'Who owns Lindsey Graham?' GOP senator's obscene remarks on Greenland draw mockery

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) faced backlash after suggesting people did not care "who owns Greenland."

"So here's what I tell my European friends," Graham told Politico on Friday. "Greenland is behind us, but the goal is to get outcomes. Who gives a s--- who owns Greenland? I don't."

"So the point is, Greenland is gonna be more fortified. Because Donald Trump, once he feels like it's his brand or his some buy-in, is going to go big," he continued.

Graham suggested Denmark was "stupid" to resist Trump's demands for Greenland.

"If Trump wants it, we have to say no," he complained. "You know, in Denmark. I like Denmark, but they did a poll between Harris and Trump for the, for the 2024 race. Trump got 4%. So therein lies the problem."

Commenters sought to school Graham after his remarks hit the internet.

"The people of Greenland give a s---," the Bulwark's Sam Stein noted. "That's not a secondary consideration."

"I'm assuming Denmark and Greenland gives a s---," a commenter named Luke agreed. "The real question is, who owns Lindsey Graham?"

"Convenient how they now don't care about Greenland even though just a few months ago they were cheering it on," Vince Wilson observed.

"When does Lindsey work? All I ever see him doing is bloviating on TV or palling around with Trump on his plane and golf courses," one commenter wrote.

"Besides sucking up to Trump, what does Graham do on a daily basis? Has he accomplished anything useful?" another person asked.