South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham has made headlines once again for suggesting that the United States boycott the upcoming 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Ever since National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden fled to Moscow, the U.S. has been desperately trying to convince the Russian government to return the 30-year-old American to his home country to be put on trial. Snowden has been charged with espionage for spilling the NSA’s secret phone and Internet surveillance programs. He recently requested temporary asylum in Russia, and Putin has yet to make a final decision.
Graham appears to have grown tired with the Russian government’s lack of urgency.
“I love the Olympics but I hate what the Russian government is doing throughout the world,” Graham told NBC news on Tuesday. “I don’t know if putting the Olympics on the table is the right answer, but I do know this – what we’re doing is not working.”
Ari Melber, co-host of The Cycle, was less than impressed with Graham’s proposal. “This is what this guy does,” Melber said on Wednesday’s show. “He may say this because it plays well back home. But it’s irresponsible as a leader. It’s irresponsible as a senator.”








