Lindsey Graham snapped at a news anchor when he was questioned on Donald Trump’s “plan” for Iran following the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Appearing on NBC News on Sunday (1 March), Graham bristled when Kristen Welker grilled him repeatedly on who will take Khamenei’s place and how much influence the US will have in determining Tehran’s future.
“No, it’s not his job or my job to do this!” he spat. “How many times do I have to tell you?! Our job is to make sure Iran is no longer the largest state sponsor of terrorism, to help the people reconstruct a new government, no boots on the ground.”
On Saturday (28 February) hundreds of missiles struck multiple sites in Iran, including a compound housing Khamenei, who Iranian state media later confirmed had died in the attack.