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Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that Donald Trump could make the Republican Party bigger and stronger — or he could destroy it. In an interview broadcast Sunday night on “Axios on HBO,” the South Carolina Republican — who has continued to support Trump, even after blaming him for the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob — said the former president has a “dark side” and “some magic,” and he’s trying to “harness the magic.”&nbsp;“To me, Donald Trump is sort of a cross between Jesse Helms, Ronald Reagan and P.T. Barnum.”“He could make the Republican Party something that nobody else I know can make it,” Graham told Axios reporter Jonathan Swan. “He can make it bigger. He can make it stronger. He can make it more diverse. And he also could destroy it.”In January, Graham blamed , and that Trump “needs to understand that his actions were the problem, not the solution.” at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, seeking to mend the divide in the GOP. “Donald Trump was my friend before the riot,” he told Axios on Sunday. “And I’m trying to keep a relationship with him after the riot. I still consider him a friend. What happened was a dark day in American history, and we’re going to move forward.” “I want us to continue the policies that I think will make America strong,” Graham said. “I believe the best way for the Republican Party to do that is with Trump, not without Trump.” Last week, , where he vowed to remain the dominant force in the Republican Party, and said he would not start a third party. He also attacked fellow Republicans who didn’t support him enough and repeated lies that the election was stolen from him.Attorneys for former President Donald Trump sent cease-and-desist letters Friday to three Republican organizations, asking them to stop using the former president's name and likeness in fundraising appeals and merchandise, a Trump adviser told NBC Saturday. Politico had first reported the action. The letters were reportedly sent to the Republican National Committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee and the National Republican Senate Committee, which raise money and shape messaging, including as part of the lead-up to the 2022 midterm elections. Ten House Republicans voted with Democrats to impeach Trump, and seven Senate Republicans voted to convict him on charges of inciting the deadly mob that attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6 intent on disrupting the electoral vote count formalizing Joe Biden's win.

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that Donald Trump could make the Republican Party bigger and stronger — or he could destroy it. In an interview broadcast Sunday night on “Axios on HBO,” the South Carolina Republican — who has continued to support Trump, even after blaming him for the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob — said the former president has a “dark side” and “some magic,” and he’s trying to “harness the magic.”&nbsp;“To me, Donald Trump is sort of a cross between Jesse Helms, Ronald Reagan and P.T. Barnum.”“He could make the Republican Party something that nobody...

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