Graham Compared Trump, Netanyahu to FDR and Churchill
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- Lindsey Graham is shown in new documentary footage comparing President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill
- The footage captured Graham staunchly backing the war in Iran, framing the conflict as a cause worthy of wartime-leadership comparisons
- Filmmaker Alex Holder captured the footage by spending hundreds of hours with Graham over an extended period
- Graham is described as 'the late Sen. Lindsey Graham,' indicating he has died — the footage's release follows his passing
- The Hill filed the piece under its Senate section, dating the footage's emergence to July 26, 2026
Why it matters: The footage is a posthumous primary-source document from a deceased Republican senator who anchored GOP support for the Iran war, making the FDR/Churchill comparison a permanent part of the historical record rather than a passing talking point. For historians and journalists, Holder's hundreds of hours of filming yield a rare unguarded look at how a top GOP war hawk privately framed the conflict and its leaders.
