How Lindsey Graham’s Journey From Trump Critic to Ally Made Him a Power Player

He initially called Donald Trump a “kook” who was “unfit for office,” only to join the new president’s Mar-a-Lago circle. “I’m still in the game,” Mr. Graham once explained of his much-analyzed turnabout.“There’s no way to get around Trump,” Senator Lindsey Graham said years ago. “He’s the most important figure in the Republican Party now.”