Graham declares ‘war’ against NY to protect Chick-fil-A’s Sundays off

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) declared “war” Friday over a New York state bill that would require some Chick-fil-A restaurants to operate on Sundays.

“This is war,” the Graham wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

He continued in a second post, threatening to introduce legislation that would withhold federal funds from cities that require the fast food chain to stay open on Sundays.

“The founders of Chick-fil-A made a decision early on to close on Sunday, consistent with their faith,” the South Carolina senator said. “For any government to try to reverse this decision flies in the face of who we are as Americans.”

“Chick-fil-A is a great company with thousands of locations serving the public with a quality product and taking care of their employees,” he added. “New York is off base and their actions will not go unanswered.”