Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) mocked Russia for adding him to its list of “terrorists and extremists” after the senator called for the state to be penalized over the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
“There goes all my rubles!” he posted on X, formerly Twitter.
“I call your “terrorists and extremists” bid and raise you ‘State Sponsor of Terrorism under U.S. law,’” he added.
The United States officially considers Iran, North Korea, Syria, and Cuba to be state sponsors of terrorism.
Mr. Graham, in his follow-up post, warned that “Believe it or not, 2024 is going to be a bad year for Putin’s Russia,” citing that there will be “more aid to Ukraine, more high-end weapons that can reach out and touch the Russian occupiers, designation of Russia as a State Sponsor of Terrorism,” and the expansion of NATO….