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Lindsey Graham: “Elections are about the future. If you want to be a Republican leader in the House or the Senate, you have to have a…”

On the recordJanuary 12, 2022
Elections are about the future. If you want to be a Republican leader in the House or the Senate, you have to have a working relationship with President Donald Trump. He`s the most consequential Republican since Ronald Reagan. It`s his nomination if he wants it, and I think he will get reelected in 2024. Here`s the question. Can Senator McConnell effectively work with the leader of the Republican Party, Donald Trump? I`m not going to vote for anybody that can`t have a working relationship with President Trump.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina
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msnbc.com

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Graham emphasizes the importance of having a working relationship with Trump for Republican leaders and predicts Trump's reelection.

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