Lindsey Graham strikes back at John Kelly's 'fascist' comment about Trump: ‘Desperate’

Sen. Lindsey Graham connected Sunday said John Kelly’s "fascist" remark astir former President Trump, nether whom he served arsenic White House main of staff, was a motion of desperation for nan Harris run pinch conscionable complete a week to spell until predetermination day.

Graham, R-S.C., appeared connected ABC’s "This Week," wherever he was asked astir really Kelly insisted Trump met nan "general meaning of a fascist" and would govern for illustration a dictator if allowed during an question and reply pinch The New York Times past week. 

"[Kelly’s] undermining a conception that's been bully for America," Graham said. "I deliberation our generals person benignant of been apolitical. He's entitled to his opinion. I conscionable categorically cull it."

"Three weeks earlier nan election, you're calling fundamentally Trump Hitler, a fascist, is not going to resonate," nan legislator continued. "What happened to joyousness connected nan Democratic side? They went from joyousness to now Trump is Hitler. Well, that's desperation."

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Graham urged Americans to look astatine Trump's record, adding that Kelly's criticisms were based connected emotion alternatively than facts. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images, File)

Graham further struck backmost connected Kelly’s "fascist" comment, asking Americans to look astatine Trump’s grounds arsenic "a friend of Israel dissimilar immoderate other" and really he helped put Israel "in nan strongest position they’ve been in." He besides said location were nary wars, nan separator was astatine its astir unafraid and ostentation was down, each connected Trump’s watch.

Kelly, a retired four-star general, served arsenic Trump's White House main of staff. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images, File)

"I deliberation General Kelly's criticisms are not based connected facts," nan legislator said. "I deliberation it's emotional, it's sad, and it's not going to matter."

Graham was besides asked astir criticisms that retired four-star Gens. Mark Milley and Jim Mattis, who some served successful nan Trump administration, besides made astir nan erstwhile president.

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"That shows you really hopeless this run is, you’ve sewage 3 retired generals who person been retired of nan crippled for a while, 3 weeks earlier nan predetermination and trying to switch joyousness pinch fear," Graham said.

Graham besides noted that he does not deliberation Harris is simply a fascist aliases communist either erstwhile commenting astir nan warfare of words betwixt Trump and Harris.

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"Do I deliberation Kamala Harris is simply a fascist? No. [Do] I deliberation she's a communist? No. I deliberation she's nan astir wide personification ever to beryllium nominated by a awesome party. I deliberation she's ineffective. I deliberation she's incompetent," Graham said.