Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina on Sunday criticized members of his own party who support Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid, asking them, “What the hell are you doing?”
“You’re supporting the most radical nominee in the history of American politics,” Graham said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”
Several high-profile Republicans have endorsed Harris in recent weeks, including former Republican Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger and several former members of the Trump administration.
“The danger to this country is the policies of Biden and Harris,” Graham added. “Her fingerprints are all over this disaster. And I can’t put up with four more years of this nonsense.”
His comments came as he faced several questions from moderator Kristen Welker about Trump’s escalating rhetoric in recent weeks, including comments he made several times last week calling Democrats “the enemy within.”
At a rally in Coachella, California, this month, Trump referred to Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., as “the enemy within.” And on Sunday morning, during a pre-recorded Fox News interview, Trump doubled down, calling Schiff “the enemy from within again” and applying the phrase to “radical left-wing lunatics.”
As Trump’s comments drew criticism from Democrats, the former president doubled down and again referred to “the enemy within” in a podcast recording and during an appearance on “Fox & Friends.”
On an episode of the “OutKick” podcast, he said, “We have a bigger problem from within and they hate it,” adding, “It’s a story they don’t like.”
Graham largely dismissed the comments, telling Welker: “We are winning and we are going to win, not because of what Donald Trump says, but because of what they have done for four years.”
The senator argued that Americans are looking for a change in policy ideas this election and tied Harris to the outgoing Biden administration. “When Vice President Harris is asked, ‘What would you do differently?’ she says, “Nothing comes to mind,” he said.
Graham appeared to be referring to comments Harris originally made earlier this month on “The View,” for which she has been criticized by Republicans.
When asked by that show’s hosts if she would have done anything differently than Biden, Harris simply said, “There’s nothing that comes to mind.”
This article was originally published on NBCNews.com
