Trust Trump, Just Not His Endorsements
When it comes to President Trump, he’s absolutely been a net positive for this country. The America First initiatives, closing of the border, deportation of illegal aliens, revitalization of our military (taking the woke out of it and record recruiting), and protection of the homeland from our enemies have all been spot on. However, the man isn’t perfect, and unlike the left, who have no diversity of thought (some might call that a cult), we here on the right know how to call a spade a spade. It isn’t unhealthy to have debate within our own party, quite the opposite in fact. One area in which the president has left something to be desired is in his endorsements.
Yesterday, President Trump wrote the following on Truth Social: “Senator Lindsey Graham is doing a fantastic job. He is running against a LUNATIC named Mark Lynch, who supports perhaps the worst Congressman in the history of our country, Thomas Massie, of the great commonwealth of Kentucky. I don’t have to go into great detail, but needless to say, Mark Lynch would be a DISASTER for the Republican Party, and Lindsey Graham just, GETS THE JOB DONE. VOTE FOR LINDSEY ALL THE WAY. MAGA! President DONALD J. TRUMP”
So much to dissect there. First of all, President Trump does not know Mark Lynch. They never met. Mark Lynch is a principled conservative, a family man, a man of God, and the exact right fit for the people of South Carolina, whose citizens (not necessarily their representation) are quite conservative. Lindsey Graham can make none of those same claims. His conservative voting record is 57% lifetime. Barely over the line from being a Democrat. He supports war, amnesty, USAID, and stabs Trump in the back regularly. (For more on this, see “Fake Republicans and Their Support of Lindsey Graham” from 4/8/26.) Lindsey Graham has no family. He is not a man of God by any means. Recently, he took a trip to Disney World, where he was seen holding a magic wand. Real beta stuff. Many are wondering if he has the dress to match the wand. Does he have nothing better to do during a government shutdown?
Even if Mark Lynch supports Thomas Massie (which I am not sure if he did or not, for the record), it’s yet another thing Trump has wrong. Massie’s conservative voting record is just slightly better than 57%. It’s 99%. Just a tad higher. When Massie opposes Trump, he does so from the right, not the left. There is no “great detail” for Trump to go into here.
Graham is clearly an establishment rino and is clearly has no interest in anyone except himself and those who can further his own interests, which explains why he is conveniently pro-Trump right now. He will turn on Trump again as he has before. President Trump endorsed Lindsey just about exactly a year ago. You may ask why. With Graham currently sitting in the Senate, he can whip up votes for Trump.
If you look at Trump’s endorsement history, it will leave you scratching your head (that is, if you are a real conservative). He is currently backing Mike Lawler and Maria Salazar, 2 fake Republicans who are trying to introduce the worst immigration bill in the country’s history, which goes against everything Trump has done to keep illegals out and the border closed. That alone should make his endorsement meaningless. In 2024, here in South Carolina, he released a list of blanket endorsements for state house and senate, and just about all of them were the closest thing to a Democrat in the race, including my own representative, whose conservative voting record was 17%. (See “Trump’s Bad Endorsements” from 5/20/24.) In 2022, Russell Fry was the least conservative candidate in the Congressional primary race. Trump backed him.
“He knows not what he does.” This is true to some extent. There is no way he personally vetted all the candidates in the SC state House. He doesn’t have the time, and that’s fair enough. But that means someone is getting in his ear. His contacts in this state – all establishment. That’s the difference. In Texas he is going after rinos that tried to impeach Ken Paxton. More of that here, please.
The timing of this rant by the president is no coincidence. Paul Dans dropped out of the Senate race yesterday (and endorsed Mark Lynch). That thinned the field, making a runoff less likely, which is bad for Lindsey. Everyone else in the field is more conservative than he is, so the fewer of them there are, the better. If it were just him and Lynch in the race, it would guarantee no runoff. A runoff would be better for Graham – it means he’d have to spend more money, of which he has more than Lynch. Graham probably called president Trump in panic and asked him to drop that message on Truth Social. He’s feeling the heat from an actual conservative, something he is not used to.
The people of South Carolina love President Trump, and Lindsey is hoping that carries him to the finish line. Don’t let it be enough, South Carolinians. You are intelligent people. Choose the right man for the job. Not the beta male. Vote for Mark Lynch on June 9!