Graham: Nominating Trump could destroy GOP

Published March 6, 2016 9:24pm ET



Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Sunday suggested Republicans back Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who Graham has harshly attacked, to stop Donald Trump from winning the Republican nomination.

“Here’s my message to the Republican party and the conservative movement,” Graham said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “I’d rather risk losing without Donald Trump than try to win with him, because it will do more damage over time.”

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