WHITE HOUSE
Graham delivers laughs — and loyalty — at Mar-a-Lago dinner
The event came just hours after news that special counsel Robert Mueller had completed his investigation and submitted a report to the Justice Department.
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Sen. Lindsey Graham delivered a rousing speech behind closed doors at Mar-a-Lago on Friday night, joking about the prospect of President Donald Trump opening a hotel in Jerusalem and asking the crowd whether they’d like to see former Rep. Trey Gowdy on the Supreme Court.
With Trump looking on, Graham lavished the president with praise, ticking off a list of his accomplishments, including the booming economy, the elimination of Islamic State strongholds in Syria and the moving of the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
“There will be a Trump hotel there in 10 years,†Graham said, according to three people present for his remarks. Two of the people stressed that the comment was a joke and the crowd laughed in response.
The senator also gave a shout-out to Gowdy, who represented a district in Graham’s state of South Carolina until earlier this year. When Graham jokingly asked the crowd whether it wanted to see Gowdy on the Supreme Court, the guests applauded. Gowdy, the former House Oversight Committee chairman, attended the event and was seen mingling with the president.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/23/mueller-report-lindsey-graham-trump-1233186Gotta love that guy.