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On Saturday, as Republican Senator Lindsey Graham left the stage at a Trump campaign event in the early primary state of South Carolina, the crowd booed and heckled him. When people in your own state boo you, especially when you're meant to be representing them, it's pretty embarrassing. But I guess that's what happens when you don't agree with the MAGA plan.
WATCH: Lindsey Graham Booed at MAGA Rally in His Home State of South Carolina, Trump Tries to Help https://t.co/rADpsGaEoy
— RedState (@RedState) July 2, 2023
As soon as Graham's name was said, the crowd booed, and the Senator had a hard time getting the crowd in Pickens County, where he was born, to like him. It's too bad that Graham couldn't even convince the people in his own town to vote for him. I mean, Lindsey, you're meant to be their guy, right?
The crowd won’t stop booing Sen. Lindsey Graham at Trump’s rally in Pickens, South Carolina is the best thing you will see all day. How did Graham's PR team think this was a good idea? #TrumpRally pic.twitter.com/FV040JqmFU
— MattHasTweets (@MattHasTweets_) July 1, 2023
HAPPENING NOW: Lindsey Graham getting booed viciously at the Trump Rally in his home state pic.twitter.com/rNKWUA1fSd
— Randy the Savage (@reannadilley) July 1, 2023
Loud, prolonged boos for Sen. Lindsey Graham as he takes the stage.
He’s trying to get on with his speech. But the booing won’t stop. @foxcarolinanews pic.twitter.com/j8HupUnCtg
— Justin Dougherty (@DoughertyJC) July 1, 2023
Sen. Lindsey Graham gets booed in South Carolina pic.twitter.com/gViGifeMAy
— RSBN 🇺🇸 (@RSBNetwork) July 1, 2023
The crowd won’t stop booing Sen. Lindsey Graham at Trump’s rally in Pickens, South Carolina. Some people are yelling “Traitor!” pic.twitter.com/vIq0lXJg7z
— Kate Sullivan (@KateSullivanDC) July 1, 2023
Trump: You can make mistakes on occasion. Even Lindsey down here, Senator Lindsey Graham.
Crowd: boo
Trump: I know it's half and half. But when I need some of those liberal votes, he’s always there to help me. pic.twitter.com/yloBbhSOMo
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 1, 2023
Graham tried to find something that everyone in the crowd could agree on so that the situation could be saved. He said that there are more Medal of Honor winners per person in Pickens County than anywhere else in the country. But even that wasn't enough to convince the crowd. It's pretty obvious that they don't like him.
Graham then turned to praise former President Donald Trump, thinking that would win him some points with the crowd. He asked how many of them thought that Trump was a good president. I'm sure there were some cheers, but judging by how the crowd reacted as a whole, it looks like they didn't buy it.
The Senator kept praising Trump and said that he was the most pro-life president he had ever seen. He also said that without Trump, there would be no Trump policies. He even tried to rally the crowd by telling them what would happen if the Democrats won the race in 2024. But Graham couldn't win them over, no matter how much he tried to scare them.
Graham quickly left the stage after making his speech, as the crowd gave him more boos and thumbs-down signs. When the crowd hates you so much that they can't help but boo, that's never a good sign. I guess that the people who support MAGA think that Graham is betraying the president. Oh no, that must hurt.
Don't worry, though, because Trump came to the aid. A short time later, he went on stage and tried to make peace with the crowd. When he talked about Graham during his speech, the crowd again spoke out against him. It's clear that people don't like Graham at all.
Trump tried to support Graham by saying that he sometimes makes mistakes. But let's be honest: Trump was just trying to be nice and keep Graham's small amount of support. It's clear that everyone has turned away from him.
South Carolina is an important primary state, and the top two GOP candidates, Trump and Ron DeSantis, are fighting it out there. It's clear that Graham isn't winning over the "Make America Great Again" crowd, which is not a good sign for his Senate race.
Graham's efforts to win over the crowd failed in the end. Even Trump couldn't save him from the shame of being booed in his own city. It's clear that the "Make America Great Again" people have spoken, and they don't like Lindsey Graham. It looks like he should start thinking about what he wants to do when he retires.
