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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

White House disavows Graham's call for Putin assassination

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is facing intense pushback from all corners of Washington after calling for the Russian people to end the Ukraine war by assassinating President Vladimir Putin. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday that it is “not the position of the United States government.”

Graham, a former Air Force lawyer and longtime defense hawk, tweeted Thursday evening that “the only people who can fix this” are Russians.

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