Politics

Graham: Obama is 'not a traitor'

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) corrected a woman who called President Obama a "traitor" during an event on Friday.

“He’s a traitor,” the woman called out during Graham’s appearance at the Sunshine Summit in Orlando, accusing the president of betraying the U.S. with the Iran nuclear deal.

“No, ma’am, he’s not a traitor,” Graham responded. "He just doesn’t know what he’s doing."

...Graham’s rebuke of the "traitor" charge comes as other Republican 2016 hopefuls have been criticized for remaining silent when supporters harshly criticize the president.

Former business CEO Carly Fiorina and real estate mogul Donald Trump both refrained from correcting audience members who suggested Obama is Muslim earlier this year.