'A big problem': Lindsey Graham labels Kurds a 'threat' to Turkey in prank phone call

Sen. Lindsey Graham, who believed he was talking to a top Turkish official, contradicted his recent statements and told Russian pranksters in August that the Kurds were a “threat.”

Alexey Stolyarov and Vladimir Kuznetsov, Russian pranksters believed to be tied to Russia’s intelligence services, called the South Carolina Republican in August posing as Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar. The call primarily focused on Turkey’s departure from the F-35 program, though Graham also touched on Turkey’s fight against Kurdish militants.