WATCH: Top Republicans showered with boos from Trump victory crowd, prompting jokes from former president

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two prime Republicans doubtless did not get the welcome they anticipated from the group gathered to have a good time former President Donald Trump’s victory within the South Carolina Republican main on Saturday.

After being acknowledged by Trump throughout his speech, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham and state GOP chair Drew McKissick have been showered with boos that the former president could not even quell.

“No. No. No. No. Remember —” Trump mentioned, laughing, as he tried to quiet the group’s disdain for Graham. “I love him. He’s a good man,” he added, telling Graham to return over to the microphone. 

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Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, speaks with members of the media whereas arriving within the Senate Subway throughout a vote on the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. (Al Drago/Bloomberg through Getty Images)

The crowd continued to boo as Graham approached the rostrum and started to talk. He briefly praised Trump for his victory, and the boos continued, albeit extra quietly, as he went again to his spot on the stage.

A couple of minutes later, Trump acknowledged McKissick to a different spherical of boos, which appeared to shock Trump.

Drew McKissick, speaks to delegates on the South Carolina Republican Party state conference at River Bluff High School on Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Lexington, South Carolina. (Joshua Boucher/The State/Tribune News Service through Getty Images)

“We have a highly opinionated group of people,” he mentioned, laughing. “I’ll tell you, they turned very positive on you very quickly, Lindsey,” he added.

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Former President Donald Trump, middle, speaks throughout an election night time watch occasion on the South Carolina State Fairgrounds in Columbia, South Carolina, US, on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg through Getty Images)

McKissick was re-elected occasion chair final yr, however has dealt with waves of infighting lately, whereas Graham nonetheless faces sharp criticism from inside his occasion for what some see as him abandoning Trump within the closing days of his time period following the Jan. 6 protests on the U.S. Capitol, which turned violent.

Graham was one of many earliest elected officers to endorse Trump and has advocated the former president selecting his Senate counterpart, fellow South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, as his vice presidential operating mate.

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