Sen. Lindsey Graham on Wednesday stood by his previous call for Russian President Vladimir Putin to be assassinated or otherwise removed from power.

At a press conference at the Capitol, the South Carolina Republican was asked about a tweet in which he suggested Putin should be assassinated.
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