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Trump's fiercest GOP critic became his most influential voice on war and peace

In 2015, Sen. Lindsey Graham called Donald Trump a "jackass" and warned Republicans that nominating him would be a disaster. Trump responded by reading Graham's personal cellphone number aloud during a campaign rally, encouraging supporters to call the South Carolina senator.Few political rivalries seemed less likely to evolve into one of Washington's most consequential foreign policy partnerships.Trump rose to power promising to end America's "endless wars" and challenging decades of Republican foreign policy orthodoxy. Graham, by contrast, remained throughout his three decades in public serv...