William Saletan at The Bulwark recently published a series of essays about Graham's abandonment of his will and his conscience since 2015 as he dedicated himself to serving Trump called "The Corruption of Lindsey Graham. It's true that from time to time he would stray and say something vaguely critical but over Trump's term he became progressively sycophantic to the point of embarrassing self-abnegation. Graham is probably closer to him than any other senator and has been with him since the first days of Trump's presidency. This is an interesting question because it exposes how much Trump is influenced by his unruly mob. It's not as if he's been railing about the waste of money or proclaiming that it's all a NATO plot as Rep. He evades saying what should be done by accusing Biden of "doing it wrong" and insisting that he has a secret plan that will end the war the day after he's elected. But is it so important to MAGA that they would boo him through an entire speech - in South Carolina, probably the most historically militant state in the nation? Perhaps, but if you listen to what Trump says on the issue he's not nearly as anti-Ukraine as some of the more vociferous opponents in the Congress. One often cited reason in the Youtube comments is Graham's support for Ukraine. Want a daily wrap-up of all the news and commentary Salon has to offer? Subscribe to our morning newsletter, Crash Course. Maybe they're still harboring a grudge even though Trump himself seems to have forgiven him.
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