Lindsay Graham is flattering and enabling Trump because he thinks he can control him.
by digby
Lindsay Graham pretty much admitted today that his strategy is to flatter and enable the president, which means using the DOJ for his own purposes, so he, Lindsay, can control him on the issues he feels are important to him.
Graham has been seen as increasingly cozy to Trump recently, which Trump remarked on this week when he said Graham “used to be a great enemy of mine but now he’s a great friend of mine.” Graham ran against Trump during the 2016 Republican presidential primaries.
“He’s the president of the United States,” Graham said of his new fondness for Trump.
“He’s going to make a decision about immigration I’ve been working on for a decade. He’s president of the United States – going to make a decision about North Korea, which is one of the biggest threats to the world at large. He’s going to decide whether or not to stay in the Iranian nuclear agreement. I’ve enjoyed his company. He beat me like a dog. I’ve said everything I have to say about him – I’ve used every adjective on the planet. I lost. He won.”
Graham believes Trump had a “very successful 2017” and wants to help him where he can.