"You know, that's how America led the free world and defeated the Martians in 'Independence Day,' Graham added. 'We reverted back to Morse Code and just shot those suckers right down."

Above: The New York Times, May 13, 1914

COLUMBIA, S.C. 

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham has a suggestion to the next president: Don’t send emails.

“In all seriousness, the enemies of this nation are trying to penetrate at every level,” Graham said during a campaign stop Tuesday in Columbia for his 2016 Republican presidential bid. “I would advise the next president of the United States never to send an email, because the enemies are watching us. They are monitoring White House. We’ve had thousands of Americans’ data compromised. The Department of Defense is under constant attack.”

The Seneca Republican has bragged about never sending an email — even since swapping his flip phone for an iPhone last month when 2016 rival Donald Trump revealed the senator’s cell phone number during a Bluffton campaign stop.

(Graham’s iPhone rang during the news conference at the S.C. Military Museum on Tuesday. He said it was his friend, U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona. Graham silenced the ring and continued with his answer.)

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