<p>Senator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lindsey-graham" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lindsey Graham</a> (R-SC) and former Senator Al Franken (D-MN) made a bet on the winner of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/search/news?refinementList%5Btaxonomies.post_tag%5D%5B0%5D=2024%20Election&amp;page=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2024 Presidential election</a>.</p>
<p>The two former colleagues made the wager in an interview on &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sTZrgkQx4E" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Show</a>&#8221; Monday night. Toward the end of the segment, Graham and Franken sparred over former President Trump&#8217;s legacy and argued whether Trump could beat President Joe Biden in a rematch. Graham said Trump would have to work hard to win back many of his supporters, but bet $20 that he would win.</p>
<p>Graham began the exchange. “Here’s the question for you and maybe others: Trump is trying to come back,” he said. “I think he’s got a better than good chance of winning the primary and a 50/50 chance of being president again.&#8221; Franken put his head in his hand, while the audience jeered. &#8220;So you&#8217;ve got to ask yourself, how can that be?&#8221;</p>
<p>“Here&#8217;s what I know about this country, about this democracy, about our Constitution,&#8221; Franken interjected. &#8220;The number one tradition that’s meaningful in this country is the peaceful transition of power. &#8230; How then can you want a guy who allowed us to go through this violent insurrection?” he said, referring to the January 6 Capitol riot.</p>
<p>&#8220;Well let me just say this — the other side of the story is that when President Trump was president, on the things I care the most about — national security — I thought he did a damn good job,” said Graham, also lauding Trump for negotiating the Abraham Accords, taking out Iranian terrorist leader Qasem Soleimani, securing the southern border, and acheiving energy independence. &#8220;So I look at the policies of Trump, and I like the policies of Trump.&#8221;</p>
<p>But Graham said that both Trump and Biden would be challenged to prove that they deserve four more years in office. “At the end of the day, [Trump]&#8217;s got to prove to people — not me — that he’s able to lead us again. And that will be a challenge for him. And that will be a challenge for Biden to say ‘Give me four more years after the last four.’ We’ll see what happens.&#8221;</p>
<p>“Well, l think Biden wins that,” Franken replied.</p>
<p>“Let’s bet. Can we bet?” Graham responded.</p>
<p>&#8220;Yeah, how much?&#8221; Franken asked.</p>
<p>“Twenty bucks. To be paid here,” Graham said. He then shook Franken&#8217;s hand to seal the bet.</p>
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<p>Then on Tuesday morning, Graham knocked Trump for picking a fight with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and advised him to stop. “If you start this thing, you better be willing to take it,” Graham said in an interview on &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBsuNjq3_VI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox &amp; Friends</a>.&#8221;</p>
<p>“I don&#8217;t like it. Trump&#8217;s not into these &#8216;thou shalt nots.&#8217; That&#8217;s not his thing,&#8221; he said, referring to the phrase, &#8220;Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican,&#8221; the so-called &#8220;11th Commandment&#8221; used by Ronald Reagan during his 1966 campaign for California governor.</p>
<p>&#8220;The bottom line is, I think if I were Trump, which I am not, I would be running on four years of being a pretty effective president, &#8216;the best is yet to come,’” Graham added. &#8220;I would say, &#8216;DeSantis, I picked him out of a crowd. I knew he was talented early on. I&#8217;m the guy that saw the talent. He&#8217;s been a great governor, but I&#8217;m better able to be president the next four years.&#8217; But that ain&#8217;t gonna happen.”</p>

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