{"id":5357,"date":"2026-08-14T11:40:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5357"},"modified":"2026-08-14T11:40:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:40:39","slug":"trumps-desperate-move-to-avoid-embarrassing-defeat-is-exposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5357","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Desperate Move to Avoid Embarrassing Defeat Is Exposed"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Donald Trump is desperately groveling for Republicans to back his endorsed candidate in the South Carolina Senate race to avoid another high-profile defeat, it has been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5355\">Trump Secretly Admits His Feelings Got Hurt by Elon Musk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The president had faced criticism from his base for his backing Darlene Graham, the sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, in the GOP South Carolina Senate primary because of her complete lack of political experience and MAGA credentials. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>On Tuesday, Graham advanced to a runoff alongside Rep. Ralph Norman because neither candidate secured 50 percent of the vote in the primary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>After it was confirmed that Graham had not won the race outright, Trump immediately began trying to butter up other South Carolina Republicans to get them to back his chosen candidate, The Washington Post reported. Trump was so panicked that he even called former South Carolina governor and congressman Mark Sanford, who has been a vocal critic of the president for years.<\/p>\n<p>Trump rang Sanford\u2014dubbed the \u201cLove Guv\u201d after admitting to an extramarital affair while serving as South Carolina\u2019s governor in 2009\u2014on Tuesday night to try to get him to endorse Graham over Norman ahead of the August 25 runoff.<\/p>\n<p>Trump did not press Sanford too hard during the brief call, sources told the Post. Sanford informed him that he had not made a decision and might not back either candidate in the runoff.<\/p>\n<p>Sanford lost his House re-election primary in 2018 after speaking out against Trump during his first term. He launched a long-shot bid in the 2020 Republican presidential primary against incumbent Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also called Rep. Russell Fry, a Trump ally who came in third in the primary and still has not endorsed Graham or Norman in the runoff, to try to convince him to back the president\u2019s candidate. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5354\">Sailors\u2019 Families Expose Horror Conditions Inside Trump\u2019s Warship<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump is also weighing holding a rally for Graham in the Myrtle Beach area, which is in Fry\u2019s district, in order to drum up support from the lawmaker\u2019s supporters either way.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s desperation set in after he suffered major embarrassment when some of his endorsed candidates lost their primary races.<\/p>\n<p>The same night as the South Carolina GOP Senate primary, the Trump-endorsed Amir Hassan lost his bid for Michigan\u2019s 8th District after losing the primary to Thomas J. Smith, who was not even in the race after suspending his campaign a month prior.<\/p>\n<p>Days later, MAGA Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles lost his primary for the 5th Congressional District to Republican challenger Charlie Hatcher. Incumbent Ogles\u2019 defeat arrived after he was widely condemned by his own party for disgusting social media posts claiming that \u201chomosexuality has no place in America\u201d and \u201cMuslims don\u2019t belong in American society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some Trump allies are suggesting the president could hedge his bets by offering a dual endorsement for Graham and Norman to avoid eventually looking like he is losing his influence within the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, some South Carolina Republicans received texts containing a poll asking how a dual endorsement would influence their vote in the runoff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Donald Trump issued a second endorsement and endorsed BOTH Ralph Norman and Darlene Graham for U.S. Senate, for whom would you vote?\u201d it asked, reported the Post. It is unclear who paid for the survey to be conducted.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5352\">Trump Orders Navy to Tear Up Ships to Fulfill His Crazy Steam Fantasy<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Daily Beast has contacted the White House for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump is desperately groveling for Republicans to back his endorsed candidate in the South Carolina Senate race to avoid another high-profile defeat, it has been revealed. 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