Graham defended his Democratic colleagues amid questions about the progressive response to the Israel-Hamas war.
Senator Lindsey Graham shut down questions about Representative Rashida Tlaib during a bipartisan press conference in Israel, asking the reporter be removed from the room.Graham took the mic during a Monday press conference after a Newsmax reporter asked any of the Democratic senators on the stage to comment on Tlaib's response to the Israel-Hamas war and a tweet from the congresswoman, in particular, that condemned Israel for the blast that hit Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza.
'Israel, Hamas and the militant group Islamic Jihad have all denied responsibility for the strike.Graham, who is in Tel Aviv with four of his Republican colleagues and five Democratic counterparts, was pressed by Cohen on Monday even as the senator called for the reporter to be removed, with the journalist insisting, 'I'm an Israeli. I want an answer to the question.'I'm an American,' Graham shot back. 'And I believe in free speech.
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