{"id":70326,"date":"2026-07-12T15:25:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T22:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=70326"},"modified":"2026-07-12T15:25:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T22:25:57","slug":"wtf-after-lauding-lindsey-graham-trump-rants-were-trying-to-have-cnn-go-on-a-normal-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=70326","title":{"rendered":"WTF? After Lauding Lindsey Graham, Trump Rants &#8216;We&#8217;re Trying to Have CNN Go On a Normal Path&#8217;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The unexpected passing of South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham has produced the highly expected eulogizes and criticisms that occur whenever a prominent political figure checks out. Graham was a complex character who once called Donald Trump a <em>\u201cjackass\u201d<\/em> and <em>\u201ca race-baiting bigot,\u201d<\/em> who was <em>&#8220;unfit for office,&#8221;<\/em> before becoming a devoted Trump sycophant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=TITLE%0D&#038;url=https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=70326\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to post this article on Twitter<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/intent\/compose?text=TITLE%20https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=70326\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to post on Bluesky<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-graham-praying.jpg\" alt=\"Lindsey Graham, Donald Trump\" width=\"550\" height=\"296\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48711\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For his part, Trump wasn&#8217;t always so complimentary toward Graham either. As usual, when anyone disagrees with Trump about anything, they become his enemy. That was the case when Trump and Graham had a difference of opinion on abortion and Trump complained that <em>&#8220;Graham should spend more time focusing on&#8230;the millions of people dying in senseless, never-ending Wars that he constantly favors and promotes.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE THIS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=60942\" target=\"_blank\">Trump Has a Manic Meltdown Over His Sycophant Lindsey Graham Disagreeing with Him on Abortion<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now that Graham has shuffled off this mortal coil, Trump is predictably exploiting his passing for his own political benefit. During an interview with Jake Tapper on CNN, Trump expressed his desire to to reign tyrannically over the media&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Tapper:<\/strong> I know you don&#8217;t want to talk about any other issues out of respect for Lindsey Graham, but we would love to have you back sometime because I do have a lot of other questions for you.<br \/>\n<strong>Trump:<\/strong> Sure. We will do that. We&#8217;re trying to have CNN go on a normal path.&#8217;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mqhetk4f4w2c\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreiggctaqgsmsuhpiftwtewq5ff6b4u3bbhjcpax57f3dlunfcczyvq\">\n<p lang=\"en\">TAPPER: I know you don&#39;t want to talk about any other issues out of respect for Lindsey Graham, but we would love to have you back sometime bc I do have a lot of other questionsTRUMP: Sure. We&#39;re trying to have CNN go on a normal pathT: I&#39;m on a normal path right here, sirTRUMP: Good. You are.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc?ref_src=embed\">Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc\/post\/3mqhetk4f4w2c?ref_src=embed\">2026-07-12T14:22:09.966Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>REALLY? Trump says the quiet part out loud again. His intention to <em>&#8220;have CNN go on a normal path,&#8221;<\/em> means that the network transforms into another Fox News with its pending acquisition by his billionaire pals, David and Larry Ellison. His definition of <em>&#8220;normal&#8221;<\/em> isn&#8217;t normal. And he isn&#8217;t shy about admitting his aspirations to reign over the media the way his idols in Russia and North Korea do.<\/p>\n<p>However, Trump wasn&#8217;t finished <em>&#8220;grieving&#8221;<\/em> over the loss of his cult disciple. Trump had the following exchange with Tapper later In the same segment:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Tapper:<\/strong> The US and Iran have been engaging back in forth in strikes over the last few days and overnight. Are we back at war? And who controls the Strait of Hormuz?<br \/>\n<strong>Trump:<\/strong> Well, out of respect for Lindsey, I&#8217;m not talking about that. We hit them very hard last night. So I don&#8217;t want to talk about it. But I will say we hit them very hard last night. We had a deal with them yesterday. They were giving up everything. Then all of a sudden two hours after that they hit a ship with a drone. And I said &#8216;these people, there&#8217;s something wrong with them.&#8217; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"embed-x\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jake Tapper asks Trump about Iran, a war that Lindsey Graham strongly supported and wanted to escalate.<\/p>\n<p>Trump says &quot;Out of respect for Lindsey, I\u2019m not talking about it.&quot; Then keeps talking about it anyway.<\/p>\n<p>RESPECT? How about respect for the American people who oppose the war? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/80plrkHZN2\">https:\/\/t.co\/80plrkHZN2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; News Corpse (@NewsCorpse) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NewsCorpse\/status\/2076352294267085206?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Notice that Tapper asked Trump a question about Iran, a war that Lindsey Graham strongly supported and wanted to escalate. Trump says that <em>&#8220;Out of respect for Lindsey, I\u2019m not talking about it.&#8221;<\/em> Then he just keeps talking about it anyway. So respectful. How about having some respect for the American people who oppose the war?<\/p>\n<p>In addition to that, Trump also used Graham&#8217;s demise to boost his crusade for his <em>&#8220;Save America Act,&#8221;<\/em> aka the Voter Suppression Act. Trump said that&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Where he was really becoming strong was the SAVE America Act. And I think he was gonna be there very strongly on the filibuster. He was against terminating the filibuster. And I think he was doing that because he said we have a budget coming up, and we have debt ceiling coming up. And the Democrats are deranged, and they&#8217;re not gonna be able to do it. And he was coming aboard, I think for the filibuster, terminating the filibuster.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"embed-x\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump on Lindsey Graham&#8230;<br \/>? AT 0:13: &quot;He was against terminating the filibuster.&quot;<br \/>? 14 SECONDS LATER: &quot;He was coming aboard for, I think, terminating the filibuster.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>THIS IS SICK: Trump is putting words into a dead man&#39;s mouth to selfishly benefit himself politically. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4GoW40WLYv\">https:\/\/t.co\/4GoW40WLYv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; News Corpse (@NewsCorpse) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NewsCorpse\/status\/2076344725599383872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Notice here that Trump told Tapper that Graham <em>&#8220;was against terminating the filibuster.&#8221;<\/em> Then, 14 seconds later says that <em>&#8220;He was coming aboard for, I think, terminating the filibuster.&#8221;<\/em> Which is about as grossly exploitive of the recently departed as you can get. Trump was literally putting words into a dead man&#8217;s mouth to selfishly help himself politically.<\/p>\n<p>Not to worry though. Trump just wants for CNN go on a normal path. Where normal means making everything &#8211; including the mortality of your friends and colleagues &#8211; about yourself and what you want for your own benefit. Which has been a core personality trait of Trump&#8217;s for as long as he has been in the public eye. Some things never change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED STORIES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=70323\" target=\"_blank\">WHAT 1ST AMENDMENT? 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Graham was a complex character who once called Donald Trump a \u201cjackass\u201d and \u201ca race-baiting bigot,\u201d who was &#8220;unfit for office,&#8221; before becoming a devoted Trump sycophant. 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