Lindsey Graham Accused Of Derailing Diplomatic Meeting With Sexist Insult To Danish Prime Minister

Senator Lindsey Graham allegedly caused a spectacle during diplomatic talks successful Munich by lobbing a sexist reproach astatine Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.

Graham allegedly addressed Frederiksen arsenic "little lady" arsenic he looked her "straight successful nan eye" and sneered astatine her, according to an relationship from Danish newspaper Berlingske, cited by nan Daily Beast.

Members of nan U.S. House and Senate and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen were besides astatine nan meeting, which was held to talk Trump’s threats to annex nan autonomous territory of Denmark, which is simply a NATO ally.

Puck first reported connected Graham’s alleged meltdown, and cited sources acquainted pinch nan talks who declare nan legislator was "combative" and throwing astir "lots of F-bombs."

One personification reportedly described nan segment arsenic "Graham connected his worst TV day."

Berlingske cites alleged witnesses who said nan debacle was "disturbing," "shocking" and "extremely inappropriate."

Another root told nan insubstantial that Graham besides “yawned straight successful his [Nielsen’s] look successful a measurement that could only beryllium perceived arsenic mocking.”

Reports propose that anterior to his outburst, Graham was boasting astir Trump and nan magnitude of powerfulness he controls.

Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin, who was reportedly successful attendance, was said to person been truthful shocked by Graham's behaviour that she walked retired of nan meeting. She later returned “visibly shaken,” according to reports.

The Independent has requested remark from some Graham and Slotkin.

A time earlier nan alleged incident took place, Slotkin told Bloomberg’s Oliver Crook that actions taken by American leaders could very easy harm nan nation’s narration pinch long-time allies.

“I deliberation it takes a agelong clip to build spot and an instant to suffer it,” Slotkin said. “When you commencement acting erratically, erstwhile you enactment for illustration a madman and nary 1 knows what you’re going to do next, they can’t spot to make a woody pinch you, to motion up for something.”

Frederiksen reportedly took nan fight successful stride, waited for Graham to finish, and told him "when you're done pinch that, nan gathering tin continue."

Graham whitethorn person fixed nan world a sensation of his reported negotiated capacity connected Friday erstwhile he made dismissive remarks to Politico about Denmark's narration pinch Greenland.

"Who gives a s*** who owns Greenland," he told nan outlet. “The constituent is Greenland is going to beryllium much fortified because Donald Trump, erstwhile he feels for illustration it’s his marque aliases his buy-in, is going to spell big.”