Supporters of President Donald Trump harassed Sen. Lindsey Graham at the Washington, D.C., airport on Friday after the former Trump loyalist broke with the president for inciting a mob attack on Congress.<\/p>\n
The South Carolina Republican was looking at his phone when a group of people noticed his presence and tried to engage with him.<\/p>\n
He ignored them and started to walk away, escorted by police, according to GreenvilleOnline.com.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the video of how it startedpic.twitter.com\/Im7nI2BcBm<\/p>\n
\u2014 Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) January 8, 2021<\/p>\n
If Graham hoped to walk through the airport without being hassled, he was surely mistaken, gleefully noted Mindy Robinson, a far-right former congressional candidate from Nevada who supports Trump\u2019s unhinged conspiracy theories about the election.<\/p>\n
Her own video of the incident shows people yelling \u201ctraitor!\u201d and \u201cpiece of shit!\u201d at Graham.<\/p>\n
Lindsey Graham just made the mistake walking by me and a mass of angry patriots at the airport in DC.<\/p>\n
All America wants is for you to AUDIT OUR VOTE and purge this election of this massive corruption…and you won\u2019t do it. We\u2019re not letting this \u201cslide\u201d so expect more of this. pic.twitter.com\/pbemr2Gcr9<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mindy Robinson 🇺🇸 (@iheartmindy) January 8, 2021<\/p>\n
Graham earned the ire of Trump supporters earlier this week after he decided no longer to push Trump\u2019s false election fraud theories and to instead accept Joe Biden as the new president. Graham had previously been an active participant in Trump\u2019s scheme to overturn the election, including by reportedly pressuring the Georgia secretary of state to change election results.<\/p>\n
Although it probably wasn\u2019t fun for the senator to be approached by the same type of angry mob that Republicans like Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Josh Hawley goaded into storming the Capitol on Wednesday, Graham didn\u2019t get much sympathy from Twitter users.<\/p>\n
You just got chased out of an airport for trying to play both sides. You lie down with dogs….well, you know the rest.<\/p>\n
Good luck trying to save your political career now, you craven, unprincipled coward. <\/p>\n
We will impeach him so WE CAN HEAL!<\/p>\n
\u2014 The Outlaw aka THE GOAT (@TheRochaSays) January 8, 2021<\/p>\n
“Do you have any weird kinks?”<\/p>\n
“Does seeing Lindsay Graham yelled at by Trump supporters as they walk through an airport count”<\/p>\n
“No, everyone is into that” <\/p>\n
“Then no”<\/p>\n
\u2014 Geraldine (@everywhereist) January 8, 2021<\/p>\n
Trump supporters surrounding Lindsey Graham at Reagan International Airport, screaming, “Traitor!” as he tries to get away.@LindseyGrahamSC, YOU empowered this and YOU have to live with the consequences for the rest of your life. pic.twitter.com\/q2ORguoj77<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) January 8, 2021<\/p>\n
Hey Lindsey Graham…. @LindseyGrahamSC
You reap what you sow.<\/p>\n
Let them devour each other.#KidVicious🔪<\/p>\n
pic.twitter.com\/HYzCUiNHQ9<\/p>\n
\u2014 Kirk Acevedo🇺🇸 (@kirkacevedo) January 8, 2021<\/p>\n
The lady screaming @LindseyGrahamSC is right in that he’s a traitor to our country, but not for the reasons she & rest of these dumb MAGAts think he is #LeningradLindseyhttps:\/\/t.co\/Ek7Q2mJrxe<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tara Dublin is Ready For #BidenCalm (@taradublinrocks) January 8, 2021<\/p>\n
You tired from running from your fans in the airport?<\/p>\n
\u2014 BallerAlert (@balleralert) January 8, 2021<\/p>\n
Sen. Lindsey Graham Verbally Attacked by Trump Supporters at Airport https:\/\/t.co\/dd8KHrQD2C via @TMZ And Lindsay & Josh Hawley & Ted Cruz want to be the president for this mob???<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bonnie Fuller (@BonnieFuller) January 8, 2021<\/p>\n
One person gently tried to explain that Graham can\u2019t be a traitor since his only loyalty is to his own political survival.<\/p>\n
Karma…<\/p>\n
What folks don\u2019t understand- on any side- is that Lindsay Graham isn\u2019t a traitor.
His only loyalty has always been to himself, his only goal has always been only his political survival.
He is a man devoid of principles.
When that is the case, there is nothing to betray. https:\/\/t.co\/xAi6wCBdUV<\/p>\n
\u2014 Arne Duncan (@arneduncan) January 8, 2021<\/p>\n