Sen. Tim Scott on Lindsey Graham's Legacy, Political Impact
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Graham called for striking Iran's nuclear sites as far back as 2007.
Long before the current Iran conflict, Graham warned from the Senate floor that military force against Iran's nuclear program was inevitable. He repeated calls for preemptive strikes in 2012 and 2015, making him one of Congress's most consistent Iran hawks.
Graham was a House impeachment manager against Clinton in 1999!
Before his Senate career, Rep. Graham was one of 13 House managers who prosecuted Pres. Clinton's impeachment trial in the Senate — a sharp contrast to his later reputation as a bipartisan dealmaker.
Topic poll · all networksSen. Graham retired from the Air Force Reserve at what rank?
- Colonel
- Brigadier General
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Major General
Guess, then reveal the answer
Colonel
Graham prosecuted Clinton's impeachment, then defended Trump's.
As a House Manager in 1998, Graham argued for Clinton's removal from office. Decades later, he voted to acquit Trump in both the 2020 and 2021 Senate impeachment trials — a striking political evolution.
Topic poll · all networksBefore the Senate, Graham helped prosecute whose impeachment trial?
- Bill Clinton
- George W. Bush
- Barack Obama
- Ronald Reagan
Guess, then reveal the answer
Bill Clinton
Lindsey Graham has represented SC in Congress since 1995!
Graham served 8 years in the House before winning Strom Thurmond's Senate seat in 2002. Thurmond himself served SC for 48 years — the longest Senate tenure in U.S. history at the time.
