Within hours of Senator Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) sudden death on Saturday, the internet ghouls had already begin to come out of the woodwork to celebrate his demise.
From Iranian television personalities to a member of The Lincoln Project — with a host of others in between — they mocked Graham and suggested that he was burning in hell, mainly because they disagreed with his politics.
One Iranian television presenter commented with a smile, “I congratulate the great nation of Iran on the fact that Lindsey Graham—the warmongering, anti-Iran U.S. senator—has gone straight to hell.”
Meanwhile this is how the IRGC shared the news of the untimely death of Senatoe Graham. pic.twitter.com/VTvqk6LnBq
— Emily Schrader – אמילי שריידר امیلی شریدر (@emilykschrader) July 12, 2026
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps followed with a series of photos of people being targeted by the regime — chief among them being President Donald Trump — with a red “X” drawn through Graham’s face.
Graham had responded to Iranian threats on his life — along with threats aimed at The Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro, among others — just days earlier, quipping, “At least they used a good photo of me … Judge me by my enemies.”
At least they used a good photo of me.
Judge me by my enemies. https://t.co/Ok2Oq1v4O5 pic.twitter.com/b1RBvzKo9K
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) July 6, 2026
“Bye Lindsey. May you live an eternity in ruins for the ruins you helped create in Gaza. Ameen,” Dr. Omar Suleiman posted.
The Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt trashed Graham on X, saying, “Lindsey Graham was a malignant clown; a venomous jester by choice.” In another post, he added, “Lindsey Graham was a simple, tragic man. He lacked a moral core. The great empty spaces of his life were filled with an insatiable need for “relevance.” He found it as a cast member in the most malignant reality show ever made.”
Lindsey Graham was a simple, tragic man. He lacked a moral core. The great empty spaces of his life were filled with an insatiable need for “relevance.” He found it as a cast member in the most malignant reality show ever made.https://t.co/DoUCOvHC5t pic.twitter.com/048YQoNJmK
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) July 12, 2026
On YouTube, Schmidt commented, “Looks like Lindsey Graham was the latest person to have had a 20-minute conversation with Mitch McConnell.”
Spencer Hakimian also used Graham’s passing to jab at the ailing former Senate Majority Leader, mocking the Senator Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) former aide and CNN commentator Scott Jennings in the same swipe: “Has Scott Jennings tried calling Lindsey Graham yet?”
Jackson Hinkle called Graham a “war criminal,” adding in a separate post, “43 million people attended the funeral of Sayyed Ali Khamenei … How many people will attend Lindsey Graham’s funeral?”
“The Young Turks” cohost Ana Kasparian said simply, “Good riddance” — but when she was called out, she defended her choice by suggesting that her critics would “celebrate” the death of a Palestinian toddler.
“I love how people who’ve normalized celebrations of death are clutching their pearls today. Just pretend I’m talking about a Palestinian toddler. Maybe then you can relate to my post,” she said.
I love how people who’ve normalized celebrations of death are clutching their pearls today.
Just pretend I’m talking about a Palestinian toddler. Maybe then you can relate to my post. https://t.co/y5ZGBSZlM0
— Ana Kasparian (@AnaKasparian) July 12, 2026
