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Graham Urges GOP: ‘Support Trump’

“He’s a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot.”

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“He doesn’t represent my party. He doesn’t represent the values that the men and women who wear the uniform are fighting for.”

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“Donald Trump is a jackass.  He’s bringing his name down, he’s not helping the process, and he shouldn’t be Commander-In-Chief.”

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“I’d rather lose without Donald Trump than try to win with him. I wish he would leave the party. I don’t care if he runs as an independent. If we lose the 2016 election, so be it.”

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“You know how you make America great again? Tell Donald Trump to go to hell.”

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Those are the words GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham used in December to describe the man who appears imminent to become the Republican nominee for president.  Now…not so much.

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At the time, Trump was hitting then presidential challenger Graham with a plethora of scathing attacks. However, it now seems that the South Carolina senator has had a dramatic change of heart and is suddenly softening his tone on “The Donald.”

Last week, Graham revealed that he and Trump talked things out and had “a good conversation.”

“I must say he reached out, number one,” Graham said. “And I was glad to talk to him.”

Trump’s words must have been as golden as the water faucets inside Trump Tower, because by Saturday, Graham was at a Florida fundraiser urging donors and his fellow Republicans to unite behind the real estate mogul so as to keep the party intact — and Hillary Clinton out of the Oval Office.  The surprise 180 degree turn wasn’t an official public endorsement (Graham says he has no plans to give one), but it may have very well been.

So what made the senator change his tone?

“Trump asked really good questions” during their conversation, he said.

HUH???

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“I think he’s reconsidering a little bit about what to do in Syria,” Graham added. “I don’t know if Hillary Clinton — what will Hillary Clinton do different than President Obama? President Obama has no strategy to destroy ISIL.”

So, ONE conversation with a few “really good questions” is all it takes to create a complete reversal of opinion???

“You have to draw the conclusion that there is some distance, if not a disconnect, between party leaders and members of Congress and the many voters who have selected Donald Trump to be the nominee of the party,” Sen. John McCain said in joining Graham’s support of Trump while warning his congressional colleagues to fall in line. “You have to listen to people that have chosen the nominee of our Republican party. I think it would be foolish to ignore them.”

Well, there’s at least one Republican left who doesn’t care what anyone says and still intends to follow his heart…he will NOT under ANY circumstance support Donald Trump.

“If the Republican Party wants to go in his direction, I guess I’m not a Republican anymore,” said Erick Erickson, conservative blogger and editor in chief of Redstate.com.

Erickson said he wouldn’t be able to stomach voting for Trump. “I think it’s going to be a pretty big loss for Donald Trump in November, and down-ballot devastation for Republicans.”

Since news of Graham’s reversal went viral, the senator himself now claims he never gave Trump a public endorsement (the key word here being “public”). However, attendees at the Republican event remain adamant that Graham did indeed ask the party to unite behind Trump, which means Graham is likely playing loose with the truth.

So, what happened to Lindsay Graham to make him change his mind?  Is it possible some money may have changed hands?  Take a look at the video below, where Graham completely body slammed Trump with his words only a few short months ago — then tell us what you think!

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Sen. Lindsay Graham now backs Trump
after previously despising him.