Lindsey Graham Pushes 'Trump Prize' for Middle East Deal, Drawing Backlash on Fox News
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Updated · Raw Story · May 28
Lindsey Graham Pushes 'Trump Prize' for Middle East Deal, Drawing Backlash on Fox News
7 articles · Updated · Raw Story · May 28
Fox News remarks by Lindsey Graham triggered a wave of criticism after he said the Nobel Prize should be renamed the “Trump Prize” if Donald Trump gets Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel.
Graham argued such a move would end the Israeli-Arab conflict “going on for thousands of years,” a claim critics seized on as historically and politically ignorant.
Social media backlash was immediate, with commentator Samar Jarrah, podcast host Wajahat Ali and others mocking Graham’s grasp of history, geography and religion.
The comments landed as Trump’s Middle East leverage appears to be slipping: talks with Iran to end the war have stalled and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.
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