Lindsey Graham breaks from Trump on Jan. 6 rioters, signals support for potential Biden SCOTUS pick

South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, an outspoken supporter of former President Donald Trump, said it was wrong for Trump to offer to pardon Jan. 6 rioters if reelected and signaled support for potential Biden Supreme Court pick South Carolina U.S. District Judge Michelle Childs.

Childs is one of several African American female candidates Biden is considering to succeed retiring Justice Stephen Breyer on the high court, in keeping with a campaign promise to reserve the next vacancy for a member of that demographic group.

"There is no affirmative action component if you pick her," Graham said on "Face the Nation" Sunday. "Put me in the camp of making sure the court and other institutions look like America."

"I can't think of a better person for President Biden to consider to the Supreme Court," Graham said of Childs. "She has wide support in our state. She's considered to be a fair-minded, highly gifted jurist. She is one of the most decent people I've ever met."