Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said he reassured foreign leaders that Donald Trump is nothing to worry about because "this is the silly season and this will pass," NBC News reported.
"Everybody asked me about Trump in terms of policy changes. I said he is an outlier, don't look at him," Graham told reporters Thursday about a trip to the Middle East last week.
Graham said leaders were most concerned about Trump’s proposal to temporarily ban all Muslims from entering the United States. He said they were also uncomfortable with Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. allow Russian President Vladimir Putin to play a bigger role in fighting ISIS in Syria.
The South Carolina senator, who ran for president, is a fierce critic of Trump. He originally backed Jeb Bush, but is now reluctantly supporting Ted Cruz.
