Lindsey Graham is mercilessly BOOED at Trump's South Carolina victory party: Ex-president brings Senator on stage after introducing him as a 'little further to the left'
- Haley lost South Carolina’s primary to Donald Trump, according to projections
- It marks the first time a Republican candidate has lost their home state primary election in more than 50 years
- Trump swept all four early primary voting states for 2024
South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham was greeted with boos after former President Trump gave him a shoutout during his victory speech upon winning the South Carolina Republican Primary.
Graham has been a longtime supporter of the former president as he seeks a second term in the White House, but the the rowdy crowd was not a fan to Graham as Trump called him ‘a little bit further left than some of the people on this stage.’
Trump urged the senator to join him joking the senator didn’t want to be noticed as the former president’s fans jeered.
‘I love him. He’s a good man,’ Trump pushed back.
‘The nightmare you’re facing is just about over. Help is on the way. This is the most qualified man to be President of the United States,’ Graham said to the crowd and they slowly moved to cheering.
Senator Lindsey Graham (right) and Senator Tim Scott (right) after Trump won the primary in their state. Graham was booed by the rowdy crowd at Trump’s victory speech when the former president mentioned he was there
Senator Graham called Trump the ‘most qualified’ to be president at which point the crowd of Trump supporters moved to cheering
Donald Trump took the stage right away to speak after running away with a victory in South Carolina on Saturday night with a win that gives him a straight sweep of the four early primary contests in the Republican presidential primary.
‘This was a little sooner than we anticipated,’ Trump joked to a crowd of cheering supporters.
Not even a minute after polls closed at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, the race was called for Trump in an embarrassing defeat of Nikki Haley.
Trump’s victory builds on the surging momentum he has built coming out of wins in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada.
Haley’s loss on Saturday marks the first time a Republican candidate has lost their home state primary election in more than 50 years. The previous was Richard Nixon, who lost California’s primary to Ronald Reagan – who was also from California.
Speaking to reporters on Saturday ahead of polls closing, Graham said ‘Republicans have made up their mind.’ He said he respects and admires Haley, but he said the sooner she drops out of the race, the better.
Trump celebrating win in Columbia, South Carolina minutes after the state’s primary was called for him just after 7 p.m.
Donald Trump embarrassed Nikki Haley in her home state of South Carolina on Saturday as he ran away with a victory in the Republican primary
But Haley said during a ‘state of the race’ speech on Tuesday that she was ‘far from’ ending her bid despite her underwhelming performance in the primary so far and dismal polling that showed her trailing Trump in national and state elections by large margins.
The former South Carolina governor said she plans to stay in the 2024 Republican primary until Super Tuesday on March 5, when 15 states and an astounding 874 delegates are up for grabs in that single day.
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