Lindsey Graham astonishes onlookers with 'ignorant' Fox News interview

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) astonished onlookers on Wednesday after he gave what some described as an "ignorant" interview on Fox News.

Graham joined Fox News host Sean Hannity on his eponymous show, where the two discussed topics ranging from President Donald Trump's efforts to end the war in Iran to Trump's endorsement of Graham's re-election bid. But it was one comment Graham made about a prominent award that he thinks Trump should receive that caught the ears of political analysts and observers.

"If he can get Saudi Arabia, the epicenter of Islam in the world, to recognize the State of Israel, then he will have ended the Israeli-Arab conflict that's been going on for thousands of years. They should change the Nobel Prize to the Trump Prize," Graham said.

Graham made the comments at a time when Trump's influence in the Middle East appears to be waning. Trump's negotiations with the Iranian regime to end the war have effectively stalled, with the Strait of Hormuz remaining closed.

Political analysts and observers reacted to Graham's comments on social media.

"Is there anyone more ignorant than U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham? Ignorant of history, ignorant of geography, ignorant of politics, ignorant of geopolitics, and even ignorant of religion?" Samar Jarrah, a radio host and author, posted on X. "How did America descend this quickly to such a level? In fact, to something even worse than rock bottom."

"This man lives permanently in Trump's anus," Wajahat Ali, host of the "Democracy-ish" podcast, posted on X.

"Is Lindsey drunk again or just embarrassing himself?" Orla Joelsen, a political commentator from Greenland, posted on X.