It seems that Lindsey Graham, the Republican senator from South Carolina, forgot that people can look up all of his previous television appearances.
“You know what concerns me about the American press?” he said on CNN this week. “This endless, endless attempt to label [President Donald Trump] as some kind of kook, unfit to be president.”
CNN’s own Jake Tapper had quite the comeback.
Lindsey Graham today: I’m concerned by the media’s attempt to label Trump as a kook or not fit to be President.
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) November 30, 2017
Lindsey Graham in 2016: “I think he’s a kook. I think he’s crazy. I think he’s unfit for office.” pic.twitter.com/34w2HEM12b
Yep, that’s right. Graham called Trump a “kook” and “unfit for office” in 2016. It’s on video, so he can’t deny that he said those things about the current president. Sure, a lot of politicians changed their position on Trump post-election, and now they have to eat their words.
But it’s kind of incredible that Graham is now criticizing the media for apparently saying the exact critiques he made himself.
The internet loved Tapper’s response.
Someone done got Tapped: https://t.co/L32Sok1D7N
— Josh Charles (@MrJoshCharles) November 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/jackmjenkins/status/936423867727470592
THIS IS AMAZING https://t.co/Su6UgrptJi
— ImHynds (@ImHynds) December 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/clmazin/status/936394697492242432
Man, it must be really difficult when you have to sell your soul. https://t.co/1dN3DUdrJB
— Derek Kessler (@derekakessler) December 1, 2017
*insert chef kissing fingers emoji here* https://t.co/siOV1ahzut
— Leslie Grossman (@MissLeslieG) November 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/mat_johnson/status/936411471482949632
— DJ-KIMchi 🍥 (@djjkim) November 30, 2017
Cheers to calling out politicians who flip-flop—which is a lot of them!