“I would just say to my Republican colleagues: ‘Can we move forward without President Trump?’ The answer is no.”
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., stands with President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in North Charleston, S.C., on Feb. 28, 2020.WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Thursday that the Republican Party cannot continue without former President Donald Trump.
“I've always liked Liz Cheney, but she's made a determination that the Republican Party can't grow with President Trump. I've determined we can't grow without him,” Graham told Hannity.People are attracted to the “Trump Republican Party,” Graham said, because of economic populism and the “America first” agenda.
After the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, Graham said on the Senate floor that Biden's election was legitimate and criticized Trump for his efforts to cast doubt on the outcome. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., who has vigorously defended Trump and in recent days promoted his baseless claims of election fraud, has emerged as a possible front-runner to replace Cheney. Both Trump and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise publicly backed Stefanik on Wednesday, while House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was heard telling"Fox and Friends" host Steve Doocy off-air ahead of a live interview Tuesday that he has"lost confidence" in Cheney.
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