Graham criticizes defense spending and debt ceiling deal.

Senator Lindsey Graham criticized the defense spending proposed in the debt ceiling deal, calling it a "joke" and stating that adopting President Biden's defense budget would be a disservice to the Republican Party. Despite a deal being struck by fellow Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy to raise the debt ceiling for two years and apply new caps on federal spending, Graham pushed back on the proposal, saying that he will not adopt the Biden defense budget and give Congress a "hard time" if they send it to the Senate. He wants to raise the debt ceiling but not at the expense of the military.