Chris Christie suggests Lindsey Graham privately supporting his anti-Trump stance

Former Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., this week suggested that Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., was among a litany of Republican lawmakers who privately supported him for opposing President Donald Trump.

The claim comes as Graham ramps up his reelection campaign and positions himself as an ally of the president. Christie made the remarks during an appearance on "Overtime with Bill Maher."

“Look, so many of my fellow party members, especially come up to me because I say all this stuff out loud, and they [are] in the green room at ABC. They’ll say, ‘You’re so brave. That’s so great. I totally agree with you. He’s nuts,'” he said. Christie then stated that many of them would say positive things about the president publicly and tell him they did not believe it.

"I’ll give you one: Lindsey Graham,” he told Mahar. "Which, by the way, was what he was saying when he was running for president in 2016. But I guess if you get invited to play golf, then off you go."

Trump has long struggled with internal opposition within the Republican Senate, especially among the McConnell-aligned old guard lawmakers.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.