The Lindsey Graham Conspiracy Theories Are Already Running Wild
False FlagThe Lindsey Graham Conspiracy Theories Are Already Running WildHere’s why I don’t think they’ll stick.Will SommerJul 13, 2026∙ Paid1101711Share(Photo illustration by Bill Kuchman/The Bulwark | Photos: Getty, Shutterstock)A PROMINENT 71-YEAR-OLD can’t just die of cardiovascular disease these days. Instead, judging by some people’s reactions to the death of Sen. Conservative columnist Marc Thiessen suggested that Graham, who recently visited Ukraine, might be just the latest Putin foe to fall victim to an assassination. (Graham apparently died of an aortic dissection, and Thiessen was commenting on a post noting that “Graham has dealt with blood pressure issues since his 40s.
- ▪False FlagThe Lindsey Graham Conspiracy Theories Are Already Running WildHere’s why I don’t think they’ll stick.Will SommerJul 13, 2026∙ Paid1101711Share(Photo illustration by Bill Kuchman/The Bulwark | Photos: Getty, Shutterstock)A PROMINE
- ▪Instead, judging by some people’s reactions to the death of Sen.
- ▪Conservative columnist Marc Thiessen suggested that Graham, who recently visited Ukraine, might be just the latest Putin foe to fall victim to an assassination. (Graham apparently died of an aortic dissection, and Thiessen was commenting on
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False FlagThe Lindsey Graham Conspiracy Theories Are Already Running WildHere’s why I don’t think they’ll stick.Will SommerJul 13, 2026∙ Paid1101711Share(Photo illustration by Bill Kuchman/The Bulwark | Photos: Getty, Shutterstock)A PROMINENT 71-YEAR-OLD can’t just die of cardiovascular disease these days. Instead, judging by some people’s reactions to the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), there has to be a hidden hand at play.“Was Lindsey Graham assassinated by Russia or Iran?” asked right-wing activist Laura Loomer, adding that Vladimir Putin–friendly American podcaster Tucker Carlson should be investigated by the FBI just to be sure.“Lindsey Graham dying out of the blue like this doesn’t make any sense at all,” wrote conservative activist Matt Van Swol, in a message reposted by…
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