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Graham didn't change his political views when he started saying nice things about Trump.
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'''Lindsey Olin Graham''', born July 9, 1955 (age {{age|1955|7|9}}), is the senior [[United States]] [[Senator]] from the state of [[South Carolina]]. He is a member of the [[Republican Party]] and a liberal [[RINO]] on numerous issues (however, he later grew to take on more conservative opinions and support Donald Trump). On December 21, 2015, he withdrew his bid for the [[2016 presidential election|Republican 2016 presidential nomination]].
'''Lindsey Olin Graham''', born July 9, 1955 (age {{age|1955|7|9}}), is the senior [[United States]] [[Senator]] from the state of [[South Carolina]]. He is a member of the [[Republican Party]] and a liberal [[RINO]] on numerous issues. On December 21, 2015, he withdrew his bid for the [[2016 presidential election|Republican 2016 presidential nomination]]. Despite continuing to hold to his RINO positions, he later became more supportive of conservative President [[Donald Trump]].
==Biography==
==Biography==
A native South Carolinian, Graham grew up in Central, graduated from D.W. Daniel High School, and earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Graham logged six-and-a-half years of service on active duty as an [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] lawyer. From 1984-1988, he was assigned overseas and served at Rhein Mein Air Force Base in Germany. Upon leaving the active duty Air Force in 1989, Graham joined the South Carolina Air National Guard where he served until his election to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] in 1994. During the first [[Gulf War]], Graham was called to active duty and served state-side at McEntire Air National Guard Base as Staff Judge Advocate where he prepared members for deployment to the Gulf region. His duties included briefing pilots on the law of armed conflict, preparing legal documents for deploying troops, and providing legal services for family members of the South Carolina Air National Guard. He received a commendation medal for his service at McEntire.
A native South Carolinian, Graham grew up in Central, graduated from D.W. Daniel High School, and earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Graham logged six-and-a-half years of service on active duty as an [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] lawyer. From 1984-1988, he was assigned overseas and served at Rhein Mein Air Force Base in Germany. Upon leaving the active-duty Air Force in 1989, Graham joined the South Carolina Air National Guard where he served until his election to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] in 1994. During the first [[Gulf War]], Graham was called to active duty and served state-side at McEntire Air National Guard Base as Staff Judge Advocate where he prepared members for deployment to the Gulf region. His duties included briefing pilots on the law of armed conflict, preparing legal documents for deploying troops, and providing legal services for family members of the South Carolina Air National Guard. He received a commendation medal for his service at McEntire.
Since 1995, Graham has continued to serve his country in the U.S. Air Force Reserves and is the only U.S. Senator currently serving in the Guard or Reserves. He is a colonel and is assigned as a Senior Instructor at the Air Force JAG School.
Since 1995, Graham has continued to serve his country in the U.S. Air Force Reserves and is the only U.S. Senator currently serving in the Guard or Reserves. He is a colonel and is assigned as a Senior Instructor at the Air Force JAG School.
====Smears against Ted Cruz====
====Smears against Ted Cruz====
Lindsey Graham is known as an GOP establishment token for attacking of Ted Cruz, saying: "If you kill Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, in the trials in the Senate, nobody can convict you."<ref>[https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/03/lindsey-graham-endorses-ted-cruz All of the Terrible Things Lindsey Graham Has Said About Ted Cruz, Whom He Just Endorsed]</ref> Note that this is the very same person who claims to be "pro-life" yet supports abortion in cases of rape, saying: "I'm going to leave that to the family, to the mother."<ref>[https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/lindsey-graham-on-abortion-after-rape-im-going-to-leave-that-to-the-family Lindsey Graham on abortion after rape: ‘I’m going to leave that to the family’]</ref>
Lindsey Graham is known as a GOP [[establishment]] token for attacking of Ted Cruz, saying: "If you kill Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, in the trials in the Senate, nobody can convict you."<ref>[https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/03/lindsey-graham-endorses-ted-cruz All of the Terrible Things Lindsey Graham Has Said About Ted Cruz, Whom He Just Endorsed]</ref> Note that this is the very same person who claims to be "pro-life" yet supports abortion in cases of rape, saying: "I'm going to leave that to the family, to the mother."<ref>[https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/lindsey-graham-on-abortion-after-rape-im-going-to-leave-that-to-the-family Lindsey Graham on abortion after rape: ‘I’m going to leave that to the family’]</ref>
==External links==
==External links==
==References==
==References==
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