{"id":47156,"date":"2026-04-11T00:42:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T00:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=47156"},"modified":"2026-04-11T00:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T00:42:07","slug":"trump-throws-support-behind-sen-graham-attacks-graham-opponent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=47156","title":{"rendered":"Trump Throws Support Behind Sen. Graham, Attacks Graham Opponent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">President Donald Trump cast his support behind Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) once again, following a previous endorsement, and attacked Graham\u2019s opponent, businessman Mark Lynch, as being a \u201cLUNATIC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116382183704204825\">post<\/a> on Truth Social, Trump doubled down on Graham and encouraged people to vote for him over Lynch, who supports Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY). Trump also claimed that Lynch \u201cwould be a DISASTER for the Republican Party,\u201d while Graham \u201cGETS THE JOB DONE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator Lindsey Graham is doing a fantastic job,\u201d Trump wrote. \u201cHe is running against a LUNATIC named Mark Lynch, who supports perhaps the Worst Congressman in the History of our Country, Thomas Massie, of the Great Commonwealth of Kentucky.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have to go into great detail, but needless to say, Mark Lynch would be a DISASTER for the Republican Party, and Lindsey Graham just, GETS THE JOB DONE,\u201d Trump added. \u201cVOTE FOR LINDSEY ALL THE WAY.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116382183704204825\/embed\" width=\"600\" height=\"150\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/radio\/2025\/05\/31\/exclusive-lindsey-graham-challenger-mark-lynch-americas-tired-of-his-fake-platform\/\">interview<\/a> on <em>Breitbart News Saturday<\/em> in May 2025, Lynch pointed out that Americans are \u201ctired of Lindsey and the fake platform he runs on.\u201d Lynch continued to speak about how even though Trump had endorsed Graham, but \u201cthat endorsement won\u2019t save him this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\">\u201cWe all know that Trump needs some things out of Lindsay,\u201d Lynch said at the time. \u201cHowever, Lindsey still is resisting Trump and fighting him at every turn. That\u2019s why, you know, the majority of the country says we won\u2019t vote for Lindsey again. We love President Trump, but that endorsement won\u2019t save him this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"\/>\n<p>In March, a poll that was given to Breitbart News exclusively, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2026\/03\/20\/exclusive-south-carolina-poll-shows-lindsey-graham-trouble-challenger-mark-lynch-surges\/\">showed<\/a> that Lynch was surging\u00a0\u2014 having \u201cmoved up to 21 percent,\u201d while Graham, at the time, was \u201cwell under 50 percent down at just 41 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A polling memo pointed out that \u201cGraham is in real trouble in this solidly pro-Trump primary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen South Carolina Republican voters learn the candidates\u2019 records, they shift sharply to conservative challenger Mark Lynch,\u201d the memo said at the time. \u201cWith a large undecided pool and strong Trump alignment on border security and America First issues, Lynch is well-positioned to win the nomination and the seat.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2026\/04\/10\/trump-throws-support-behind-lindsey-graham-attacks-graham-challenger-mark-lynch\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump cast his support behind Sen. 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