Lindsey Graham told me tonight that he told Trump he had concerns with going after Iranian cultural sites: “I said we're not in war with the culture of the Iranian people. We are in a conflict with the theology -- the Ayatollah and his way of doing business.”
“I think our goal is to side with the people. Putting cultural sites on the table as a military target undercuts what we're trying to do,” Graham said. Did Trump push back?
"He just said: 'We all do all kind of kind of bad things.' But I said, 'Yeah I don't want to be like them”
"He just said: 'We all do all kind of kind of bad things.' But I said, 'Yeah I don't want to be like them”
Graham added: "The bottom line is I think the president saying, 'We will hit you hard' is the right message. Cultural sites is not hitting them hard -- it's creating more problems. We're trying to show solidarity with the Iranian people. Their culture is not my problem."
