In an interview on Monday on “Hannity,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) praised President Donald Trump for his handling of the War in Iran. Graham argued boots on the ground are not needed because there are “millions of boots on the ground,” the Iranian people. “We don’t need American boots on the ground,” the Senator told FOX News host Sean Hannity. “We’ve got millions of boots on the ground in Iran. They just don’t have any weapons. Give them the weapons so they can rise up like we did to destroy this regime. A second amendment solution, I think, would go a long way to ending this war.” “As to President Trump, see this through,” Graham continued. “These guys are on their back foot, Mr. President. You’ve been brilliant in concept and execution. Just see it through. We’re near the end now. Let’s finish this in a way that nobody has to do it again. You’re the guy that got it right. Everybody else got it wrong.” “God bless you, President Trump, for stopping a nightmare to this world,” Graham added.

SEAN HANNITY, FOX NEWS: It does get difficult when you hear people just speak out of total ignorance and just make things up. Donald Trump did this because of Fox News. Donald Trump did this because of Bibi Netanyahu. Donald Trump didn’t do anything of the sort. Donald Trump did it because he was informed by his Mideast envoy, Steve Witkoff, that they had the 60% enriched uranium, that they were less than 12 days away from being able to enrich it to weapons-grade uranium at 90%. And the president had said, even before he became president the first time, that that’s something that he would never allow to happen on his watch. He followed through on his promise. Now it’s a matter of just finishing this up. How do you now define victory as this seems to be in the closing days? SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-SC): Regain freedom of navigation of the Strait of Hormuz. If they continue to attack our allies like the United Arab Emirates, the UAE has been champion allies. They’ve done everything we’ve asked and more. So when Iran attacks them with missiles and drones, we need to be there for the United Arab Emirates. If they do this, they continue to do this, attack ships and our allies, I would let Admiral Cooper finish the job, go against targets like General Kellogg indicated. I’m not a real advocate of taking Kharg Island. I think we ought to tell the Iranians we will destroy it from the air. That will accomplish the mission I have in mind, which means they can never regenerate anytime soon to become the largest state sponsor of terrorism, and their nuclear program’s been obliterated. We’re close to victory. Victory to me would be regaining freedom of navigation of the Strait of Hormuz, degrading a little bit further, short, big, strong response to degrade their military capability a bit further, threaten Karg Island with destruction and pull out and try to get Israel and Saudi Arabia back to the peace table. The ultimate victory is that Saudi Arabia and Israel make peace, ending the Arab-Israeli conflict because Donald Trump put Iran in a box. He was not Obama. He was not Biden. He didn’t beg them. He didn’t give them a bunch of money. He blew up their capability to wage war and terrorism. You will go down in history, Mr. President, as being the greatest peacemaker in the history of the Mideast if you can put Iran in a box and have Saudi Arabia and Israel make peace on your watch this year. That is victory. HANNITY: Well, if he takes out the IRGC, opens up the Strait, and somehow if we can arm the Iranian people, I think this is game, set, match. Senator Lindsey Graham, South Carolina, thank you.

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