Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is known for telling it like he sees it, but Thursday afternoon, battling a cold that has made his voice hoarse, we may have finally found “Peak Lindsey”.The onetime presidential contender gave a seven-minute diatribe in the Capitol basement, lambasting the Republican presidential frontrunner with enough pejoratives that he confided he was “literally running out of adjectives” to impugn Donald Trump.
Why will Trump lose the general election? “Because he’s just generally a loser as a person and a candidate,” Graham said.
Pressed later about why Trump would lose, Graham raised his voice to make his point: “Why will he lose???? Because he’s ill-suited for the job!!!”
Graham, who endorsed Jeb Bush after dropping out, has not yet backed another candidate in the wake of the ex-governor’s own withdrawal. Graham sheepishly admitted he would endorse Trump if he wins the nomination: “I’ve got a ticket on the Titanic. So I am like on the team that bought a ticket on the Titanic, after we saw the movie. This is what happens if you nominate Trump.”
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“I think he’s going to lose and he’s going to lose badly. And I think all the things that we care about are going to be locked in place,” he said. “So don’t look at me to be the guy who stops [Hillary Clinton] from being president of the United States. You can’t have it both ways. You can’t nominate a nut job and lose, and expect it doesn’t have consequences.”
Asked if he thought Trump would win the nomination, a dejected Graham said, “Yeah, pretty much so.”
Acho que Donald Trump vai na frente da corrida presidencial republicana, entre outras razões, porque é, actualmente, o único candidato que afirma, sem tibiezas, que a decisão de invadir o Iraque pela segunda vez constituiu uma catástrofe para os interesses americanos e para a humanidade. Lindsey Graham apanhou a guia de marcha logo após o tiro de partida porque apareceu na campanha a tentar contrariar essa evidência e abanando a bandeirinha dos saudosos da guerra fria.
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