Lindsey Graham Spent Six Years With His Head Up Trumps Ass for Nothing – Vanity Fair

Throughout his time in the White House, Donald Trump collected a number of exceedingly reliable footstools. There was Attorney General William Barr, who basically served as the former presidents personal lawyer. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who regularly shredded his dignity on the guys behalf. Mike Pence, other than that one time. And, of course, the vast majority of the Republican Party, which lived in constant fear of getting on the wrong side of the then president.

One member of the GOP who consistently stood out from the bunch in his fealty to 45 was Senator Lindsey Graham. Afterdeclaringin June 2016 that he wouldnt support Trumps bid for office,referringto the then Republican candidate as a jackass, a kook, a race-baiting bigot, and the most flawed nominee in the history of the Republican Party, Graham subsequently became one of Trumps most ardent and obsequious fans.

When Democrats were getting ready to impeach the guy the first time around, over his attempt to extort another country for his personal gain, Grahamtoldreporters the whole thing should be disposed of very quickly by the Senate. When people brought up the fact that Trump regularly slandered Grahams friend John McCaineven after McCain was dead, the senator from South Carolina said he was willing to overlook the attacks because when we play golf, its fun. Two months after a literal insurrection, GrahamtoldAxios: Donald Trump was my friend before the riot and Im trying to keep a relationship with him after the riot. I still consider him a friend. Pressed on the fact that hed already been reelected for another six years, so politically, he didnt have to keep this relationship going, Graham doubled down, telling reporterJonathan Swanit would be too easy to simply dump the guy, before claiming, in a highly worrisome way, that while there was a dark side to the man who incited a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol, there was also some magic there.

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In short, Graham has more than proved his servility to Trump over the last six years, and should probably be inducted into some kind of Hall of Fame for bootlicking hacks, or given a key to Mar-a-Lago. Unfortunately, Graham forgot the cardinal rule of serving at the pleasure of Trump, which is that one must vigorously and without fail agree with every single thing the guy does and says, at all times, forever and always. Instead, God help him, the Republican lawmaker expressed an independent thought, and this happened:

Yes, Trump dubbed Graham, a lifelong Republican, a Republican in Name Only, in an interview with Newsmax that aired Tuesday night. That may not sound so bad to some people, but as Trump made clear in 2020, its among the worst things he can think to accuse someone of. (Do you know what RINO is? heaskeda crowd in Arizona. A RINO may be the lowest form of human life.) Why is Graham, in Trumps eyes, a RINO? Because Graham had claimed it was inappropriate for Trump to say over the weekend that he might pardon some of the January 6 rioters if reelected in 2024, a move that effectively would allow Trump supporters to get away with waging a violent insurrection.

Lindsey Graham doesnt know what the hell hes talking about if he says that, Trump added to NewsmaxsRob Schmitt.

Which is not a very nice thing to say about someone whos basically had his head lodged inside your ass for over half a decade now! Though if we know Lindsey, and we think we do, itll all be water under the bridge by the end of the month. Last week, the South Carolina senatorsaidin an interview with Foxs Brian Kilmeade that hed spent the whole weekend with Trump and suggested that the ex-president apparently has total control over the Republican Party. He will be the nominee in 2024 if he wants it. Stay tuned, Graham said, adding: From my point of view, theres nobody thats going to beat Donald Trump if he wants to run.

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