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Graham on Cassidy loss: 'No room in GOP' to 'destroy' Trump agenda
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- Link copied by Ashleigh Fields - 05/17/26 11:18 AM ET Link copied NOW PLAYING Sen.
- It also comes as the president backs similar efforts to unseat Rep.
- There s no room in this party to destroy his agenda or to destroy him and his family as a Republican.
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Link copied by Ashleigh Fields - 05/17/26 11:18 AM ET Link copied NOW PLAYING Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday said there s no room within the Republican party to destroy President Trump s agenda, a day after Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) failed to advance to a runoff for his seat in the upper chamber.
It also comes as the president backs similar efforts to unseat Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) for frequently breaking with Trump.
There s no room in this party to destroy his agenda or to destroy him and his family as a Republican. Democrats do it all the time, Graham said during an appearance on NBC s Meet the Press.
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