Lindsay Graham was responsible for Trump's current term.

[wnylib]

I know that Bob Woodward is not popular on DU, but he described in his book, Peril, how Lindsay Graham coaxed and coached Trump to use his power with his followers to take control of Congress after his 2020 loss.

Graham told Trump that he still had a following and could make a comeback in 2024. In his several trips to Mar a Lago, Graham urged Trump to return to public appearances and use his leverage in elections because the party still needed him.

I believe that Graham was acting as a go-between messenger for the people who became Trump's backers and handlers in this term.

Woodward's book, Peril, was published before Trump announced his 2024 campaign. The last chapter and paragraph warn about the damage of an unleashed, vindictive Trump if he returned to the White House.

Graham worked hard to make that happen.

[Frasier Balzov]

1. Talk about misusing one's charm and intelligence.

What a sad sack.

[H2O Man]

2. Recommended.

He was slime. Just my opinion.

[wnylib]

3. You are not alone in your opinion.

[Coldwater]

4. Graham is also partially responsible for why we are currently at war with Iran

[GoodRaisin]

5. He dearly loved war.

[JT45242]

8. As long as others, especially poor people of color fought it

Chicken hawk piece of shit

[AZJonnie]

6. I expect by the time I wake up tomorrow, the wingnut-o-sphere will be convinced

Graham was secretly whacked by {insert boogieman here: Iran, Ukraine, Russia, Israel}.

Trump himself will almost surely insinuate Iran and/or Ukraine are to blame somehow.

[ColoringFool]

11. You misspelled "Biden, Obama, Soros, and Hillary."

[Pinback]

7. He's also largely responsible for pushing Kavanaugh over the finish line

Never forget how he wrested control of Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing and went on the attack to make sure the rapist made it onto the U.S. Supreme Court. Despicable doesn’t begin to describe how awful this person was.

Graham unleashes his fury on Democrats in Kavanaugh hearing
By Kathryn Watson
September 27, 2018 / 5:38 PM EDT / CBS News
Sen. Lindsey Graham, who has vocally defended embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, displayed the depth and intensity of his fury on Thursday afternoon as Kavanaugh defended himself against sexual misconduct allegations.

Graham declined to defer to prosecutor Rachel Mitchell, selected by the Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans to question Kavanaugh and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford. Instead, Graham eviscerated Democrats for their handling of the allegations against Kavanaugh, saying they're willing to destroy Kavanaugh's life for their own political ends.

"If you wanted an FBI investigation you coulda come to us," Graham said, after Democrats on the committee have called for an FBI investigation into Ford's claims. "What you want to do is destroy this guy's life, hold this seat open, and hope you win in 2020. You've said that, not me."

"You've got nothing to apologize for. When you see Sotomayor and Kagan tell them that Lindsey said hello," Graham said, referring to Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan. "Because I voted for them. I would never do to them what you've done to this guy. This is the most unethical sham since I've been in politics. And if you really wanted to know the truth, you sure as hell wouldn't have done what you've done to this guy."
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lindsey-graham-brett-kavanaugh-hearing-unloads-on-democrats-over-supreme-court-nomination-process/

(Apologies for the link to what has tragically become a right-wing news outlet, but in 2018 CBS was still generally a respectable news organization.)

[malaise]

9. Yep

No tears here
Rec

[ColoringFool]

10. Preaching to the choir!