'When Did Lindsey Graham Become Our President?' Megyn Kelly Rips Senator for Acting Like Commander-in-Chief, Threatening 4 Countries in 24 Hours
Graham made remarks about U.S. relations and possible military commitments involving several countries.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates Yahoo News, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
The page attributes the article to a named author and identifies Mediaite as the outlet where it first appeared. Mediaite is a recognizable political news publisher, but this article relies heavily on quoted commentary and offers little independent verification or response from Graham.
- Source type — A digital political news outlet with an established presence, but not a major wire service or newspaper of record.
- Editorial standards — The article attributes opinions to their speakers but provides limited independent verification or counter-response.
- Author attribution — The article carries a named byline.
- Transparency — The page states that the article first appeared on Mediaite.
The piece identifies and quotes the speakers whose comments it reports, but largely assembles critical reactions and does not include a response from Graham or much independent context for the foreign-policy claims.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article reports several criticisms of Graham but does not include his response or a substantive defense of his position. Most of its framing and quoted material emphasize opposition to his comments.
- Counterarguments presented — No response from Graham or defense of his remarks is included.
- Source diversity — The article quotes multiple critics but no source supporting Graham’s position.
- Loaded language — The article includes Kelly’s highly charged descriptions, clearly attributed to her.
- Opinion vs reporting — It is presented as a report of public reactions, though those reactions dominate the account.
The article foregrounds criticism of Graham’s hawkish statements, but the criticism comes from conservative media figures and a Republican representative, making a clear left-right editorial lean difficult to discern.
- Source selection — The principal critics quoted are conservative commentator Megyn Kelly and Republican representative Anna Paulina Luna.
- Framing — The headline and article focus on criticism of Graham’s statements.
- Language tone — Strongly charged language is attributed to the quoted speakers rather than presented as the article’s own assessment.
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This is Mediaite's own score, and this article is credited to Mediaite. The host score in the Source Check is Yahoo News's.
Megyn Kelly criticized Sen. Lindsey Graham for remarks threatening or urging action involving several countries, including Spain and Saudi Arabia. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna also objected to Graham’s comments and said there had been no change in plans for U.S. troops on the ground.
The article reports that Kelly criticized Graham after he called for removing U.S. airbases from Spain, threatened Saudi Arabia with consequences if it did not join the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran, and offered Saudi Arabia a mutual defense agreement. Kelly urged President Donald Trump to distance himself from Graham and accused him of pushing the United States toward further conflicts.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna also condemned Graham’s remarks, saying he did not control Congress or tell the president what to do. She said she had spoken with administration officials and other members of Congress and that nothing had changed regarding U.S. troops on the ground.
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SWIPE →Senator whose recent foreign-policy remarks drew criticism
President whom Kelly urged to distance himself from Graham
Representative criticizing Graham’s remarks
Part of a bigger story
18 OUTLETSOutlets report that Graham advocated broader U.S. military action in Iran and urged regional allies to join; his remarks drew criticism. Left-leaning outlets foreground criticism of Graham's advocacy and portray it as pushing the U.S. toward a wider war. Center outlets focus on his remarks and the ensuing criticism, including disputes among Republicans and commentators. Right-leaning outlets stress how his rhetoric complicates the administration's message or could carry diplomatic and economic costs.
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