Raw Story: 'I've seen tougher guys at Starbucks': MAGA country star turns on Republican senator

[Dennis Donovan]

Raw Story - 'I've seen tougher guys at Starbucks': MAGA country star turns on Republican senator

Daniel Hampton
December 4, 2024 7:26PM ET

One-half of the country duo Big & Rich laid into Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Wednesday evening over the senator's comments about Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's embattled pick for Pentagon chief.

John Rich, a vocal supporter of Trump — and vehement opponent of Joe Biden who once mocked the president as "Sniffy" over his sniffles — took to the social media site X to voice his displeasure with Republicans waffling on Hegseth's nomination.

"The pro-war RINO's are all against @PeteHegseth and that tells you all you need to know," wrote Rich. "Pete is a threat to the war machine. Recess appointments?"

He added in a separate post, "Don't Kavanaugh our Hegseth," referring to the tough confirmation hearing of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, whose nomination was dogged by a sexual assault allegation and protests.

Rich then set his sights on Graham, who has called the allegations against Hegseth "disturbing."

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Rich unleashed a series of posts on X targeting Graham, including at least two that used a homophobic reference.

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[JustAnotherGen]

1. It is what it is

[onecaliberal]

2. Rape supporter said what

[Initech]

3. Fuck you John Rich!

[maxrandb]

4. Says the "fake" cowboy "tough guy"

George Jones, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson would jerk a knot in his ass.

Born in 1974, could have signed up for the Marines like thousands did after 9/11, but he was too fucking busy on Celebrity Apprentice, I guess.

[canuckledragger]

5. John Rich is no tough guy though.

That's why he went the pretend parody cowboy route, because he's too much of a whiny pussy to pull off the real thing.