Lindsey Graham takes grilling after being spotted at Disney World amid shutdown

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Source: Raw Story

March 29, 2026 6:04PM ET


Amid the ongoing partial government shutdown that has sparked chaos and long lines at airports nationwide, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was spotted at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida dining at Chef Mickey’s, and having a “grand ol’ time,” TMZ reported on Sunday, sparking immediate backlash from several notable critics.

“Divas still need vacation,” reads a social media post from California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office in response to Graham’s Disney World getaway.

“Why is an old man with no kids going to Disney?” wrote conservative journalist Cassandra MacDonald in a social media post on X.

Graham confirmed his trip to Disney World to TMZ, telling the outlet that he was in Florida on official business. "I was invited to a meeting in South Florida on Friday with Trump official Steve Witkoff... to talk about the possibility of normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel,” Graham told TMZ. “I went to Orlando to meet friends after. I'm already back in South Carolina."

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/lindsey-graham-2676635810/

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[TommyT139]

1. Newsom is developing a pattern

...and it's not as funny as he thinks. Calling Graham a "diva" just adds to the tally.

Gavin Newsom Is Being Weirdly Homophobic Yet Again

The governor of California won’t stop invoking people’s alleged Grindr accounts as an insult.

https://www.them.us/story/gavin-newsom-is-being-weirdly-homophobic-yet-again

The whole story is worth reading by anyone who still thinks Gavin Newsom is solidly behind LGBTQ people.

(The article's observations being facts, I do not see this as a violation of the tarnishing Democrats rule.)

[Irish_Dem]

2. How is calling Graham a "diva" homophobic?

I don't think it sounds bad, the man is a jackass diva.

And in the military we win the war first and worry about polite conversation and niceties
later.

I have been a strong advocate for women and gay rights since I have been a kid.
I have earned the right to say my say.


Newsom is right. Win the gd war by any means possible, sort the rest out later.

If we do not do this, NONE OF US WILL HAVE ANY RIGHTS EVER AGAIN.

We need to stay focused and beat the hell out of MAGA.

[TommyT139]

5. Say what you want, of course.

If you don't understand how Newsom's use of "diva" plays on homophobic stereotypes, I can't help you. Apart from that, in this country, freedom of speech doesn't have to be "earned."

We absolutely need to win in November...and whatever comes after November. Naming the communication patterns of someone who might end up being part of that is a legitimate exercise.

[wcmagumba]

3. Good for Governor Newsom, Graham is a bit of a Diva as far as I can tell.

Nothing wrong with that. As someone having had many "Diva" friends throughout my life the signs are pretty obvious, I loved all of them...

[twodogsbarking]

4. Collecting his payoff.