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Graham, who has been considered an ally and advocate of Trump since his election, told “Axios on HBO.” that Trump encompasses a “greater deal than life,” which the former president describes as “a kind of cross between Jesse Helms, Ronald Reagan, and PT Barnum.”
“It could make the Republican party something that no one else I know can do,” the Republican senator said. “I could make it bigger. It could make him stronger. It could make it more diverse. And it could also destroy it. ”
The South Carolina senator described the former president as having “a dark side” and “a bit of magic.”
“What I’m trying to do is take advantage of the magic,” Graham said, noting that past Republican presidential candidates John McCainJohn Sidney McCain Trump’s former defense chief, Esper, will join the McCain Institute. We need an independent 1/6 commission so the whole country can trust the goals of GOP Manchin, Sinema and Kelly to Becerra MORE i Mitt Romney
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“I want us to continue the policies that I think will make America strong,” Graham told Jonathan Swan of Axios. “I think the best way to do that is with Trump, not without Trump.”
Graham had publicly challenged Trump’s mental capacity to hold the presidency before the 2016 election. But after Trump’s defeat Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham Clinton: Hillicon Valley: China Involved in Microsoft Infringement | The White House adds a critic of Big Tech QAnon was not surprised after a false prediction. Jill Biden redefines the role of the first lady., Graham welcomed the former president.
Graham sided with Trump for most of his presidency, though he condemned Trump for his role in the Capitol revolt in January, saying in a speech on the floor hours later that “enough is enough.” .
The senator’s comments come as the Republican Party is determining the role the former president will play in the Republican Party after his presidency.
In his first major speech since leaving office, Trump spoke last week with supporters of the Conservative Political Action Conference to consolidate his leadership role in the party and provoke a possible 2024 presidency.