WASHINGTON – Sen. Lindsey Graham joked about the results of the DNA test shared by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, saying his own DNA test would probably determine he is Iranian, which would be "terrible." As the South Carolina Republican's segment on "Fox & Friends" came to a close, host Steve Doocy suggested Graham come back to the show with the results of his own genetic analysis. "We'll find out who you really are," said host Brian Kilmeade. "I'll probably be Iranian. That'd be, like, terrible," Graham quipped, a fierce critic of Iran's theocratic regime. "They have great people, just bad leaders," said Kilmeade, inferring that Graham was not referring to the Iranian people in general "Yeah, bad leaders," Graham agreed. "I'm not in the Ayatollah branch." Earlier in the interview, Graham was asked about the result of Warren's test, which showed the Massachusetts Democrat may be six to 10 generations removed from a Native American ancestor. Warren released the results in an attempt to address critics, like President Donald Trump, who have accused her of falsely claiming Native American heritage. More:In response to Trump's 'Pocahontas' jibes, Elizabeth Warren releases results of DNA test More:Cherokee Nation slams Sen. Elizabeth Warren DNA test as 'inappropriate and wrong' More:President Trump mocks Sen. Elizabeth Warren over DNA test: 'Phony!' Graham said he planned to take his own DNA test because he has been told that his grandmother was "part Cherokee Indian." "It may all be just talk, but you're going to find out in a couple of weeks," Graham said, vowing to take the test and reveal the results on "Fox & Friends" in what he called his own "Trump moment" of reality TV. Graham said that if he turns out to have more Native American ancestry than Warren, he wants "a casino and a million bucks," in reference to Warren's demand that Trump pay up on a hypothetical challenge regarding her heritage. In the wide-ranging interview, Graham pledged that he will not return to Saudi Arabia as along as Mohammed Bin Salman "is in charge," because he believes the crown prince is a "wrecking ball" who had journalist Jamal Khashoggi "murdered in a consulate in Turkey." "To expect me to ignore it, I feel used and abused," Graham said, adding that he has been one of Saudi Arabia's strongest defenders in the Senate. "The MBS figure is to me toxic. He can never be a world leader or on the world stage." Graham said the White House response to Khashoggi's disappearance is up to Trump, but he intends to see the Senate "sanction the hell out of Saudi Arabia." More:Pompeo arrives in Riyadh as pressure intensifies on Saudis to explain Jamal Khashoggi mystery Opinion:Can Donald Trump handle the truth about Jamal Khashoggi?<doc-sep>A day after Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) released a DNA test to tamp down debate over her heritage, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) vowed to take a test of his own, joking that he was concerned about the potential results. “I’ll probably be Iranian. That would be like terrible,” he said during a Fox & Friends appearance Tuesday morning. As the show’s co-hosts laughed along with Graham at the racist remark, Brian Kilmeade jumped in to add, “They’re great people. Just bad leaders.” “Yeah, bad leaders,” Graham replied. “I’m not in the ayatollah branch.” Graham is being welcomed back to the program within the coming weeks to reveal the results of his test, which he claims may indicate he has more Native American background than Warrren. “I’ve been told my grandmother was part Cherokee Indian,” he said. “It may all be just talk, but you’re going to find out in couple weeks because I’m going to take this test.” Watch the clip above via Fox News. [Image via screengrab] Have a tip we should know? [email protected]<doc-sep>It started off like so many Fox & Friends interviews: Sit down with a prominent Republican, let him rattle off some talking points, throw a little shade at the opposition, a giggle here, a giggle there. Just a few pals chewing the fat. But on Tuesday, when the conversation with Lindsey Graham turned to Sen. Elizabeth Warren and her DNA test, things got weird.<doc-sep>
Senator Lindsey Graham joked Tuesday that if he took a DNA test, it would probably show that he was "Iranian" and "that'd be, like, terrible." Graham was speaking on Fox News morning show Fox & Friends in response to his Democratic colleague Elizabeth Warren releasing details of a DNA test. Warren took the test in response to repeated insults from President Donald Trump, referring to the senator from Massachusetts as "Pocahontas" and falsely claiming that she benefited from claiming to be Native American. The test showed that there was "strong evidence" of Native American ancestry dating back between six and 10 generations. However, she was criticized by the Cherokee Nation over the test. Graham attempted to make light of the saga Tuesday, suggesting that he, too, should take a DNA test. "I will take a DNA test," Graham said. "I've been told my grandmother may be part Cherokee Indian. It may be just talk. You will find out in a couple weeks.... I didn't really think much about it. But [Warren] is less than .1 of 1 percent. I think can beat her." "Why don't you come back in a couple of weeks and we'll take a look, we'll find out who you really are," Fox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy said in response. "I'll probably be Iranian. That'd be, like, terrible," Graham said. Apparently sensing the problematic nature of Graham's comments, co-host Brian Kilmeade sought to clarify the remark. "Great people just bad leaders," Kilmeade said. "Bad leaders," Graham agreed. "I'm not in the Ayatollah branch yet." During the interview, Graham also had harsh words for the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Salman, following reports that his government had journalist Jamal Khashoggi killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The crown prince, Graham said, was "a wrecking ball. He had [Khashoggi] murdered...the MBS figure is toxic. He can never be a world leader...This guy's got to go. Saudi Arabia if you're listening, MBS has tainted your country."