Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has suffered a series of indignities to get in Donald Trump’s good graces. In fact, his transformation from unapologetic critic to sharp-elbowed booster of the former president is one of the most dramatic in American politics.
Yet a Monday spat between the two, in which Trump laid into the senator for “respectfully” disagreeing with his decision to oppose a federal abortion ban, put into sharp relief a truism in the age of Trump: Loyalty is a one-way street.
Graham, who once called Trump “a race-baiting, xenophobic religious bigot,” reinvented himself into a close ally after he became president. He was among the first high-profile Republicans to endorse his 2024 campaign and has used the criminal indictments against Trump to make impassioned fundraising pleas on cable TV.
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