Trump moans Lindsey Graham respected his sister more than him while stumping for her
President Donald Trump whined that the late Sen. Lindsey Graham respected his sister, Darline Graham, more than him — and he made the random comment while campaigning in South Carolina for her on Wednesday.
As Trump continues to tour the U.S. to host rallies in support of Republican candidates ahead of November’s midterms, he stopped in Clemson to stump for Darline Graham.
On Trump’s recommendation, Darline Graham was appointed by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster to finish her brother Lindsey Graham’s term after he unexpectedly died in July from an aortic tear due to cardiovascular disease. Graham is now running for a full term against Democrat Annie Andrews in the midterms.
During Wednesday’s speech, Trump called Lindsey Graham, who was a fierce ally to the president, a “great guy” and “seriously good politician.”
“So Lindsey had a lot of sense for people. I think he respected Darlene. He told me so much. He respected Darlene more than any person alive. That includes me — and I wasn’t happy about it,” Trump moaned.
Lindsey Graham, who was nine years older than Darline Graham, had a close bond with his sister. The late senator raised Darline Graham after their parents’ deaths, telling C-SPAN in 2015, “Of all the things that have happened in my life, her turning out so well is the highlight of it.”
Trump was interrupted by protesters repeatedly Wednesday night, making it difficult for him to get through his speech. Just in the few minutes he talked about Lindsey Graham’s admiration for his sister, Trump was interrupted at least twice.
“I don’t mind when they do that, but it’s always right at my punchline,” he said of the protesters, calling them “serious losers.”
Later on in the night, Trump sounded astounded as he reacted to a protester being hit by another audience member.
“Is everybody ok? Who’s the guy that threw that punch? Trump asked. He then warned: “They don’t realize it’s really dangerous to do that.”
Trump has been faced with numerous protesters at rallies in Texas, Ohio, Alaska and Kansas this month.
He usually insults them with “your mom” and fat jokes, but he took it to the next level Tuesday night when he compared his hecklers to rioters in Paris.
“They get paid by the radical left lunatics that you watch taking place in France,” Trump said, referring to the violence that has erupted during nationwide protests in the European nation over the rising cost of living and poor conditions in schools.
“I would say this is a slightly lesser event,” he then admitted.
