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NBC News reports: South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday slammed members of his own party who are supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid, asking them, “What the hell are you doing? You’re supporting the most radical nominee in the history of American politics,” Graham said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.” “The danger to this country is …

“The United States Senate needs to have enough Republicans to help this president enact his agenda. I don’t want 51. I want more. So, I’m here tonight to give you a wake-up call. You said every vote counts. Well, every donation counts, too. “We’re getting creamed on the Senate when it comes to raising money. Wisconsin, Ohio, and Michigan, our …

Mediaite reports: “First of all, there are actual people out there with mental impairments, and that’s insulting to them,” CNN’s Jake Tapper said. “Second of all, Vice President Kamala Harris is not mentally impaired.” “No,” Graham replied. “I just think she’s crazy liberal.” “But what do you think about that rhetoric?” Tapper said, pressing. “I just think the better course …

Courthouse News reports: During a hearing with a panel of prospective federal judges, GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee dialed in on Anthony Brindisi, tapped by the White House for a position in the Northern District of New York. Brindisi had previously represented the Empire State’s 22nd Congressional District in the House — he was narrowly defeated in 2020 …

“Donald Trump didn’t do anything with Mark Robinson. What if we ran an ad against Walz because his preacher said something about praising the attack of 9/11? “What if we ran an ad saying he said something nice about a cleric who celebrated October 7th? “They would kick the crap out of us because we would be having guilt by …

“To my friends in Nebraska, that one electoral vote could be the difference between Harris being president and not, and she’s a disaster for Nebraska and the world. “It is a very close election. Sixty-three days ago, Chuck Schumer led a coup to overthrow Joe Biden, and he’s telling me or any other Republican what we should be doing? “If …

NBC News reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on Sunday that North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson “has an obligation to defend himself” following reports last week that Robinson made lewd posts on a pornographic website over a decade ago. “The charges are beyond unnerving. If they’re true, he’s unfit to serve for office,” Graham said. …

NBC News reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., met Wednesday with Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and about two dozen Republican legislators to discuss how the state allocates its electoral votes, according to a source with direct knowledge of the trip. Graham, acting on behalf of the Trump campaign, was working to encourage Pillen to call a special legislative session at which …

The Huffington Post reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is urging Donald Trump to stay away from far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, who was spotted traveling with the former president on his plane on Wednesday. “We have policy disagreements but the history of this person is just really toxic,” Graham told HuffPost on Thursday. “I mean, she actually called for Kellyanne …

Mediaite reports: Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) summed up his feelings on former President Donald Trump’s Tuesday night presidential debate performance in one word: “disaster.” The senior ranking Republican spoke to The Bulwark’s Tim Miller in the spin room after the night, which was dominated by sharp exchanges. Miller added that Graham also said Trump appeared unprepared and recommended the former …

“She’s the vice president. Obviously, she has some talent. I think the way that they’re running the campaign is to draw him into insult debates, get all off script, get off the issues. “Now, in a head-to-head race, Trump is losing slightly, but on the issues, Trump economy plus eight, inflation plus eight, border plus nine. “My God, that’s a …

“You saw a hate fest full of insults. And Donald Trump said to Barack Obama, ‘you’re a nice man’ after President Obama insulted and and jabbed President Trump continuously. “It was designed to draw him into an exchange of insults. It was light on policy, heavy on insults. So I told President Trump, then and now, you’re going to win …

“I don’t look at Vice President Kamala Harris as a lunatic. I look at her as the most liberal person to be nominated for president in the history of the United States. I would make it about policy. A nightmare for Harris is to defend her policy choices. “President Trump can win this election. His policies are good for America, …

“I mean, we’ve got a cycle here. You have trumped-up charges against Americans. You accuse them of things they didn’t do. You put them in jail, and you only release them when we have to release Russian spies and killers. Yeah. This cycle needs to stop. Absolutely. “You know, all I can say is I don’t think Russia would’ve invaded …

“It is clear to everyone that President Trump survived an assassination attempt by millimeters, as the attempted assassin’s bullet ripped the upper part of his ear. This was made clear in briefings my office received and should not be a point of contention. “Therefore, I urge you to immediately correct your statement and acknowledge that President Trump was hit by …

“Now, I believe before this is all said and done, that President Biden most likely will be replaced. And Kamala Harris is going to be very vigorous, but she’s for the green New Deal. She’s for Medicare For All. She’s more like Bernie Sanders on policy. Harris is going to have to pick somebody to help her, if she does …

“I raised $112 million in my last race, the highest in the history of the Senate, except my opponent, who raised $132 million. We had money from all over the country, $5 and $10, a bunch of money coming in. “You know what got me elected by over 10 points? It was people who knocked on doors and made phone …

“I warned that the Pandora’s box opened by the Democrats is going to be applied here. There should be an investigation of Mayorkas and Biden for abusing the parole statute that led to the murder of Laken Riley. They let the accused killer out because of lack of capacity, they paroled him illegally. “I think the criminality of the Biden …

NBC News reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, plans to block an effort by Senate Democrats to unanimously pass a Supreme Court ethics bill Wednesday on the Senate floor. “I will object,” Graham, R-S.C., told NBC News. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who chairs the Judiciary Committee, said earlier Tuesday that he would make …

The Huffington Post reports: Republican senators criticized Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito over the flying of an upside-down American flag at his house following the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol building. “Emotions are apparently high in that neighborhood but no, it’s not good judgment to do that,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary …