Lindsey Graham jokingly wonders if he's on Trump's 'kill list'

Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of Donald Trump’s most vocal Republican critics in the Senate, wondered aloud on Friday whether he is on the president-elect’s “kill list.”

“I don't know if I'm on the kill list or not, that would be good to know,” Graham joked on CBS, before adding that he’s “very optimistic” about working with Trump going forward. “It's a rebirth,” he added.


Graham, who briefly ran against Trump for the Republican presidential nomination, was a harsh critic of the president-elect during the election, at one point labeling him a “jackass.” Trump, in return, often made fun of Graham and his failure to gain traction in the polls; at one rally, he read Graham’s personal cell phone number aloud and called him a “lightweight” and an “idiot.”

Speaking to CBS on Inauguration Day, Graham also offered his thoughts on Trump’s upcoming address: He should “make a speech that acknowledges that he's the president of all of us and those who are out there protesting, he's their president, too,” Graham said.

The South Carolina senator also suggested that Trump “put some points up on the board” by pushing for an infrastructure bill, which Graham said could find bipartisan support, and make an effort to engage socially with lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

“What I would do if I were President Trump, he is a very engaging, charming fellow, I wish he would bring people down to the White House, bring their kids, their grandkids, show them around, try to get a relationship with the Congress,” Graham said.