Lindsey “Boots on the Ground” Graham’s benefactors: All the pro-Israel hawks and the defense industry

From Geopolitics on Telegram. No links but eminently plausible.

Striking for influence: Senator Graham’s power thrives on WAR

Lindsey Graham, a leading hawk in Congress, pressured President Trump to strike Iran — according to the Wall Street Journal.

The question is not just why, but what does Graham stand to gain?

✡️ Jewish lobby’s darling
▪️The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) was Graham’s top donor in his 2020 re-election, giving $111K (OpenSecrets).
▪️Over $1M more came via RJC, per RJC exec Matt Brooks.
▪️Brooks: “There is nobody more important in the US Senate” for the US-Israel partnership.
▪️Graham raised $109M in total.

👁 RJC: Graham’s longtime supporter
▪️RJC leaders Larry Mizel and Sam Fox backed Graham’s 2014 re-election.
▪️Fox gave $50K and Mizel $100K to his super PAC, West Main Street Values.
▪️RJC board member Sheldon Adelson co-hosted a fundraiser for Graham’s 2016 presidential bid.

🇺🇸AIPAC backs him too
▪️Billionaire Mizel, Graham’s longtime backer, also sits on AIPAC’s board — the top pro-Israel lobby in the US.
▪️Haaretz calls Mizel a key booster of pro-Israel Republicans who opens doors in Israel’s power circles for GOP politicians.

🪖Graham’s defense industry donors
▪️Lockheed Martin gave Graham $102K in 2020, as per OpenSecrets.
▪️Boeing added $80.7K in 2024.
▪️The Intercept notes most cash comes from defense-linked individual donors — like Humvee mogul Ron Perelman, who gave $500K to Graham’s 2016 run.

🤔Graham’s 2026 Senate bid at stake
▪️Graham’s hawkish Iran stance apparently ties to his 2026 ambitions — he needs big donor cash.
▪️RJC has already endorsed him as “one of the strongest advocates for the US Jewish community.”
▪️Defense firms will pay too — if he keeps the bombs dropping.

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