Supporters of former President Trump booed and referred to as South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) a “traitor” at a rally within the senator’s house state on Saturday.
“Thank y’all for coming. Thanks very a lot,” Graham mentioned in response to a refrain of boos on the rally for the previous president in Pickens, S.C.
“Simply settle down for a second. I believe you’ll like this,” he added, after ready a number of minutes for the gang to settle to no avail.
Graham, who has had an on-and-off relationship with Trump over time, touted the “widespread floor” that he and the previous president have discovered on Saturday.
“It took some time to get there people, however let me inform you what occurred,” he mentioned. “I’ve come to love President Trump and he likes himself and we bought that in widespread. And I’m gonna assist him turn out to be president of the USA.”
“So let me inform you the way you win an election people — you get folks collectively that don’t agree on a regular basis to agree on an important issues,” Graham added. “My hope is we are able to deliver this celebration collectively trigger he’s gonna be our nominee.”
The South Carolina senator, who at one level referred to as Trump a “race-baiting, xenophobic non secular bigot” throughout the 2016 marketing campaign, grew to become one of many president’s fiercest supporters within the Senate throughout his administration.
Graham briefly turned in opposition to Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol. Nonetheless, he in the end endorsed the previous president’s 2024 White Home bid.
The senator has not too long ago defended Trump within the face of two indictments, saying final month that the newest expenses made the previous president “stronger” than earlier than.
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