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Graham’s Disney World Visit Becomes Flashpoint During DHS Shutdown Recess

The images are fueling a TMZ-driven pressure campaign that has not yet persuaded GOP leaders to recall Congress.

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U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to reporters, on the day of classified briefings for the full U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on the situation in Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on March 3, 2026.
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U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham speaks to members of the media as the Trump Cabinet briefs members of Congress on Iran at the U.S. Capitol on March 3, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Overview

  • TMZ photos published Sunday showed Sen. Lindsey Graham at Disney World, including breakfast at Chef Mickey’s and a bubble wand sighting, as the partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown stretched into a sixth week.
  • Graham said he stopped in Orlando after a South Florida meeting with Trump envoy Steve Witkoff about possible Saudi–Israel normalization and argued he has voted multiple times to fund the government.
  • TSA officers began receiving pay Monday after President Trump ordered emergency payments, though many DHS workers still await full funding and airports continue to report strain from missed paychecks and staff losses.
  • Republican leaders signaled they will keep the recess in place, with Senate Majority Leader John Thune declining to call senators back without a bipartisan deal and the House and Senate advancing competing DHS plans.
  • TMZ has invited the public to submit sightings of lawmakers on break and posted images of members from both parties, escalating public scrutiny without producing a breakthrough in the funding stalemate.