On Thursday, comedian Chelsea Handler posted a tweet playing off of longstanding rumors that Sen. Lindsey Graham is gay.

If you’re wondering why Republicans took a sick day today, it’s probably because it’s #NationalComingOutDay. Looking at you @LindseyGrahamSC — Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) October 11, 2018

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Handler caught some flak for “outing” Graham. But when TMZ caught up with the senator at the Ronald Reagan airport in Washington, D.C., Graham dismissed the tweet.

“It’s a free country, she can say whatever she wants to say, I don’t care,” Graham said.

“She knows zero about me,” Graham continued. “To the extent that it matters, I’m not gay.”

“These comments … I don’t know how this makes us a better country.”

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