After South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said he wouldn’t support Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee said Graham was “beyond rehabilitation.”
In a statement, Trump said that he “understood” why Graham was not supporting him after he beat Graham and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (who Graham endorsed later on) in the GOP primary.
“I fully understand why Lindsey Graham cannot support me. If I got beaten as badly as I beat him, and all the other candidates he endorsed, I would not be able to give my support either,” Trump said. “Every time I see Lindsey Graham spew hate during interviews I ask why the media never questions how I single handily destroyed his hapless run for President.”
“As a candidate who did not receive 1% in his own state — compared to my victory at nearly 40% with many others in the race — he has zero credibility,” Trump said. “He was a poor representative and an embarrassment to the great people of South Carolina. Judging by the incompetent way he ran his campaign, it is easy to see why his military strategies have failed so badly — we can’t even beat ISIS!”
“While I will unify the party, Lindsey Graham has shown himself to be beyond rehabilitation. And like the voters who rejected him, so will I!” Trump concluded.
Earlier Friday, Graham told CNN that he wouldn’t support Trump or Hillary Clinton in November. Additionally, he said that he would have supported any of the other 15 candidates for the nomination (sans Trump or himself) and will not be attending the Republican National Convention in July.
