To that end, we saw our representativeswearing the colorsof the nation’s flag.

Taking to hisTwitteron Thursday night, Graham wrote this controversial post: “Is there a Brutus in Russia?

Is there a more successful Colonel Stauffenberg in the Russian military?

close up of Lindsey Graham’s face

The only way this ends is for somebody in Russia to take this guy out.

You would be doing your country and the world a great service” (viaVanity Fair).

AsNPRexplains, Brutus killed Roman Emperor Julius Caesar and Colonel Stauffenberg attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler.

Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham stand together

The South Carolinian later added, “The only people who can fix this are the Russian people.

Easy to say, hard to do.

Some social media users took a humorous approach in their responses.

RepublicanTed Cruzwas among the conservatives who slammed the tweet (viaYahoo!).

“This is an exceptionally bad idea.

But we should not be calling for the assassination of heads of state,” heresponded.