South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham hammered President Biden after he delivered an optimistic Christmas address and called for unity during the holiday season. Graham demanded more action and compassion from the president, especially on the southern border. 

Graham argued on "The Ingraham Angle" Thursday that Biden’s rosy holiday message is not an accurate portrayal of what Americans are experiencing in their everyday lives. 

"To be honest with you, life is pretty bad for most Americans right now," Graham told guest host Brian Kilmeade, citing the migrant crisis, inflation, rampant crime and the loss of America’s energy independence. 

"The bottom line is Americans are hurting," Graham said. "He's disconnected from their hurt."

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He then called attention to the state of the southern border and argued Biden is isolated from the true problems in the region.

Graham labeled Biden a "dangerously incompetent" commander-in-chief for his failure to visit the border and witness the crisis firsthand.

"He’s insulated. He’s not being told the truth about how life is in America," Graham said. "When it comes to being a Border Patrol agent and living on the border, southern border life is pretty miserable."

He warned the looming end of Title 42 will result in twice as many migrants attempting to enter America and said Biden’s failure to visit the border shows he doesn’t care about the problem or how Americans are being impacted.

"He doesn’t give a d--," Graham lamented. "Get your a-- out of the White House and go to the border." 

Kilmeade then questioned Graham on his support for the Senate spending bill headed to the House. Graham joined 17 other Republicans in approving the $1.7 trillion package, which party members have been critical of for not addressing the border crisis.

Graham defended his decision and said he supported the increased defense spending.

"The bill I voted for today, non-defense spending went up 5%. Defense spending went up 10%," he said. "The men and women of the military got a raise, and they got more money than inflation."

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Graham called the process a "train wreck" and called on incoming House Republicans to instead offer multiple smaller bills when they retake control.

But the biggest priority, Graham said, is to defend the nation.

"To my House colleagues, you've got every right to complain. But if you send over a budget that cuts defense or doesn't keep up with inflation, it will be dead on arrival," he said. 

"You cannot have defense budgets below inflation when the world is on fire," he said. "That’s why I signed it."

A shooting in Paris on Friday killed three people and wounded at least three others in a busy neighborhood ahead of the holiday weekend. 

Paris police closed off a street of shops and restaurants in the 10th arrondissement (district) of Paris near the Gare de l’Est train station. The street was buzzing with shoppers ahead of Christmas, but police have advised shoppers to avoid the area. 

"We were walking in the street and heard gunshots," Ali Dalek, a witness, told the BBC. "We turned around and saw people running left and right, and then, five or six minutes later, because we know people who work at the hair salon, we went in, and we saw that they had arrested a guy – an old man, elderly, tall." 

Officers arrested a 69-year-old suspect with a prior record, including an arrest for attacking migrants living in tents. The previous attack occurred in Dec. 2021, and it was not clear why he had been released, according to the BBC. 

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The police apprehended the suspect without resistance and reportedly found the weapon used in the attack, but the suspect sustained an injury to the face. Three other people have gone to the hospital for treatment, with one of them in critical condition. 

Alexandra Cordebard, mayor of the 10th arrondissement, said that the "real motivation for the shooting remains unclear." Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said anti-terrorism prosecutors have been in contact with investigators but have not indicated any sign of a terrorist motive.

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Police have instead considered a possible racist motive for the shooting as it occurred near a Kurdish cultural center. In 2013, three women Kurdish activists were shot dead at the same center. A Turkish citizen was charged with the killing, but many suspected the Turkish intelligence service.

A nearby crowd accused the criminal of acting in the interests of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with chants of "Erdogan, terrorist" and "Turkish state, assassin" while Cordebard spoke. 

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The shooting prompted a protest from the Kurdish community near the scene of the shooting, and protesters clashed with police. All three of the victims killed in the shooting were of Kurdish origin, Sky News reported. 

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo was less guarded in her statements, instead labeling the suspect as a "far-right activist." 

"Kurds wherever they reside must be able to live in peace and security," Hidalgo said. "More than ever, Paris is by their side in these dark times."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.