Trump is never shy and sometimes way too upfront, but that is the man we know, so nothing should surprise anyone with this move. What he has done is cut off the knees of Nancy Mace, once a Trump supporter who went rogue over the Epstein files, a noble cause but caused a break between Mace and Trump.
Personally, I like Mace a lot, but she went off track on the Epstein issue and let it guide her political career. Not a wise choice, as evidenced by her attempt to run for Governor with an embarrassing defeat. Politics is a tough game, and on the wrong move, and you all of a sudden have no support. All IMO.
“President Trump has asked new South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham, who was appointed to temporarily fill her late brother’s seat, to run for a full term and offered his endorsement.
If she complies, the president’s support could prevent other potential Republican candidates from jumping into the special primary race to become the party’s new Senate nominee.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died unexpectedly last Saturday of cardiac arrest, was up for reelection this year and fended off a primary challenge last month.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster followed Mr. Trump’s suggestion of appointing Mr. Graham’s sister to temporarily fill the seat. Ms. Graham was sworn into the Senate on Tuesday, just three days after her brother’s death.
Mr. Trump held a meeting with Ms. Graham in the Oval Office on Thursday.
The president announced on social media the following day that he asked Ms. Graham to run in South Carolina’s Aug. 11 special election to replace her brother as the Republican nominee for the Senate seat.
“I hope Darline does this, in that there would be nobody better to honor the legacy of her beloved brother, Lindsey,” the president said. “Darline, who comes from an absolutely incredible family, has been a WINNER all of her life and, should she accept, has my Complete and Total Endorsement in the Special Election for U.S. Senate in South Carolina — SHE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN. RUN, DARLINE, RUN!”