Graham jokes about ‘getting a new phone’

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) joked Tuesday afternoon that he was “probably getting a new phone” after businessman Donald Trump, a rival Republican presidential candidate, gave out his number.

Probably getting a new phone. iPhone or Android?

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) July 21, 2015

Trump produced a sheet of paper with a scribbled phone number during a campaign stop in Graham’s backyard of South Carolina earlier Tuesday and said it was the senator’s.

He said the lawmaker had once called him to ask for a reference to appear on Fox News and to seek campaign cash from the reality TV star and real estate developer.

{mosads}Trump encouraged the audience to “try it” and see if it was Graham’s number.

A Graham aide confirmed to The Hill that it was in fact Graham’s phone number.

The incident came after the South Carolina lawmaker repeatedly labeled Trump a “jackass” in response to his criticisms of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).

Christian Ferry, Graham’s campaign manager, said in a statement later used in a fundraising email that “Donald Trump continues to show hourly that he is ill-prepared to be Commander-in-Chief.

“The two people most excited about Donald Trump’s candidacy are Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton,” Ferry said. “Because of Trump’s bombastic and ridiculous campaign, we aren’t talking about Obama’s horrible deal with Iran or Hillary Clinton’s plans to continue Obama’s failed national security agenda.”