Lindsey Graham Ripped After 'Pathetic' New Trump Praise
HuffPost • • world
Key Points:
- Sen. Lindsey Graham praised President Donald Trump for his proposal that a Middle East peace deal should include normalization of relations between Israel and countries like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Qatar.
- Graham claimed that if Trump succeeds in getting Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel, it would effectively end the longstanding Arab-Israeli conflict and suggested renaming the Nobel Prize after Trump.
- Trump has previously expressed frustration over not receiving a Nobel Peace Prize, despite lobbying for one and criticizing former President Obama for having one.
- Critics on social media were skeptical and mocked Graham’s optimistic assessment of Trump’s potential to bring peace to the Middle East.