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New leaked tapes reveal Lindsey Graham saying Biden ‘best person’ to lead U.S.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
- New audiotapes have leaked where Sen. Lindsey Graham can be heard making comments about Trump and Biden.
- Graham criticizes the former president in one audiotape, saying Trump “plays the TV game” and “went too far.”
- In another audio, the GOP senator is heard saying he thinks Biden is the “best person” to have after the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
New audiotapes have leaked of Sen. Lindsey Graham criticizing former President Donald Trump and rooting for then-President-elect Joe Biden after the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021.
During an interview segment with New York Times reporters Alex Burns and Jonathan Martin on Monday, CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” played the tapes. Graham was interviewed by Martin on January 6 directly after the riot. The Republican senator spoke candidly about Trump and Biden.
Graham can be heard in the first audio clip, saying he thought everyone would “come out of this stronger.”Â
“Moments like this reset. People will calm down. People will say, ‘I don’t want to be associated with that,’” Graham said. “This is a group within a group. What this does, there will be a rallying effect for a while, (then) the country says, ‘We’re better than this.’”Â
Martin then asked Graham if Biden would help make that happen, to which the senator said: “Totally. He’ll maybe be the best person to have,” adding, “I mean, how mad can you get at Joe Biden?”Â
In a different audiotape played on CNN, Graham criticized Trump’s actions. The senator was heard saying in an interview that he thought the former president “misjudged the passion.”
“He plays the TV game and he went too far here,” Graham said. “That rally didn’t help, talking about primarying Liz (Cheney.) He created a sense of revenge.”
The senator was likely referring to a part of Trump’s speech at the Ellipse on January 6, 2021. The former president suggested that his supporters “primary the hell” out of those who do not fight to overturn the election.Â
Graham is a known Trump ally, however, he may have had a more complicated view of Trump.
In Burns and Martin’s new book, “This Will Not Pass,” they write that Graham threatened to invoke the 25th Amendment to oust Trump from office during the Capitol riot.Â
Graham has also publicly criticized Trump for floating the possibility of pardons for Capitol rioters, calling it “inappropriate.” Trump responded by calling Graham a RINO, or “Republican in name only.”Â
Trump has often used the term for his critics like GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger and Sen. Mitch McConnell.
Source: The Guardian
Brad Schriber
May 12, 2022 at 6:37 pm
Just another one of those southerners that has no ambition.
Roger
May 12, 2022 at 6:57 pm
He meant better for New reset and not better for you too. Why send billions to Ukrainian border but to launder desperately needed money back to the Democrats and RINOs. That is their biggest priority It not our border our needs for security food and fuel. If we listen to him it is about the great reset and money laundering not about you.
Everett
May 12, 2022 at 7:33 pm
A RINO is a RINO and they shouldn’t be in the RNC for lying that they are republicans just to get elected. I’m sick and tired of these moron traitors, to the Constitution, to the American people, and to the decent people (President Trump) trying to clean up all the crap and feces the democrats leave where ever they go . Lindsey Grahamesty. Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell, Liz Cheney, Mitt Romney, John McCain, etc., etc., and etc.!!!
Mark
May 12, 2022 at 7:46 pm
Don’t forget Kevin McCarthy.
sharon sivori
May 12, 2022 at 7:56 pm
The list of traitors is long and varied, not just democrat, but Republicans also. A lot of RINO’S must be thrown out, Pelosi, Schummer, McConnell, McCarthy, Cheney, Kinzinger, Romney, Graham, Schiff, the SQUAD, Walters, Feinstein, the guy that slept with fang fang! And I could go on, we really need all these jerks out because they are all evil and corrupt. Just follow the money. Fauci has to go, Walensky has to go and any other mandate lovers and vaccine lovers out there.
ox
May 12, 2022 at 8:59 pm
It’s time for the voters to primary all their RINO’s. Get rid of them all. Vote them all out of office.
Charlote Stevens
May 12, 2022 at 10:26 pm
Just another two faced Rino, he talks out of both sides of his mouth. I don’t believe anything he says, remember his best friend John McCain. He is a total disgrace to the Senate.