Sen. Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin GrahamGarland is expected to become Biden’s AG after the high court assaulted Journalism was ‘Jerry Springerized’ (RS.C.) said on Monday that he discussed the 2022 elections during a weekend meeting with the former President Trump
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Graham, returning to Capitol on Monday night, said they “just talked about the 2022 cycle”.
“He’s very involved in helping the team win,” added Graham, noting that Trump “has made a lot of phone calls” and is “trying to get the best team on the field”.
An adviser to the former president did not immediately answer a question about the meeting and what Trump did, if any.
Graham traveled to Florida over the weekend to discuss the future of the Republican Party with Trump, who has indicated that he wants to remain the dominant force toward the mid-term elections of 2022 and the presidential elections of 2024.
“I want us to come together as much as possible. I think we need to come together to regain the majority. … The worst possible outcome for the Republican Party is to continue to argue among themselves,” Graham told reporters on Friday.
The meeting comes at a time when important divisions emerge between Republican lawmakers, who are struggling to figure out how to approach Trump after the January 6 attack on Capitol Hill.
Senate Republicans have signaled that they are ready to move on, although they recognize that it is far from clear that the former president or party base will allow it.
Trump attacked the Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellSchumer says he is working to find votes to confirm Biden’s choice of OMB. Pence declined the invitation to appear at the CPAC: reports that Garland must become Biden’s AG after suspension from the upper court. after the Kentucky Republican said during a plenary speech that the former president was “morally responsible” for the attack carried out by his supporters.
McConnell’s speech drew criticism from some members of the caucus – notably Graham and Sen. Ron Johnson
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Republican Party operatives warned that a high-profile brawl could hurt the party’s chances of winning the House and Senate back next year.
Republicans watched the fierce struggles in the Republican Party primaries that cost them seats in the Senate that they hoped to win in previous cycles. And both McConnell and Trump have indicated that they are willing to enter the Republican Party primaries.
McConnell and his allies are eyeing candidates who fear they might win the primaries, but be ineligible in the general election.
Trump did not say who he plans to support, although he has already endorsed primary challenges against Republicans, such as the senator. John Thune
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He indicated, during an impassioned statement against McConnell, that he would support primary candidates who “stand up for Making America Great Again”
“Where necessary and appropriate, I will support the main rivals who advocate Making America Great Again and our America First policy. We want brilliant, strong, caring and compassionate leadership,” said Trump.