Graham also added his name to a growing list of prominent Republicans who say they will not attend the GOP’s national convention this summer, where it is all but certain Trump will be officially chosen as the Republican party’s nominee for president. Already on Wednesday, Ohio’s Rob Portman, New Hampshire’s Kelly Ayotte and North Carolina’s Richard Burr said they’d support Trump.
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Ryan’s stunning statement had its immediate ripple effect inside the party and might have lasting impact on Trump’s presidential ambitions, if the division within the Republican establishment are not sorted out soon.
“If you vote for Trump as a Republican, you’re buying a ticket on the Titanic after you saw the movie”.
She repeatedly used the phrase “loose cannon” to describe Trump and said he can’t suddenly take back all the insane things he’s said over the course of the primary race.
“Perhaps in the future we can work together and come to an agreement about what is best for the American people”, Trump wrote. “And we don’t know what we’re doing”, Trump said.
Only former Kansas Senator Bob Dole has said he will be present when Donald Trump wins the role of party standard-bearer. However, he said the billionaire property tycoon “deserves our respect” for his victory in one of the most contentious nomination battles in generations. George Stephanopoulos asked Trump on “Good Morning America”.
Lindsey Graham has been as outspoken as any as any Republicans when it comes to opposing Donald Trump.
Bush is the latest high-profile Republican to deny Trump support, joining the ranks of former GOP presidential hopefuls Sen.
Martin says as a businessman Trump may know how to get the job done, but needs to understand that he can’t be as loose with his rhetoric as he has been now that the White House hangs in the balance. “And if you really want to do something about Hillary Clinton being president, you really have no choice but to get behind Trump”.
In his statement Friday, Graham made it clear he would also not support Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, who he said “represents a third term of Barack Obama”. In January, he hosted a veterans’ fundraiser that aired simultaneously with the GOP debate right before the Iowa caucuses. Sen.
“I don’t think he has the temperament or judgment to be commander in chief”, Graham told CNN’s Dana Bash Friday.
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Carson continued, pointing to a candidate’s ability to uphold the Constitution and a consistency with Trump, the presumptive nominee of the Republican party.
