Joy Reid's Lindsey Graham Obit: He Was a Traitor and a Coward

Jul 16, 2026 #JoyReidShow #JoyAnnReid #TheJoyReidShow

In this TJRS show clip, Joy Reid reflects on the life and legacy of Lindsey Graham, who died over the weekend. She reminds viewers that Graham wasn't always a Trump sycophant — he once called Trump a "race-baiting, xenophobic religious bigot" and "unfit for office." But Graham sold his soul for access to endless war, betraying his best friend John McCain, his friendship with Joe Biden, and his own conscience. Joy plays clips of Graham's 2016 takedown of Trump, his January 6 speech where he correctly warned about repeating the horrors of Reconstruction, and his cruel interrogation of Ketanji Brown Jackson. She closes with Michael Fanone's brutal obituary: "Rest in piss, you worthless scumbag."

Chapters
0:00 Lindsey Graham Stole Mitch McConnell's Thunder
1:30 The Enforced National Mourning for Charlie Kirk
2:00 Graham's 2016 Tweet: "We Will Get Destroyed and We Will Deserve It"
3:58 Graham Called Trump a "Race-Baiting Xenophobic Religious Bigot"
6:24 Graham Betrayed His Best Friend John McCain
8:28 Graham's Bloodthirsty Love of War
10:36 Graham Knew Better Because He Said It
12:53 Graham's January 6 Speech: The Dark Chapter of Reconstruction
16:23 Michael Fanone's Obituary: "Rest in Piss, You Worthless Scumbag"
18:32 Graham's Racist Interrogation of Ketanji Brown Jackson
20:00 Graham Betrayed Joe Biden and His Own Soul
22:00 Final Thoughts — Graham Destroyed His Own Legacy