South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham received relentless boos from a chorus of thousands as he defended former US President Donald Trump at a rally in Pickens.
The cheers quickly turned to boos as Trump supporters gave Graham a thumbs down as he took the stage through the mob.
Graham has represented South Carolina in the US Senate since 2003 and has faced a great deal of criticism on a number of issues, including the Russia-Ukraine war, the 2020 presidential election, and the riots in the Capitol on January 6.
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South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham (pictured) received relentless boos from a chorus of thousands as he defended former US President Donald Trump at a rally in Pickens.
The cheers quickly turned to boos as Trump supporters gave Graham a thumbs down as he took the stage through the mob.
“He changes direction all the time and just does what’s best for him.”
On live coverage of the event, Graham spent several minutes trying to calm the crowd down.
‘Thank you all for coming. Thank you very much,” Graham said in response to a chorus of jeers.
‘Just calm down for a second. I think you’ll like this,” she added as she tried desperately to get the opening remarks out of him.
Graham, who has had a faltering support for Trump over the years, touted the “common ground” they found Saturday.
“It took me a while to get there folks, but let me tell you what happened,” he said.
“I have come to like President Trump and he loves himself and we have that in common. And I will help him become president of the United States.
‘So let me tell you how you guys win an election: You bring together people who disagree all the time to agree on the most important things.
“My hope is that we can unite this party because he will be our candidate.”
Graham, who at one point called Trump a “racially harassing, xenophobic religious fanatic” during the 2016 campaign, became one of his fiercest supporters in the Senate during his tenure.
Graham at one point called Trump a “racially harassing, xenophobic religious fanatic” during the 2016 campaign, but became one of his fiercest supporters in the Senate during his tenure.
Graham, who spoke for about five minutes, said there was only one candidate capable of uniting the party: the crowd only erupted in cheers at the mention of Trump’s name.
Taking the stage shortly after Graham’s comments, Trump tried to rally support for the senator by saying, “We’re going to love him.”
The South Carolina senator later turned on Trump in the wake of the January 6, 2021 storming of the Capitol, but ultimately endorsed his 2024 White House bid.
“There is one person running for president as a Republican who has the ability to change this country, and that is Donald J. Trump,” he said.
‘You did it once, you can do it again. I’m going to help him across this country, and folks, I’m from South Carolina, he’s going to win South Carolina.
‘This is the road to the presidency.’
Graham, who spoke for about five minutes, said there was only one candidate capable of uniting the party.
‘He’s going to be the Republican Party nominee, and let me tell you what’s at stake: If they win in 2024, they’re going to pack the Supreme Court.
“So we have to get off our ass and make sure Donald Trump wins, if they win in 2024 Puerto Rico and DC will be states.
‘Four Democrats for the rest of our lives, they will abolish the electoral college, they will turn this nation upside down.’
Taking the stage shortly after Graham’s comments, Trump tried to rally support for the senator by saying, “We’re going to love him.”
‘I know, it’s half and half. But when I need some of those liberal votes, he’s always there to help me get them, okay?
‘We have some pretty liberal people, but he’s good. We know the good ones. We also know the bad ones.
MAGA supporters have often referred to Graham as a RINO (Republican in name only) and in 2021 they called him a “traitor” while waiting to board a flight from Reagan National Airport.
Later in his speech, Trump mentioned Graham again, and the crowd began booing him again: The Republican nominee said, “I’m going to have to work with these people, he’s there when you need him.”
Pickens Police Chief Randal Beach said he estimated up to 30,000 people would be in the town, population 3,370, for the Trump rally.
Later in his speech, Trump mentioned Graham again, and the crowd began booing him again.
“I’m going to have to work with these people, he’s there when you need him,” Trump told the crowd.
Mind if I go down and do a little campaigning for you, Lindsey? He was one of my first supporters from the beginning and I appreciate it, Lindsey.
MAGA supporters have often referred to Graham as a RINO (Republican in name only) and in 2021 they called him a “traitor” while waiting to board a flight from Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC.
At the time, Graham was surrounded by a dozen people who called him a “traitor” for his comments about Trump after the 2020 presidential election chanting “you know he was rigged.”
At approximately 11 am, a secret service agent told the media that there are 5,000 inside the gate and approximately 10,000 still in line for the demonstration.
Pickens Police Chief Randal Beach said he estimated up to 30,000 people would be in the town, population 3,370, for the Trump rally.
