Sen. Lindsey Graham, who recently said he’d rather die than cut military spending, now contends that Americans who believe there’s room for a little more sanity in the nation’s defense budget are “a-holes.”

The Republican lawmaker made the remark as he predicted an end to military spending caps within the next year at a Center for a New American Security conference.

“If you’re going to fight fixing sequestration, you’re a complete a-hole,” he said. “If you want a fight over this, whether you’re Democrat or Republican, we’re going to have one hell of a fight because I’m not going to put up with this crap any longer. Come next year, we’re going to get a resolution.”

Graham hinted that he believes Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will win the White House and will be forced to scrap military spending sequestration if Congress refuses to act.

“The next president, whoever he or she — most likely she — is going to be, needs to get these defense cuts set aside,” he said.

Senate Armed Services Committee member Jack Reed (D-R.I.), who joined Graham at the event, said fans of increased military spending need to make it a key concern in the 2016 general election.

“This has to be a primary focus of the presidential campaign because a presidential leadership will be key,” he said. “Unless this is the item that comes out of the campaign for president as the one that people think has to be accomplished, is a leading issue, you’ve got to do something, we won’t have the political force to do it.”