Sen. Lindsey Graham
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“John Kasich's problem is he is an insider in an outsider year and nobody seems to want to buy that,” he added.
Graham signaled his support for Cruz last week, when news emerged he would be hosting a fundraiser for him. This comes after harsh comments Graham made about his Senate colleague, including while running against the Texas senator in his own White house bid.
Donald John TrumpSarah Huckabee Sanders becomes Fox News contributor The US-Iranian scuffle over a ship is a sideshow to events in the Gulf South Korea: US, North Korea to resume nuclear talks 'soon' MORE."I think he'd make a better president than Trump for damn sure, and I think he'd take the country in a new direction other than Clinton," Graham said.
Asked if Kasich would make a better president than Cruz, Graham said, "I think so."
He called Trump a "con man" and blasted the GOP front-runner for his support of waterboarding in the wake of this week's terrorist attacks in Brussels.
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