Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., stood by his controversial call Wednesday for the assassination of Russian President Vladimir Putin, which drew widespread condemnation from both sides of the aisle. The conservative senator stirred a hornet’s nest earlier this month when he called on Russia’s ruling elite to assassinate Putin to end the invasion of Ukraine. “The only way this ends is for somebody in Russia to take this guy out,” Graham tweeted. Asked this week if he still thinks Putin should be killed, Graham said: “Yeah, I hope he’ll be taken out one way or another.” Graham did offer an alternate…