Sen. Lindsey Graham told Fox News that he wouldn’t back Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) return as Republican leader in the Senate if McConnell didn’t make nice with Trump.Said Graham: “If you want to be a Republican leader in the House or the Senate, you have to have a working relationship with President Donald Trump.”He added: “He’s the most consequential Republican since Ronald Reagan.
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Make up with Trump or be a failure, Republican colleague warns McConnell
Lindsey Graham tells Senate majority leader he won’t vote for someone ‘that can’t have a working relationship with Trump’
Graham reluctant to back McConnell as GOP Senate leader without Trump connection
Sen. Lindsey Graham says he would not support Sen. Mitch McConnell as GOP leader in the next Congress if he does not have a “working relationship with President [Donald] Trump.”
Analysis | Lindsey Graham says he might not back McConnell, injecting urgency into Trump-McConnell feud
The former president's effort to drive a wedge between McConnell and GOP senators and candidates has borne little fruit thus far. But Graham now says he might not support McConnell for leader if he doesn't patch things up with Trump.