{"id":7283,"date":"2026-07-26T16:39:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T16:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=7283"},"modified":"2026-07-26T16:39:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T16:39:36","slug":"graham-called-yearslong-push-for-war-with-iran-the-best-thing-ive-ever-done-in-new-footage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=7283","title":{"rendered":"Graham called yearslong push for war with Iran \u2018the best thing I\u2019ve ever done\u2019 in new footage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n            Never-before-seen documentary footage released Sunday shows the late Sen. Lindsey Graham calling his multipronged campaign for war with Iran \u201cthe best thing I\u2019ve ever done\u201d and comparing President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=7281\">Michigan, Missouri primaries will again lay bare the Democratic divide over Israel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Graham, who had a reputation in Washington as a war hawk, granted access to British filmmaker Alex Holder, who said he captured over 400 hours of footage of the late senator over several years. Graham put himself at the center of Trump\u2019s biggest ambitions in the president\u2019s second term, including the Iran war and a massive modernization of the Pentagon.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The documentary captures calls with Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and even Democratic former national security adviser Jake Sullivan as Graham cheered on the war efforts.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cIt was pretty remarkable, and we had this four-and-a-half-year period of just the most, really unparalleled access, to one of the most consequential politicians in the United States,\u201d Holder said in an interview with CNN\u2019s Manu Raju on \u201cInside Politics.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Graham over the last decade morphed into one of Trump\u2019s most trusted counselors on high-stakes geopolitical matters, one longtime Trump adviser told CNN earlier this month, earning the president\u2019s confidence even as they often disagreed on key strategic issues, including the extent of US support for Ukraine and the White House\u2019s efforts to negotiate an end to the Iran war.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cHe looked at Lindsey as one of his foreign policy experts,\u201d the adviser said. \u201cHe didn\u2019t always agree with him, but I think he respected him.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            In the new footage, Graham is seen talking with Netanyahu and describing his conversations with the president, encouraging him to take more action with Israel.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cIt\u2019s the best thing I\u2019ve ever done. He loves blowing stuff up,\u201d Graham said of his efforts in one clip.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=7269\">Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary sets up a battle of generations<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cHe hasn\u2019t tweeted much at all,\u201d Graham added, speaking about Trump, \u201cNo drama. He\u2019s been a great wartime president. I said last night that Trump and Bibi are like Roosevelt and Churchill.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Things weren\u2019t always rosy between Graham and the president and Holder said there\u2019s more footage to come highlighting their relationship.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThat, you\u2019ll have to stay tuned for,\u201d he said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            As the war with Iran grinds on, some of Graham\u2019s predictions in the early days of the conflict that he championed turned out to be wildly off base.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cIn three to four weeks, we should have them in a spot where they start losing control of some cities \u2026 get the Arabs more openly involved tomorrow, or by the end of the week, and then have almost irreversible momentum,\u201d Graham said in March during a call with Sullivan.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The footage also includes lighter moments as well, like Elton John calling Graham to sing Happy Birthday to him as he turned 70.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Holder told the Wall Street Journal that he\u2019s aiming to release the full documentary called, \u201cLindsey\u2019s Game,\u201d in the coming months. He said Graham agreed to the project for posterity and to inspire others to work in government.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Graham died earlier this month at 71. Memorial services are set to take place this week in Washington and in his home state of South Carolina.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=7265\">The US military hasn\u2019t blown up an alleged drug boat in a month. Has the campaign worked?<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>CNN\u2019s Sarah Ferris and Adam Cancryn contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Never-before-seen documentary footage released Sunday shows the late Sen. Lindsey Graham calling his multipronged campaign for war with Iran \u201cthe best thing I\u2019ve ever done\u201d and comparing President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Franklin D. 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