South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham allegedly called then-president Donald Trump a “lying motherf***cker” in 2019, shortly after Democrats introduced articles of impeachment against Trump for his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to a soon-to-be-released book.
The claim was made in an upcoming book, The Divider: Trump in the White House 2017-2021, by authors Peter Baker and Susan Glasser, set to be released Sept. 20. The Independent received an advanced copy of the book.
Graham made the remarks to Baker and Glasser in an effort to defend his opposition to impeaching Donald Trump over his remarks to the Ukrainian president. Graham called Pelosi’s efforts “insane,” with the caveat that Trump was not to be trusted, according to The Independent.
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 12: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) walks with Jason Miller to a meeting room for former President Donald Trump’s defense lawyers on the fourth day of the Senate Impeachment trials for Trump on Capitol Hill on February 12, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford – Pool/Getty Images)
“He’s a lying motherf***er,” Graham said, according to The Independent, adding that Trump is, “a lot of fun to hang out with.”
Graham also made it clear that Trump was the leader of the party, saying, “He could kill fifty people on our side and it wouldn’t matter,” according to the outlet. (RELATED: ‘Can Feel Excruciating Pain’: Sen. Lindsey Graham Defends 15-Week Abortion Limit)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced formal impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump in September 2019 for allegedly enlisting the help of a foreign power in collecting incriminating evidence against a political opponent. In 2020, the Senate voted to acquit Trump of these charges.