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PatSeg

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18. He had his moments

Sun Jul 12, 2026, 11:15 AM

16 hrs ago

when he was sincere and truthful, but invariably he would turn around and undo it all with his bizarre and slavish devotion to Trump.

Back in 2016, few people described Trump as accurately as Graham, but then he went the opposite direction.

"Trump is a race‑baiting, xenophobic bigot who should be told to go to hell."

"Trump is an interloper and a demagogue of the greatest proportion."

"The bottom line is I believe Donald Trump would be an absolute, utter disaster for the Republican Party, destroy conservatism as we know it," he said on CBS' "Face the Nation." "We would get wiped out and it would take generations to overcome a Trump candidacy."

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Not quite the morning obituary I was hoping for. Nor the one I expected. [View all] Tommy Carcetti 19 hrs ago OP

I wonder if we will ever find out... 3catwoman3 19 hrs ago #1

Pure, blind ambition Stuckinthebush 19 hrs ago #3

Fear is my guess. c-rational 17 hrs ago #13

Kompromat evolves 17 hrs ago #9

I'll say... Hugin 19 hrs ago #2

Karma and excessive alcohol consumption caught up with him chicoescuela 19 hrs ago #4

Death comes in threes LetMyPeopleVote 18 hrs ago #5

Nah, I see it like "two for the price of one." no_hypocrisy 18 hrs ago #6

Reaper Liberal In Texas 18 hrs ago #7

Bootlicker's Hall of Fame newest member... Onlyserious 18 hrs ago #8

Finally..... LPBBEAR 17 hrs ago #10

Like algae in a reflecting pool, these are the days of our lives. Ol Janx Spirit 17 hrs ago #11

And Mike Pence couldn't bring himself.... paleotn 17 hrs ago #12

Don't lose hope. As they say, it happens in threes tinrobot 17 hrs ago #14

That quote is everywhere right now PatSeg 17 hrs ago #15

Like his faux, courageous relogic 16 hrs ago #16

He had his moments PatSeg 16 hrs ago #18

He sold his soul alright, but he was just one of many Republican politicians that did so, and knew better. Fil1957 16 hrs ago #17