After calling for Russia to be labeled a designated state sponsor of terror, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has wound up on the dictator's own terror list.
Russian news outlets reported on Tuesday that Graham had been added to the register of “terrorists and extremists” by the country's state financial watchdog Rosfinmonitoring.
“There goes all my rubles!” Graham quipped on X in response to the listing. “I call your ‘terrorists and extremists' bid and raise you ‘State Sponsor of Terrorism under U.S. law.' Believe it or not, 2024 is going to be a bad year for Putin's Russia.”
Graham shared a list that included: “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 “Expansion of NATO.”
In an interview that aired over the weekend, Graham said imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny was “murdered” by Russian leader Vladimir Putin and pushed for Moscow to face consequences. (RELATED: ‘No Doubt': Biden Lays Blame For Navalny's Death At Putin's Feet)
“I just got off the phone with two Democratic senators. Let's make Russia a state sponsor of terrorism under U.S. law. Let's make them pay a price for killing [Navalny],” Graham said on CBS.
“It would allow the [Navalny] family to go to U.S. court and sue Putin's Russia for killing of their loved one. A state sponsored terrorism designation is a game changer. It would allow more sanctions, it would open up the American courtroom,” he added.
Last Friday, Russian authorities said that Navalny, whom supporters insist was imprisoned on trumped-up charges, died in an Arctic penal colony after he started to feel ill and lost consciousness.
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