COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two prime Republicans doubtless did not get the welcome they anticipated from the gang gathered to have fun former President Donald Trump’s victory within the South Carolina Republican major on Saturday.
After being acknowledged by Trump throughout his speech, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham and state GOP chair Drew McKissick had been showered with boos that the previous president could not even quell.
“No. No. No. No. Remember —” Trump stated, laughing, as he tried to quiet the gang’s disdain for Graham. “I love him. He’s a good man,” he added, telling Graham to come back over to the microphone.
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Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, speaks with members of the media whereas arriving within the Senate Subway throughout a vote on the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. (Al Drago/Bloomberg by way of Getty Images)
The crowd continued to boo as Graham approached the rostrum and started to talk. He briefly praised Trump for his victory, and the boos continued, albeit extra quietly, as he went again to his spot on the stage.
A couple of minutes later, Trump acknowledged McKissick to a different spherical of boos, which appeared to shock Trump.
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Drew McKissick, speaks to delegates on the South Carolina Republican Party state conference at River Bluff High School on Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Lexington, South Carolina. (Joshua Boucher/The State/Tribune News Service by way of Getty Images)
“We have a highly opinionated group of people,” he stated, laughing. “I’ll tell you, they turned very positive on you very quickly, Lindsey,” he added.
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Former President Donald Trump, middle, speaks throughout an election evening watch occasion on the South Carolina State Fairgrounds in Columbia, South Carolina, US, on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg by way of Getty Images)
McKissick was re-elected occasion chair final 12 months, however has handled waves of infighting in recent times, whereas Graham nonetheless faces sharp criticism from inside his occasion for what some see as him abandoning Trump within the remaining days of his time period following the Jan. 6 protests on the U.S. Capitol, which turned violent.
Graham was one of many earliest elected officers to endorse Trump and has advocated the previous president selecting his Senate counterpart, fellow South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, as his vice presidential operating mate.
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