Sen. Lindsey Graham told CNN on Wednesday that President Donald Trump is demonstrating "weakness" by not exercising the power he has to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
"The weakness is that the president is trying to not use his power. He's trying to get Sessions to quit. And I hope Sessions doesn't quit. If the president wants to fire him, fire him," Graham told CNN, seemingly baiting the president to roll the dice and see what happens.
"I think anybody who's strong would use the power they have and be confident in their decision," Graham said. "So strong people say, 'I've decided that this man or woman can't serve me well and I'm gonna act accordingly and take the consequence.'
"To me, weakness is when you play around the edges and you don't use the power you have."
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