Graham: 'Handful' of GOP senators will vote to block Trump's emergency declaration

[brooklynite]

Source: The Hill

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) predicted on Friday that a "handful" of Republicans will back a resolution to block President Trump's emergency declaration to construct the U.S.-Mexico border wall.

"A handful. … [But] there will be enough [left] to sustain a veto," Graham told Fox News, asked how many Republicans would vote with Democrats in the Senate.

Graham didn't offer a specific number for how many of his Republican colleagues he thinks will back the resolution.

He said that he would "absolutely not" vote for the Democrat-led resolution, adding that he is "100 percent with the president."

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/431154-graham-handful-of-gop-senators-will-vote-to-block-trumps-emergency

[getagrip_already]

1. Since when can graham count to more than 5?

He loses track when he has to switch hands.

I put no faith in his whip count.

[True Blue American]

2. Since when did Graham become a Leader?

[notdarkyet]

3. He didn't. That's why he can't get the votes. Probably not respected by others.

[True Blue American]

5. Graham is a traitor

To this Country. He is going to have hearings on Hillary emails. And the raging spectacle he made at the Kavenaugh hearing shows he is not quite all there.

[Funtatlaguy]

4. His knickers have been notted since McCain died

[PatSeg]

6. "100 percent with the president."

And he will go 100 percent down with Trump when he falls. Graham's political career is over. I don't know what Trump/Russia has on the guy, but it must be "yuge"!

I wonder how many republicans Trump will end up taking down with him.

[Power 2 the People]

8. He'll bail on Trump and look for a new godfather when the time is right.

Graham has proven that he has no moral core,only ambition and self preservation.

[ScratchCat]

9. I've got a theory

and maybe its just "wishful thinking", but what if Graham immediately went to the FBI when/if Trump tried to blackmail him? What if they decided Graham should just "play along"? What if what you are watching is just Graham playing along until the end and then they spring the blackmail charge in Trump too? There is no explanation for his actions other than blackmail, and he isn't fooling most people. Again, maybe wishful/hopeful thinking, but it would be an explanation for the unexplainable.

[PatSeg]

10. Okay

I know that may seem far-fetched, but it really is possible, though I won't keep my hopes up. I do think there are people around Trump who could be plants. He is really so easy to win over, being he is terribly vain and gullible. Graham would fit that to a T as he is a real "law and order" type guy.

We'll see. These days nothing would surprise me!

[Mr. Ected]

7. Remember when Russia hacked the Democrats AND the Republicans?

So does Lindsey. Every day.

And when he momentarily forgets...Putin's Puppy reminds him.

[Rizen]

11. Graham is a pathetic tool

Republicans don't care about the law or constitution when it concerns their own.

[keithbvadu2]

12. Vote! Put the republican Senate on record supporting Trump's National Emergency.

Block? Show it!

[Calista241]

13. I think this vote is going to hurt the legal case against the Emergency declaration.

The Trump Admin will be able to say that Congress had the opportunity to override his declaration, and could not muster the votes.