhinos are trying
to blow up his presidency. I think he has no
illusions anymore. I mean, there's no question, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski,
(39:29):
Mitch McConnell. You mentioned Cassidy in Louisiana frequently stabs him
in the back. And then you've got increasingly now, Mike
Waltz is to me becoming a big problem, big big problem.
And you can tell the way the Rhinos are circling
around him, defending him, circling the wagons, protecting Waltz at
all costs. So we may see Waltz go. And Lindsey
(39:55):
Graham has been quiet. I'm characteristic because usually when the
Warhawks defend someone, there's Lindsay, and the Warhawks are defending
Mike Waltz. Lindsey's not saying anything about Mike Waltz. So
Lindsey Graham is playing a game with Donald Trump, and
(40:18):
he knows that if Trump was to turn on him
or endorse another conservative or endorse a conservative challenger, Lindsey
could be in big trouble. So I think Lindsey Graham
now realizes he's got to be on the Trump team
for a while. But I'm with you, Barbara, he's a
snake in the grass. I don't trust Lindsey Graham. I
(40:40):
don't to me, he'll stab you in the back the
first chance he gets, Barbara, final word to you.
Speaker 4 (40:48):
He's got the capability of doing it, stabbing you in
the chest if he could. I think you're one correct
about all of that that you just summed up, because
that's the only way I could see him play the game.
Knowing how President Trump operates, watching what he's doing with
these tarifs, how he's getting these countries today, you know,
the stock market is even green again realizing what he's doing.
Speaker 1 (41:12):
He is.
Speaker 4 (41:13):
President Trump is bringing the bacon to America and it
is unbelievless phenomenal to watch him. And that's what I
think is happening in South Carolina. And if someone does
come a real maga makes me want to move down
there and run against him.
Speaker 1 (41:27):
I'm telling you, Oh, I'd vote to you, Barbara, Honestly,
I'd vote for you in a heartbeat you against Lindsey Graham.
I'd be on team Barbara all the way, all the way, Barbara.
God bless you and have a wonderful weekend. Thank you
for that call. Six one seven two six six sixty
eight sixty eight. Jeff in Ohio, Thanks for holding Jeff,
(41:50):
and welcome.
Speaker 2 (41:54):
Good morning, Jeff. Hi, Jeff, trained about I'm sorry about
a couple of callers ago. They were talking about Lindsay
bringing the bacont home. Uh with the defense contracts as
far as I remember, I think we've had a big
contracts with Carolina has since World War Two. I think
he's just fallen in by saying, look what I did
(42:16):
for you where they're already set up to manufacture and
there are the bases already there. So with de Lindsay Graham,
he reminds me of Michael Bolton, were out Michael John Bolton.
He is a war mongler, and I think with him
backing z Olenski was against z Lensky is the fact
(42:38):
that I think he's Guy's eyes on Iran so uh
with Todd pulling him in, I'm telling you, I'm starting
to lose my faith. Brother. I hate to say it
that way, but uh, he's made a few mistakes. And
guess who was on the Fox channel yesterday bloating about
getting an MS thirteen guy? Why everybody else is running
(43:01):
around Jame Old's play. So clock is ticking and every
day is one day closer to them taking back over
and within one hundred days taking everything away from what
we've built for the last twelve years. So I just
hate to say it, but I see him as Trump
(43:24):
is being vulnerable. Laura lumer my eyes with what's his name?
Speaker 7 (43:30):
Walts, his under lake being associated with CCP, his wife
being part of the prosecution ring of those.
Speaker 1 (43:41):
He's a Democrat, Alex Wong, You're dead on Jeff Alex Wong,
Waltz's number two, who, for whatever reason, he keeps defending
him again. He's a holdover from the Biden regime. Like
I just I find it incredible. So Alex Wong is
a Democrat, his wife is a rabbit liberal who went
(44:03):
after the J sixers. You can't make this up. Alex
Wong's wife's father has deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party,
and Waltz is defending this guy and he won't cut
him loose. He won't fire him. So no, there's look,
(44:23):
there's something, there's something going on with Mike Waltz. I'm
telling you right now, there's no question. And you know
you mentioned John Bolton. Bolton and Lindsey Graham are tied
at the hip. They're very close friends. They communicate email,
talk to each other at least several times a day.
Bolton is one of Trump's arch enemies, a neo conservative,
(44:47):
warmongering anti Trump Republican who, as you know, tried to
sabotage Trump when he was his National security advisor. And
just like Lindsey Graham smiled to Donald Trump's face, said
I support you, I support you. But behind his back,
stab stab stab, he wanted war with North Korea, he
(45:09):
wanted war with Iran, he wanted war with Russia. Lindsey
Graham to me, is no different. Now I understand Trump is,
you know, making a political move here. I get it.
And look, you go to war with the army you have,
not the army you wish you have. And Trump is
looking around and he's saying, look, man, I can't fight
(45:30):
on every single front. And Lindsey's there for me when
I meet him at certain times. So I'm gonna swallow
this and let's move on. But he will stab Trump,
mark my words, the first chance he gets, just like Bolton.
And you don't even have to it's not even on faith.
(45:51):
He's done it already multiple times. The stuff that Lindsey
Graham has said about Trump in the past, and I
don't mean like twenty years ago. I'm talking during the primaries.
I'm talking January six. It's no different from anything from
CNN or MSNBC. Trump is a xenophobe. Check, a racist, check,
(46:14):
a bigot, check, not qualified temperamentally to be president. Check,
someone who bears full responsibility for January six and should
no longer lead the Republican Party. Check that Trump and
trump Ism is a crime against the Republican Party and
(46:35):
they should both be buried forever. That's Lindsey Graham, just
maybe five years ago.
Speaker 2 (46:42):
Check.
Speaker 1 (46:44):
There's no difference between Lindsey Graham and Mitt Romney, or
Lindsey Graham and Mitch McConnell. So now, I don't know
if Trump's ticking to the old adage keep your friends close,
keep your enemies even closer. I mean, I'm sure Trump
has his reasons. All I'm saying is don't trust this
(47:06):
snake because the first chance he gets, he'll bite you,
and he'll bite you good. Six to one. Thank you
for that call, Jeff, six one seven two six six
sixty eight sixty eight. John in New Hampshire. Thanks for
holding John, and welcome.
Speaker 6 (47:29):
Good morning, Jeff.
Speaker 5 (47:30):
Thank you for taking my call.
Speaker 1 (47:31):
My pleasure. John.
Speaker 8 (47:33):
Just very quickly before I get to Linda Graham, I
called a couple of weeks ago.
Speaker 6 (47:37):
I don't know if you caught this.
Speaker 8 (47:38):
I was predicting the end of the Democratic Party and
I didn't know if you saw that Bernie Sanders was
advising his left wing compatriots comrades to run his independence
in the upcoming elections. So I'm keeping a scorecard. I'm
keeping the scoreboard, and I'm checking that box because it's
(47:59):
it's going to happen. But I'll move on to Lindsey Graham.
You know, we're obviously not privy to the back room
deals and the political gamesmanship. I imagine it was something
like Lindsey Graham saying to you know, Donald, if you
come out and endorse me, you'll have my support for this.
(48:21):
And I represent I'm a big wig in the Old
Guard and we'll help you here, and I'm sure there's
a lot of that going on, but instantly, what it
makes me think of is The Godfather, And you just
touched on it a little bit with.
Speaker 5 (48:34):
The with the friends close and your enemies closer.
Speaker 8 (48:38):
I don't know if you've seen The Godfather too, but
Michael's kind of playing one off the other to find
out who the trader is, and there, you know, there
could be a little of that going on. He's telling
the one big guy to I'm your friend. He's telling
the other big guy, I know, I'm your friend, and
especially he finds out it's his brother. But that that
(48:58):
kind of like it might be in play here, and
Barbara kind of hit on that too, and then the
other thing was Trump, Uh, well, I don't I don't
know if you think there could be like any you know,
she said the chat
Popular Podcasts
CrimeLess: Hillbilly Heist
It’s 1996 in rural North Carolina, and an oddball crew makes history when they pull off America’s third largest cash heist. But it’s all downhill from there. Join host Johnny Knoxville as he unspools a wild and woolly tale about a group of regular ‘ol folks who risked it all for a chance at a better life. CrimeLess: Hillbilly Heist answers the question: what would you do with 17.3 million dollars? The answer includes diamond rings, mansions, velvet Elvis paintings, plus a run for the border, murder-for-hire-plots, and FBI busts.
Crime Junkie
Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by audiochuck Media Company.
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.