Lindsey Graham celebrates Iran war in newly released footage
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Newly released documentary footage shows late US Senator Lindsey Graham claiming he helped persuade President Donald Trump to launch military action against Iran and expressing strong support for the conflict.
The footage, obtained from a planned documentary by filmmaker Alex Holder and shared with the Wall Street Journal, shows Graham speaking with the production team after US and 'Israeli' strikes on Iran began on February 28.
"Look what we've done here. I almost cried," Graham said in the footage, claiming he had pushed for the decision despite opposition from some officials close to Trump.
WATCH: Unreleased documentary footage shows Lindsey Graham extremely happy that Trump finally bombed Iran.
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“Look what we’ve done here. I almost cried… How long have we been pushing this?” Graham says after U.S. strikes begin.
Graham also says Trump told him the strikes were… pic.twitter.com/ULQrxwteyl
Graham, a longtime ally of Trump and 'Israeli' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, praised the two leaders' partnership and compared them to former US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during World War II.
Another excerpt showed Graham speaking with Netanyahu about the possibility of expanding military operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Graham told Netanyahu he would try to convince Trump to join 'Israel' in strikes against Hezbollah targets.
The footage was released after Graham's death on July 11 at the age of 71. The senator had been a prominent supporter of 'Israel' and a vocal advocate for a tougher US stance toward Iran.
