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According to Trump, Lindsey Graham is “Progressive”.

The discourse is getting out of control.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readApr 30, 2023
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Needless to say, Donald Trump’s got a lot riding on this upcoming election.

I’m sure I’m not alone in coming to the conclusion that at this point, this has even more to do with ego than actually being President and having the responsibilities that come along with that position. There’s not a doubt in my mind that he couldn’t really care less about the job himself, but is more concerned to the point of obsession with the fact that Joe Biden won it from him. He just wants to say that he won and of course, he’ll stomp on even his closest of allies if he thinks it makes him look strong in the eyes of his base.

Caroline Vakil with The Hill writes:

“Former President Trump described GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) as a “progressive from South Carolina” during an event Thursday, drawing boos from those gathered in New Hampshire.

“Lindsey Graham, the progressive from South Carolina,” Trump told a crowd of supporters while talking about trade involving India, China and Europe. The crowd booed at the mention of the senator’s name…”

Lindsey Graham…a progressive? At this point, the discourse is just getting absolutely out of control. It frustrated me when Democrats like Nancy…

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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