Sen. Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin GrahamSunday shows preview: Lawmakers weigh in on Trump accusation; Biden administration looks at the timeline for mass vaccinations. The five GOP senators who voted to call witnesses say he will meet with Trump to discuss GOP’s future MORE (RS.C.) said Friday that he will meet with former President Donald Trump to talk about the future of the Republican Party and his role in it.
“I’m going to try to convince him that we can not get there without you, but you can not keep the Trump movement going without the GOP united,” Graham said. According to Politico.
‘When we return in 2022, it’s a confirmation of your policies. But if we lose again in 2022, the story goes that not only have you lost the White House, but that the Republican Party is in a bad place. ”
Although the Republicans lost the Senate and the White House during the 2020 election, they gained seats in the House. Trump also received the second most votes in a presidential election in U.S. history, even as he followed Biden significantly in the popular vote and the Electoral College.
Since then, however, Trump’s actions that challenged the election, which culminated in the ugly and deadly mob attack on the Capitol that led to his second indictment, have raised new questions in GOP circles about the former president’s move.
At the same time, Trump maintains high support at the IDP ground level.
RNC Chairman Ronna McDaniel
Ronna Romney McDanielGraham says he will meet with Trump to discuss the future of GOP. Is the GOP going the way of the Whigs? The end of the IDP? MORE has previously spoken about Trump’s future in the party, saying the party will maintain a neutral stance on the former president as he has caused controversy within the party.
“Trump needs to work with everyone,” Graham said. ‘You have to put your best team on the field. When it comes to revenge and chasing after people you dislike, we’re going to have a problem. When it comes to putting your best team on the field, we have a decent chance of coming back. ”
The Senate is expected to vote in Trump’s indictment on Saturday, but is not expected to have the two-three majority to convict the former president.