President Joe Biden "has screwed the world up every way you can," Sen. Lindsey Graham told NBC News' "Meet the Press" on Sunday.
The South Carolina Republican said that the president has perpetuated "broken borders" and that "the world's on fire."
Graham said he's irate that Biden said he regretted using the term "illegal" to describe Jose Antonio Ibarra, a Venezuelan who crossed into the U.S. and who has been charged in the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.
Graham also rejected the notion that he blindly follows whatever policy former President Donald Trump dictates, pointing out that he has broken with him on several issues.
"I've voted against things that, you know, he doesn't like," Graham said, but stressed that Trump's idea of providing more aid to countries such as Ukraine in the form of a loan "is 'America First' in action. It's not isolationism, but it is considering the needs of the American people."
The senator also responded to questions about the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, saying, "I literally about fell out of my seat" during Biden's State of the Union address when the president said Hamas could end the conflict by releasing all of the hostages they captured on Oct. 7.
"Is the president saying that if the hostages are released by Hamas, they can stay in power?" Graham asked. "President Trump believes it's nonnegotiable when it comes to Hamas. They have to be destroyed militarily. They can't be in charge. So I'm challenging the Biden administration today to clear this up. You cannot allow Hamas to stay in power."
Graham also questioned Biden's mental fitness, calling on him to "get in a room with Donald Trump and debate," emphasizing that "if there's ever an election in the history of America that deserves a debate between two candidates, it's this election."
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