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TMZ Confronts Sen. Lindsey Graham Over Disney Bubble Wand Photo

The exchange spotlights scrutiny of lawmakers taking leisure trips during a Department of Homeland Security funding lapse.

Overview

  • A TMZ reporter pressed Lindsey Graham on Capitol Hill about a viral photo, and the senator kept walking without answering.
  • The question centered on images from Disney World’s Magic Kingdom that showed Graham holding a bubble wand in Fantasyland.
  • TMZ says an eyewitness reported he held the toy for a child who went to the bathroom.
  • Graham has said he first met in South Florida with Trump official Steve Witkoff about possible SaudiIsrael normalization, then went to Orlando to see friends.
  • Newsweek reports the video has topped 1 million views as TMZ crowdsources tips on lawmakers vacationing during a partial Homeland Security shutdown.