Sen. Lindsey Graham on “FOX News Sunday” rejected concerns about what happens after the U.S. overthrows the government of Iran. He addressed Trump: “You said help is on the way. That has to be real – it has to be real soon. Do it, Mr. President. The people of Iran are begging you to be on their side.” “This is the defining moment in your presidency. Stand by the people,” Graham said to Trump. “If the Ayatollah falls, the region changes – bigger than the fall of the Berlin Wall. No more international terrorists.” “That’s the dumbest question,” Graham said when asked about what comes next. “What happens if Hitler had fallen? It’d have been better.” “If we’re all talk and we don’t do it, we’ll have 100 years of chaos.”

SHANNON BREAM: Iran – the president said we’re moving in a lot of assets. We know that warships, airplanes – all of that has moved in. He says they are negotiating. They’re having conversations? The Ayatollah says if you strike here, it’s going to spark a regional war. What do you think? SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM: I think it’s a dividing moment in his presidency. Ronald Reagan went to the Berlin Wall, and he said, tear down this wall. He didn’t say, could you make it lower? When asked about what the protesters should do, President Trump said, “Keep protesting. Help is on the way.” If this regime is still standing, the day after, if we pull the plug, will be 100 years of chaos. I have every confidence that President Trump will do what he promised to the people. Help is on the way. Keep protesting. If this regime falls, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis – they all go. It’d be the biggest change since the fall of the Berlin Wall. But here’s one thing I know: Donald Trump is Ronald Reagan “Plus” in my mind. Venezuela, soon Cuba – the one thing you can’t do as president is talk like Reagan and act like Obama. There’s no deal to be done here. These people are not trustworthy. The protesters in the street are not protesting for a better nuclear deal. They’re protesting for a better life. And if they win the day, we have a chance to be friends with the people of Iran. The Ayatollah will never be our friend. He’s a religious Nazi. President Trump, you said help is on the way. That has to be real – it has to be real soon. Do it, Mr. President. The people of Iran are begging you to be on their side. You have done it so good. You are Reagan “Plus.” This is the defining moment in your presidency. Stand by the people. If the Ayatollah falls, the region changes – bigger than the fall of the Berlin Wall. No more international terrorists. This regime has American blood on its hands since 1979. You’ve got the Houthis. You’ve got Hezbollah killing Americans. Bring this regime down because the people want it down. You don’t have to invade the country, but help on the way means military strikes against the infrastructure that is killing the Iranian people. Go after the ones who are killing the people. Put this regime on notice. We’re never going to let up. Strangle their economy – it will fall. The people will take over, and over time we will have a friend in Iran, not an enemy. Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis – all fall. The biggest thing you could possibly ever do to the Middle East is take this regime down, and they’re as weak as they’ve ever been since 1979. Mr. President, you can do it. I hope you will do it. And if you do – this is Reagan “Plus.” SHANNON BREAM: OK, we’ve got to go, but it sparks all kinds of questions about what comes behind that Ayatollah. I wish we had more time. SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM: Can I tell you – friends, not enemies. That’s the dumbest question. One second. What happens if Hitler had fallen? It’d have been better. If these people win, they’ll be more likely our friends. The Ayatollah will never be our friend. I’ll tell you what will happen if we pull the plug. If we all talk and we don’t do it, we’ll have 100 years of chaos. America’s standing will be zero.

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