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Lindsey Graham wants Trump to flood Iran with weapons for citizens

May 5, 2026 | | Print Article

Bucking the president’s own dissatisfaction, a Senate war hawk doubled down on his calls for a “Second Amendment solution” in Iran.

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For all the flip-flopping frustration that elected officials tend to give voters, there is one lawmaker who remains fairly consistent on one issue, and that’s South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) when it comes to pushing overseas conflict.

Even as President Donald Trump shifted the focus in the Middle East toward Project Freedom’s humanitarian effort, the congressman pushed for arming opposition in Iran to “make the Revolutionary Guard’s life hell.”

During his latest appearance on Fox News with host Sean Hannity on Monday, the senator was given time to speak on the situation where he contended, “If I were President Trump and I were Israel, I would load the Iranian people up with weapons so they can go to the streets armed and turn the tide of battle inside Iran.”

“We don’t need American boots on the ground. We’ve got millions of boots on the ground in Iran,” continued Graham. “They just don’t have any weapons. Give ’em the weapons so they can rise up like we did to destroy this regime. A Second Amendment solution, I think, would go a long way to ending this war.”

Days earlier, the president voiced his own disfavor for how an attempt to that end had turned out, telling reporters outside the White House, “I’m not happy with the delivery of the weapons. I’m not thrilled with it. But a small amount of weapons were sent, and we’ll see who has them. But I’m not happy with what happened with the Kurds. The Kurds did not deliver the weapons.”

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Hannity raised that point as he said, “My understanding is there have been attempts to do so, and they tried to funnel it through groups-”

“Do it again,” Graham cut in as the host continued, “My understanding is, for example, working with the Kurds, they were stealing 90% of the weapons.”

“Don’t work with the Kurds,” the senator spat back. “Work with somebody else. And if you can prove to me that the Kurds were stealing the weapons, the Kurds will regret that. I love the idea of empowering the Iranian people with weapons, a Second Amendment solution to make the Revolutionary Guard’s life hell. It’s one thing to be bombed by America. It’s another thing to have your neighbor shoot back at you because they’re tired of being slaughtered.”

The sales pitch came as Graham wsa welcomed on the program with a recap of a post earlier in the day responding to attacks from Iran on the United Arab Emirates that read in part, “A forceful response on behalf of our ally, UAE, will reinforce that America is back as a reliable ally, helping to further wash away the damage caused by the Biden administration on this front.”

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He also insisted, “The combination of Iran’s attack against the UAE’s vital infrastructure and continued attacks on international shipping, including a South Korean cargo ship, more than justifies a big, strong and short response to inflict further damage on Iran’s war machine.”

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