Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said on Tuesday he does not “like” former President Donald Trump attacking Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis ahead of a potential 2024 election face-off.
Despite this view, Graham, who endorsed Trump’s third campaign for the White House, acknowledged during an appearance on Fox News that Trump is “not into ‘thou shalt nots.'”
The senator specifically mentioned President Ronald Reagan’s so-called eleventh commandment: “Thou shalt not speak ill of another Republican.”
“That’s not his thing,” Graham said.
Trump announced his third bid for the presidency in November and has been ratcheting up rhetoric critical of DeSantis, who is not a declared candidate for the White House but often tops 2024 polls along with Trump. This includes the use of mocking nicknames such as “Ron DeSanctimonious.”
