Graham says breach of Capitol by 'domestic terrorists' will 'tarnish' Trump presidency
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina forcefully condemned "domestic terrorists" who breached the Capitol Wednesday and said the events will "tarnish" the Trump presidency.
"A band of people who are terrorists -- not patriots -- literally occupied the floor of the house drove us out of this chamber and the question for the country is how could that happen 20 years after 9/11," Graham said to reporters at a press conference on Capitol Hill Thursday afternoon. "Yesterday they could have blown the building up. They could have killed us all."
Graham said he does not support invoking the 25th Amendment "right now" and is focused on peacefully moving through the next two weeks until Biden is sworn in.
Reflecting on his relationship with Trump, Graham said he does not regret supporting the president but believes Trump is frustrated and receiving bad guidance from some in his inner circle, adding that he "needs to understand that his actions were the problem, not the solution."
"It breaks my heart that my friend, a president of consequence, would allow yesterday to happen and it will be a major part of his presidency," Graham said. "It was a self-inflicted wound."
-ABC News' Allison Pecorin