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Graham: Mitch McConnell was 'indispensable' to Trump's success

2021-02-16 | 🔗
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., addresses polarization within the Republican Party on 'Hannity'.
This is an unofficial transcript meant for reference. Accuracy is not guaranteed.
Peace through strength and military dominance, thats about it here with reaction, South Carolina, Senator Lindsey, Graham RON Johnson, said Mitch. Mcconnell doesnt speak for the Congress. You pretty much said the same thing Lindsay now. Maybe im wrong. I did some research today. I didnt find a whole lot of fight in Mitch, Mcconnell or John Thune for that matter. When it came to crossfire hurricane, a few comments here and there appeared mostly missing in action for that three year battle, I didnt hear either one of them really go after Kamala Harris, Chuck, Schumer Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi or Maxine Waters either, not particularly happy with the double standard myself. Well, yeah number one senator Mcconnell speaks Saturday. I dont think is widely shared view of president Trump. By most Republicans, but remember you said you are a conservative.
A democratic majority in the House and the Senate with the democratic president is a nightmare for the pro life movement. For the second amendment, we are going back to open borders and asylum seekers and going to have a very weak foreign policy. President trumps statement today in response to what Mcconnell said Saturday is very predictable. I remind everybody. Ronald Reagans, 11th commandment was dont, speak ill of fellow Republicans. Why did people like President T Trump so well Cluste mark? He was good president. He built up the military. He brought order to chaos at the border. He put IRAN in a box and built Threeto 3 great justices on the court, but I want you to know this Mitch. Mcconnell is indispensable.
He got the tax cut with a two vote. Republican majority Mitch Mcconnell was much to credit for Mitch. Mcconnell working with Donald Trump did a of a job they are now at each others throat. I am more worried about two thousand and twenty two, the and I ever been. President Trump is the most consequential Republican in the party. If Mitch, Mcconnell doesnt understand that he is missing a lot, but my beef is not with Mitch Mcconnell, because we have the same policy views. My beef is that we need to knock this off. Kevin Mccarthy is the leader of the house. Republicans. He has taken a different approach to President Trump. I would advise Senator Mcconnell to do that as President trump you own, the Republican Party, my friend, but fifty five percent of the people wanted you impeached and removed. You are the hope of the future of conservatives, but weve got to make some changes to get back to the White House in twenty twenty four and have the republican majority in
the Senate in the house. In twenty point two, I believe that Democrats are doing all they can to help us. We just need to help ourselves the establishment wing of the Republican Party, if you can look at it through the Lincoln Project, for example, again putting stylistic issues aside. The agenda of Donald Trump was a conservatives dream and he kept the promise fought every day got it accomplished and its not that easy to get that much accomplished in four years. Anyone would recognize that. What bothers me, though, is the people that are throwing the first punch here are the establishment and if they have their way, Donald Trump supporters, you know be gone and they think that theyll take control of power. I think Donald Trump. I think he has been able to wake a lot of people up of how it needs to get done in Washington, because the
old style is gone. I would rather be b battling socialism, Joes radical New green deal and everything free and destroying the economy and weakness with Israel and around the world. I would rather fight them and align where we can align if we agree. Eighty percent of the time, thats fine Sean. I hope people listen to what you just said. Im going to report to you next week on your show, if you will have me come of the disaster in the making Biden, is changing all of trumps policies about remaining in Mexico. We are going to have a run on the border, like you have never seen again Mitch. Mcconnell is indispensable for President Trump getting the judges on the court, getting a major tax cut through a very narrow Senate majority. What I would say to Senator Mcconnell. I know that he can be a handful, but he is the most dominant figure in the republican Party. We dont have a snowballs chance in of taking the majority without Donald Trump.
If you dont get that youre just not looking. He was a of a president from all of the things that conservatives really believe in. It was a consequential im, sorry about what happened on January six, he will get his fair share of to my republican colleagues. Lets try to work together without President Trump. We are never going to get back into the majority president Trump you are going to have to make some changes for you to reach your potential. At the end of the day, we are going to hang separately or we are going to hang together. As Republicans, I want to see him use the same type of indignation, outrage against the language of humor, humble Kamala, Harris and guess what we havent seen it. If hes not going to do that.
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