Lindsey Graham’s masterful response to Donald Trump
The South Carolina senator responded to Trump giving out his cell phone number with humor, and it was the right way to go.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), one of 16 Republican presidential candidates (the newest contender, Gov. John Kasich of Ohio, entered this week), recently called GOP rival and current frontrunner Donald Trump a “jackass” for recent comments he made on the campaign trail.
On Tuesday, Trump—who’s apparently never heard of a proportional response—went nuclear by announcing Graham’s cell phone number on national television. â
I would have understood if Mr. Graham had responded angrily, denouncing Trump’s outrageous violation of personal privacy. Instead, Graham responded with the following understated tweet:
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