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Lindsey Graham Admits Ukraine War Is About Minerals

from Tim Walz The Funnel Cake Dad | The Tim Dillon Show #404 · #404

6 min

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Tim plays and reacts to Lindsey Graham openly stating the US supports Ukraine because of its trillion-dollar mineral deposits, riffing extensively on Graham as an aging closeted "reptile" finally speaking his true, money-obsessed mind.

In this bit8 moments
  • Tim calls Lindsey Graham one of the dumbest senators for saying the quiet part out loud about the Ukraine war being about mineral deposits, not humanitarian concerns.
  • Every war ends in compromise—usually a land deal where both sides get something—but the U.S. could have avoided this bloodshed by negotiating.
  • Graham confirms on record that U.S. support for Ukraine is about the $10-12 trillion in critical minerals, not the people.
  • Tim points out the U.S. ignores countless humanitarian crises worldwide but maintains laser focus on Ukraine, which suddenly makes sense when minerals are involved.
  • Lindsey Graham is an old reptile who's reached the point where he's stopped caring and is just saying the quiet part out loud because his time is almost up.
  • Everyone else in Washington tries to spin the Ukraine war as being about human rights and self-determination, but Graham cuts through the pretense.
  • Tim does an impression of Graham explaining Ukraine like he's Todd Chrisley talking about having a rich friend with money: they're loaded and we want access to that wealth.
  • Tim's extended riff: Graham is basically admitting the U.S. doesn't care about Ukraine or its people, just wants the mineral wealth before Russia and China can claim it.
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