Sen. Lindsey Graham was pictured golfing with Donald Trump at Trump International in West Palm Beach on Friday after the former president was spotted with a Diet Coke again despite boycotting the company.
Exclusive DailyMail.com photos show Graham, 65, wearing a red polo with the logo for South Carolina – which he represents in the Senate. Trump wore his usual white polo with a red MAGA hat as the golf buddies hit the links.
After, Trump, 74, was seen in Instagram videos returning to Mar-a-Lago to cheers from his supporters.
‘How are you? Nice to see you,’ Trump said to the crowd. ‘This is a good looking crop of people.’
Sen. Lindsey Graham was pictured golfing with Donald Trump at Trump International in West Palm Beach on Friday
Former President Donald Trump was pictured wearing a white polo and golf shoes with his red MAGA hat on Friday
Graham and Trump have been seen golfing together a number of times before their outing on Friday and the men appeared to be deep in conversation on the links
Graham has previously praised former President Donald Trump, pictured on Friday, for his golf swing and abilities
Trump is seen at his West Palm Beach golf course on Friday with Sen. Lindsey Graham, 65, who wore a red polo with the logo for South Carolina – which he represents in the Senate
In another photo posted to Instagram, taken on Wednesday, Trump was seen enjoying lunch at Trump National Golf Club Jupiter with a Diet Coke in the shot.
Trump is pictured picking up a French fry from a to-go container while the person who posted it noted in the caption that ‘he picked up everyone’s tab!’
It was the second time that Trump had been pictured with a Coca-Cola product since he had called for a boycott of the company last weekend because of their criticism of a voting rights law in Georgia.
Former aide Stephen Miller posted a photo with Trump to Twitter on Monday that showed off the first glimpse of his Mar-a-Lago office – including a carefully placed glass bottle behind his phone.
Lindsey Graham, left, and former President Donald Trump, center, look on during a round of golf on Friday in Florida
Lindsey Graham is pictured walking past a golf bag with the American Flag and the words ‘Folds of Honor’ on it
That photo shows Trump grinning and leaning over the Rupert Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal and sitting behind a large wooden desk that is somewhat smaller than the Resolute Desk he occupied in the Oval Office.
Surrounding him was a photo of Air Force One flying over DC, and of photo Marine One in front of Mt. Rushmore – a monument of which he once tweeted he wanted to be a part.
The desk also shows off his military challenge coins, which he brought from the Oval Office, photos of his family, and a Border Patrol plaque mounted on a section of his wall.
The desk features an award to ’45’ – Trump is the 45th person to serve as president and uses the number as his official title rather than calling himself ‘former president’ – that appears to be from a border patrol group.
Trump was pictured eating French fries with a bottle of Diet Coke despite saying he is boycotting the company
Graham and Trump have been seen golfing together a number of times, most recently in March when rising LPGA star Jaye Marie Green joined them for an outing.
The senator had harsh words for Trump following the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, repudiating the former president’s claims of election fraud.
But, just as after their harsh battle in the 2016 primaries, Graham has apparently wiggled back into Trump’s good graces, in part by staunchly opposing his conviction in a second Senate impeachment trial.
Graham has previously credited golf with helping foster his close alliance with Trump.
Their relationship blossomed in earnest in October 2017, when Graham made an improbable claim on Twitter that Trump had shot a 73 on the par-72 Championship course at Trump National Golf Club Washington.
‘Not one mulligan. Not one,’ Graham said at the time of Trump’s game when pressed on his dubious claim by Golf.com, before gushing ‘He hit the ball on the screws almost every time.’ Trump and the savvy South Carolinian were soon fast friends.
Trump aide Stephen Miller revealed the first glimpse inside the former president’s Mar-a-Lago office
The photo revealed Trump’s military challenge coins that he had in the Oval Office and a photo of Air Force One flying over DC. A well-placed bottle was seen hidden behind his phone, just two days after he called for a boycott of Coca Cola for their criticism of Georgia’s voting laws
In February, Graham visited Trump at Mar-a-Lago in what he described as an attempt to heal the fractured Republican Party.
Graham told The Hill that the two had ‘just talked about the 2022 cycle.’
‘He’s very involved in helping the team win,’ Graham added, noting that Trump ‘made a bunch of phone calls’ and is ‘trying to get the best team on the field.’
Trump’s properties, including Mar-a-Lago, have recently hosted a string of events and fundraisers.
Last night, top Fox News stars descended on Mar-a-Lago for a party held by a conservative non-profit which was recently joined by the former president’s chief of staff.
Larry Kudlow and Jeanine Pirro were pictured at the plush Florida resort at the event for the Conservative Partner Institute on Thursday.
Scores of maskless guests were seen enjoying themselves at the outdoor event.
Larry Kudlow, center, is seen smoking a cigarette at Mar-a-Lago during a party for the Conservative Partner Institute on Thursday
Larry Kudlow is seen at Mar-a-Lago during a party for the Conservative Partner Institute on Thursday
Trump was seen speaking at the event in pictures posted to Instagram on Thursday for the Conservative Partner Institute
In exclusive DailyMail.com photos, Kudlow is seen wearing a blue suit while smoking a cigarette, while Pirro is also seen mingling with guests. Trump was seen speaking at the event in pictures posted to Instagram.
The Conservative Partner Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit which was started in 2017 by former South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint to promote conservatives in Washington.
It is ‘dedicated to providing a platform for citizen leaders, the conservative movement, Members of Congress, congressional staff and scholars to be connected,’ according to its site .
In January, days after Trump left office, it was announced that his former chief of staff Mark Meadows had joined the group to ‘operate behind the scenes’, according to Axios.
DailyMail.com has reached out to Conservative Partner Institute and the Trump Organization for more information about the event, as well as Fox News regarding the purpose of the appearance by Kudlow and Pirro.
The event comes amid a string of fundraisers held at Trump properties including Mar-a-Lago.
Women for America First tweeted that Matt Gaetz is a ‘fearless leader’ in a Twitter announcement for an event at Trump Doral on Friday
Gaetz also announced that he would be speaking in his own tweet and thanked the organization in a post to Twitter
The event with Matt Gaetz is expected to be held at Trump Doral in Miami, pictured, this weekend
On Friday, Florida congressman Matt Gaetz is set to headline a Women for America First event at the Trump Doral hotel in Miami, it has been revealed.
Gaetz, who is facing allegations that he trafficked a 17-year-old girl for sex, was announced as a special guest at the Save America Summit being held at Trump Doral hotel in Florida this weekend.
The news comes after he allegedly asked former President Donald Trump for pre-emptive pardons for himself and his allies for any crimes they may have committed months before he was revealed to be under federal investigation for sex trafficking.
Trump on Thursday denied that Gaetz had asked for a pardon.
Women for America First tweeted this week: ‘Rep Matt Gaetz has been a fearless leader in DC. Few members of Congress have been more willing than Matt to stand up & fight on behalf of President Trump & his America First Agenda.’
‘We are honored to have @RepMattGaetz speak at the #SaveAmericaSummit!’
Gaetz also announced that he would be speaking in his own tweet, writing: ‘ Thank you to “Women for America First” for the invitation to share my vision for our great nation.’
The nonprofit Women for America First group was ‘heavily involved’ and secured the permit for the gathering where Trump spoke to supporters before they stormed the Capitol building on January 6, The Daily Beast noted.
Other speakers at the event include Sen. Rand Paul and known QAnon conspiracy theorists Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Jack Posobiec, according to the event’s website.
That event is expected to include topics such as ‘Election Integrity’ and ‘Big Tech & Censorship’ as well as ‘Defeating the radical Biden / Harris Agenda.’
Last month, Trump was spotted entertaining friends at Mar-a-Lago wearing a full suit and yellow tie after he was snapped schmoozing maskless with car collectors at luxury auto event in Palm Beach, Florida.
Trump was seen in exclusive DailyMail.com photos giving a group of people a tour of the resort while talking at length, though it was not immediately clear who his guests at the time were.
Before his Sunday golf game on March 21, Trump surprised fans attending the sixth annual The Palm Event – a luxury car show that was held at the former president’s official residence.
He wore his signature red Make America Great Again hat with white golf shoes while wandering among the luxury cars, including a $2 million Pagani.
