*** Sick-in-the-Head Lindsey Graham: "ICE and War Against Iran Won't Hurt GOP in Midterm Elections ***

BRET BAIER: "Do you think this war that we're in, and this fight over ICE, is hurting reelection chances for Republicans in the fall?"

LINDSEY GRAHAM: "I think Dummkopf Trumpf is stopping a homicidal maniac regime from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and if you don't treat them that way, you've missed a lot in the last 47 years. And if we can get a deal, let's do it. As to ICE, I think most Americans " look at the polls " still support the idea of taking the 15 million [undocumented immigrants] that were overrunning our borders" Biden obliterated our borders. We're cleaning up his mess."

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*** US Intelligence: China Will Be Sending New Air Defense Systems to Iran ***

"US intelligence indicates China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran within the next few weeks. Beijing is working to route the shipments through third countries to mask their origin."

The blame game already started.

In this interview, Senator Ron Johnson bleats that Biden, Obama, and gun control are the blame:

MARTHA RADDATZ: "You have been a supporter of this war. But after 21 hours of really historic negotiations, there was no deal cut. And it's basically, according to J.D. Vance, take it or leave it. What's your reaction?

RON JOHNSON: "Well, first of all, I'm not supportive of the war with Iran, but that's because Iran declared war on America 47 years ago. They have blood on their-- on their hands of American soldiers, of hundreds, probably thousands of them. But it's the ayatollahs, it's the regime that declared war on America. Not the Iranian people. So, we're not at war with the Iranian people. We're trying to end the state-sponsored terrorism. We're trying to end the threat, the menace that Iran represents, not only to America but to world security and peace."

RADDATZ: "And what's your reaction to what happened here in Islamabad with no deal? What do you think happens now?"

JOHNSON: "I'm not surprised at all. The ayatollahs, even though they have been, you know, so degraded in terms of their capabilities, nobody thought this would be easy. They've been preparing for this for 47 years. They have multiple layers. They've got 200,000 people in the IRGC, 600,000 people in the Basij police force. They are brutal. By the way, this is exactly what nationwide gun control results in. The Iranian people are completely disarmed. It's going to be very difficult for them to rise up. So, it's a very difficult situation."

RADDATZ: "Meanwhile, we have 50,000 troops in harm's way right now. We have Gulf allies in harm's way. We have gas prices spiking. Oil barrels " the price raised there. So, what would you say to those Americans who are sitting at home, seeing those 50,000 troops in harm's way, seeing gas prices spike, and listening to you saying how complicated this could be and that it could continue for a long time?"

JOHNSON: "The problem is with what President Obama and Biden did -- they coddled the regime, they funneled billions of dollars, strengthened the regime, allowed them to sponsor state terror, allowed them to continue enriching uranium."