Lindsey Graham confronted on CNN with video of Trump saying 'I 'don't care what he says'

In the midst of a wide-ranging interview with Sen. Lindsey Graham, CNN "State of the Union" host Jake Tapper blindsided the South Carolina Republican with a clip of Donald Trump telling a CBS reporter he doesn't listen to Graham's advice.

Brought on to talk about the current presidential campaign pitting Trump against Vice President Kamala Harris, host Tapper first pointed out that Graham has lightly criticized the former president for centering his campaign on personal attacks on Harris instead of addressing policy differences.

Last week Graham said on NBC, “President Trump can win this election. His policies are good for America, and if you have a policy debate for president, he wins. Donald Trump the provocateur, the showman, may not win this election."

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After referencing that comment, Tapper showed a clip of Trump firing back on CBS by stating, "Look, I like Lindsey, I don't care what he says. Lindsey wouldn't have been elected if I didn't endorse him. So, South Carolina ... Lindsey's my friend, but if I didn't endorse him he would have had no chance of getting re-elected."

"'I like Lindsey, I don't care what he says,'" Tapper repeated to his guest before dryly commenting, "He doesn't seem receptive to your advice."

With a small laugh, Graham replied, "Well, I talked to him a couple of days ago and now and all I can say is that president Trump, when he was president of our country, we had the most secure border in 40 years. Gas was at $1.87, Russia wasn't invading Ukraine, the Arabs were making peace with the Israelis."

Continuing to sidestep Trump's dismissal of him, he added, "Me and him are good. We're going to be together. I'm going to Georgia with him. We're going to try to have a unity event in Georgia to bring this whole party together. I will be by his side in this election and I am proud of what he did as our president."

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