Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is lobbying on behalf of investor Scott Bessent, a fellow native of the Palmetto State who served as the Trump campaign’s economic adviser and frequently acted as a surrogate for the campaign on financial networks, to become the next Treasury secretary.

“I think he’d be outstanding. He’s from South Carolina. I know him well. He’s highly qualified,” Graham said in an interview with Semafor. “I think he’s been well vetted.”

Graham added that he and his fellow South Carolina Republican senator, Tim Scott, both hold a “good opinion” of Bessent.

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