{"id":366259,"date":"2026-07-31T19:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-lindsey-graham-shaped-trumps-wars-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T19:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:00:16","slug":"how-lindsey-graham-shaped-trumps-wars-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-lindsey-graham-shaped-trumps-wars-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"How Lindsey Graham shaped Trump&#8217;s wars | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/P0fCMAHg9k8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How Lindsey Graham shaped Trump's wars | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P0fCMAHg9k8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Senator Lindsey Graham spent decades as one of Washington\u2019s most prominent foreign policy hawks &#8211; a fierce opponent of Russia, relentless advocate for Israel and supporter of Iranian regime change.<\/p>\n<p>Graham\u2019s funeral this week drew the likes of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and both men took the opportunity to meet with Donald Trump in an effort to keep the president invested in the wars that both their countries are fighting.<\/p>\n<p>On today&#8217;s episode, we speak to the BBC\u2019s Washington Correspondent Daniel Bush and documentary filmmaker Alex Holder, who has rare access to Lindsey Graham to unpack how the late senator helped shape Trump\u2019s foreign policy approach.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews #US #Trump <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n02:05 Who went to Lindsey Graham&#8217;s funeral<br \/>\n05:00 Who was Lindsey Graham?<br \/>\n09:33 What might American foreign policy look like now?<br \/>\n12:44 Why did Lindsey Graham advocate for Ukraine so strongly?<br \/>\n15:33 Who is Laura Loomer?<br \/>\n19:00 What&#8217;s the future for American foreign policy?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Lindsey Graham spent decades as one of Washington\u2019s most prominent foreign policy hawks &#8211; a fierce opponent of Russia, relentless advocate for Israel and supporter of Iranian regime change. 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