Lindsey Graham Rips Trump's Proposed Cuts to State Dept.: 'A Lot of Benghazis in the Making'

[DonViejo]

Source: Mediaite



by Justin Baragona | 3:16 pm, May 23rd, 2017

The Trump administration released its 2018 budget proposal today and, predictably, it caught the ire of Democrats due to its cuts to social programs like Medicaid and food stamps. However, there was also criticism from Republicans, notably Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and his buddy, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).

What are they mad about? That the White House wants to slash the budget for the State Department, that’s what. “If we implemented this budget, we’d have to retreat from the world and put a lot of people at risk,” Graham told reporters today. “You’d have a lot of Benghazis in the making if we actually implemented the State Department cuts.”

The budget reduces diplomatic spending by 31%, from $54.9 billion to $37.6 billion. When taking emergency funding out of the equation, the budget cut is 29% to State and USAID.

He noted that the budget is “dead on arrival,” a sentiment also held by McCain, who added that the commitment to rebuilding the military couldn’t be sustained with the spending level shown in the budget.

Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/lindsey-graham-rips-trumps-proposed-cuts-to-state-dept-a-lot-of-benghazis-in-the-making/

[MBS]

1. I don't often agree with Lindsey Graham, but I sure agree with this:

“If we implemented this budget, we’d have to retreat from the world and put a lot of people at risk,” Graham told reporters today. “You’d have a lot of Benghazis in the making if we actually implemented the State Department cuts.”

[Achilleaze]

2. republicans are already responsible for the original Benghazi

wankers

[Warpy]

3. ...thereby tacitly admitting what caused the original Benghazi

Don't worry, Lindsay, most of your voters are too stupid to realize it.

[Freethinker65]

5. Exactly

[BumRushDaShow]

7. Not even tacitly! OVERTLY!

Actually admitting that budget cuts were made to the State Department (including security) back then and now.

[Bradical79]

8. That was my first thought -nt

[JHB]

11. My first thought too.

[Rhett Cohen]

16. I like your tagline, it reminds me of when Brian Griffin called undecided voters

the biggest idiots on the planet:

?t=38s

[liberalmuse]

4. That's rich.

Considering he was one of the outspoken witch hunters.

[dalton99a]

6. +1

[Rhett Cohen]

17. I remember when Benghazi was giving him the vapuhs, too.

[Still In Wisconsin]

9. "A lot of Benghazis." Wow. That's gonna leave a mark.

[YOHABLO]

10. Did McCain and Graham vote for cuts to the state dept. under Obama?

[DK504]

12. Youd have a lot of Benghazis in the making if we actually implemented the State Department cuts.

Gee Lindsay, how'd you think that one up? Was it all by yourself or did your boyfriend help you out with that.

When you and your pals cut State Dept. funding did you think about possible attacks on American diplomats? Noooooo, of course you didn't you and your buddies did everything to harm all American foreign service workers simple you didn't like the black guy.

FUCK YOU Miss Lindsay. Your special section of hell will be deeper than Saddam's.

[mark fromelko]

13. And wingnuts will find a way...

to blame them all on Hillary!

[hibbing]

14. But the cuts to aid low income and kick 20+ million from health insurance is fine n/t

[Rhett Cohen]

15. I see they're still on about that Ben Ghazi fella.

What'd he do anyways? Work with wikileaks? Did he know just who this 4chan is? Sleep with their old ladies, or their moms? Tell them the ending to the Crying Game before they had a chance to see it?

[yurbud]

18. Republican voters seem to only connect the dots when Fox News is guiding their hands