{"id":2415980,"date":"2025-03-26T23:47:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T03:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-endorses-lindsey-graham-for-a-fifth-senate-term-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-26T23:47:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T03:47:51","slug":"trump-backs-lindsey-graham-for-a-fifth-term-in-the-senate-according-to-the-washington-examiner-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-backs-lindsey-graham-for-a-fifth-term-in-the-senate-according-to-the-washington-examiner-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump backs Lindsey Graham for a fifth term in the Senate, according to the Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-backs-lindsey-graham-for-a-fifth-term-in-the-senate-according-to-the-washington-examiner-3%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2415980&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) for his re-election campaign as he aims for a fifth Senate term in 2026. Trump announced this endorsement via a post on Truth Social,praising Graham for his hard work and loyalty to South Carolina. He emphasized that Graham has his &#8220;complete and total endorsement&#8221; and urged South Carolinians to support him for a significant victory.<\/p>\n<p>Graham\u2019s position appears strengthened by Trump\u2019s endorsement, which solidifies his standing in the Republican primaries amid potential challenges from other GOP members. Additionally,Graham has received endorsements from influential figures like Governor Henry McMaster and Senator tim Scott. Given Graham&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">previous successful election margins<\/a>, the Cook Political Report rates his Senate seat as &#8220;Solid Republican,&#8221; making him likely to secure victory in the general election.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Graham\u2019s relationship with Trump has evolved over time; he was critical of Trump during the 2016 election but later became one of his staunch supporters. Graham expressed gratitude for Trump&#8217;s endorsement, highlighting their friendship and his commitment to supporting Trump&#8217;s agenda in the Senate, despite past criticisms. Trump also endorsed several other Senators for re-election on the same night.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump endorses Lindsey Graham for a fifth Senate term<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2075803\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> backed Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in his pursuit of a fifth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate<\/a> term in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Trump announced his support in a Truth Social post on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3360589\/chris-pappas-weighing-run-senate-new-hampshire\/\">Chris Pappas building toward run for Senate in New Hampshire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3360530\/byron-york-atlantic-jeffrey-goldberg-identify-himself-signal-chat\/\">Byron York suggests Atlantic&#8217;s Jeffrey Goldberg should have identified himself in Signal chat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3360476\/megyn-kelly-new-podcast-network-mk-media\/\">Megyn Kelly launches new podcast network, MK Media<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Senator Lindsey Graham is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jayapal-says-bidens-latest-reconciliation-offer-is-not-the-number-we-want\/\" title=\"Jayapal Says Biden\u2019s Latest Reconciliation Offer Is \u2018Not The Number We Want\u2019\">working incredibly hard<\/a> for the Great People of South Carolina, a State I love and WON BIG in 2016, 2020, and 2024!&rdquo; Trump said. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Lindsey has been a wonderful friend to me, and has always been there when I needed him&hellip;Senator Lindsey Graham has my Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election &mdash; HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN. Everyone in South Carolina should help Lindsey have a BIG WIN next year!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s endorsement likely all but locks up the Republican nomination in South Carolina for Graham, who is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-backs-lindsey-graham-for-a-fifth-term-in-the-senate-according-to-the-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump backs ... for a fifth ... in the ..., according to the Washington Examiner\">facing rumored challenges<\/a> from firebrand Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC).<\/p>\n<p>Graham already has the endorsement of Gov. Henry McMaster (R-SC) and fellow Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC).<\/p>\n<p>He&rsquo;s unlikely to lose in the general election either. He won his previous four terms by at least 10 points, topping former Democratic National Committee chairman Jaime Harrison in his 2020 bid. The <em>Cook Political Report<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/senate-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">  rates<\/a> the seat as &ldquo;Solid Republican.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Graham reacted to Trump&rsquo;s endorsement on social media later on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump&rsquo;s endorsement means the world to me. I am humbled by his faith in me as a Senator and as a friend,&rdquo; he said. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On a professional level, I am proud to have been there at the beginning when President Trump &mdash; through sheer force of will &mdash;achieved the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-could-make-one-of-the-greatest-political-comebacks-sen-lindsey-graham\/\" title=\"Trump Could Make \u2018One of the Greatest Political Comebacks\u2019: Sen. ...\">greatest political comeback<\/a> in American history,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;On a personal level, I genuinely enjoy our friendship. He&rsquo;s an awesome golfing buddy, who I have yet to beat. I look forward to being one of the driving forces in the U.S. Senate to enact President Trump&rsquo;s agenda to make America more prosperous and more secure. Thank you, Mr. President.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Graham wasn&rsquo;t always an ally of Trump. He opposed the president during his 2016 presidential run.<\/p>\n<p>He called Trump a &ldquo;race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot&rdquo; in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2bkDykGhM8c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">December 2015 CNN appearance<\/a>, and added that he &ldquo;doesn&rsquo;t represent my party.&rdquo; Months later, Trump would become the Republican nominee for president.<\/p>\n<p>In a 2019 <em>New York Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/02\/25\/magazine\/lindsey-graham-what-happened-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">interview<\/a>, Graham paused when asked if he trusted Trump. &ldquo;Do I trust him? I trust the president to want to be successful,&rdquo; he said before noting Trump&rsquo;s day-to-day volatility.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He will change his mind in a New York minute,&rdquo; Graham said. &ldquo;You never know where he&rsquo;ll be. I mean, I woke up one day, and we&rsquo;re pulling out of Syria.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Tj1Vutg6K_4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">More recently<\/a>, Graham called Trump&rsquo;s pardons for Jan. 6 rioters &ldquo;a mistake.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It seems to suggest that&rsquo;s an okay thing to do,&rdquo; Graham added, referring to the assault of police officers by some rioters.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Graham has been supportive of Trump too. He suggested the president should run for a third term in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/where-are-the-feminists-supporting-gina-carano\/\" title=\"Where Are The Feminists Supporting Gina Carano?\">social media message<\/a> before his address to Congress earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3315975\/doge-doing-across-federal-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRACKING WHAT DOGE IS DOING ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My&nbsp;take on President @realDonaldTrump&rsquo;s address&nbsp;tonight: Inspiring, funny, compelling and the Democrats&rsquo; worst nightmare,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Trump 2028!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump also endorsed Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) for reelection on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2075803\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2075803\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump backs Lindsey Graham for fifth Senate term in 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2415981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Lindsey-Graham.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32431,32283,3740,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2415980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2024-election","tag-lindsey-graham","tag-senate","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Lindsey-Graham.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2415980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2415980"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2415980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2415984,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2415980\/revisions\/2415984"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2415981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2415980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2415980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2415980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}