South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, who has maintained a close relationship with Donald Trump throughout his presidency and beyond, has provided him with valuable advice on confronting Vice President Kamala Harris.

The senior senator from South Carolina pointed out that the race is now very close, as President Joe Biden has decided not to seek reelection and, instead, has chosen Kamala Harris as his successor. The senator suggested that rather than focusing on Harris’ biracial ethnicity, Trump should criticize her for her lack of accomplishments.

“The problem I have with Kamala Harris is not her heritage, it’s her judgment,” he told Fox News Sunday’s Shannon Bream. “She has been wrong about everything. When she tried to explain what she would do about inflation and an upcoming recession, it made no sense. It’s gibberish.”

Graham addressed the media-generated ‘controversy’ about Trump’s remarks at a National Association of Black Journalists conference in Chicago. He stated that Harris highlights her Jamaican and Indian heritage selectively, depending on the audience, for political advantage.

Graham, after citing the diversity of his home state, continued to advise Trump to avoid distractions regarding Harris’ identity.

“Every day we’re talking about her heritage and not her terrible, dangerous liberal record throughout her entire political life. It’s a good day for her and a bad day for us,” Graham said. “So, I would encourage President Trump to prosecute the case against Kamala Harris’ bad judgment.”

Graham added that Trump’s first term was “an incredible presidency for national security,” and rather than getting distracted, he should talk about issues that are his strongest and Harris’ weakest.

“It’s important you win to reset a broken border and get the world in good order,” he said. “The American people are looking to have their problems solved.”

At the conference, the first question to Trump was about his criticism of black journalists and lawmakers, implying that they should be exempt from criticism due to their skin color. Trump responded: “She was always of Indian heritage and she was only promoting Indian heritage. I didn’t know she was black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn black, and now she wants to be known as black.

“So I don’t know, is she Indian or is she black? And you know what, I respect either one but she obviously doesn’t. Because she was Indian all the way and all of a sudden she made a turn and she became a black person. I think somebody should look into that,” he added.