After Donald Trump recited fellow Republican presidential candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) phone number in front of a crowd in South Carolina, Graham’s cell phone has been flooded with calls. But the senator seems to be taking the incident in stride.
Washington Post reporter Ed O’Keefe spotted Graham at a movie theater in Washington, D.C. on his way to see “Minions” with Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and her children. Graham said that he has been answering many of the calls that come in, many of which have been positive, according to the Washington Post.
“Half of the calls are saying, ‘Keep it up,'” Graham told the Post.
Graham hasn’t been the only one answering the flood of calls, however. On his way to movies on Tuesday night, Graham handed his phone to Ayotte’s kids to pick up a few of the many incoming calls.
“The mailbox is definitely full,” Ayotte’s son said before heading into the theater, according to the Post.
Earlier in the day, Graham joked on Twitter that he was thinking of getting a new phone.
Probably getting a new phone. iPhone or Android?
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) July 21, 2015
Trump shared Graham’s phone number on Tuesday after Graham called Trump a “jackass” on Tuesday morning.
“Run for President, but don’t be the world’s biggest jackass,” Graham said on CBS’ “This Morning” in response to Trump’s inflammatory remarks about Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).
Graham answered his phone when Politico tried the number Trump provided in his speech.
“When it comes to the Donald, nothing surprises me anymore,” Graham told Politico on Tuesday. “It’s just too bad, really.”
