Is Senator Lindsey Graham breaking with Trump…again? The South Carolina Senator says that Trump should “sit out” of the GOP Senate primaries in Alabama and Missouri and let the best candidates emerge, seemingly a swipe at Mo Brooks and Eric Greitens who just announced their campaigns for U.S. Senate in the two states.

However, Sen. Graham noted that Trump is still the leader of the party, and many will look to him to help the party succeed and win back majorities in the House and Senate.

Fox News reports:

“I think he should just let it play out, if I were him,” Graham told reporters on Capitol Hill Tuesday, referring to Trump. “I just think you want to just make sure some of your best candidates emerge.

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“I said you’re the leader of the party, whether we win or not, and 2022 matters to you. If we come back, you’ll get your fair share of credit,” Graham said.

He pointed to Herschel Walker, who Trump called on to run in Georgia. Walker, a former NFL player, has not announced a run for the Georgia seat in 2022, but has publicly supported Trump.

“Like Herschel Walker, I think Herschel Walker would be a good candidate. But I don’t know, I’ve never tested Herschel, I don’t know,” Graham said. “So the bottom line is, you are the team captain. Make sure your best team is on the field. May not be your favorite player but it’s the one that can play the position best. So it’s a constant reinforcing the message that success in 2022 in the House, in the Senate, helps you, helps us all.”

Trump has already issued a slew of endorsements for Republican campaigns across the country but has not formally endorsed Mo Brooks or Eric Greitens. However, in Greitens’ campaign announcement he said he has been a loyal supporter of Trump since “day one.”

Congressman Mo Brooks is running to fill the Alabama Senate seat being left by retiring Sen. Richard Shelby. Greitens’, the former Missouri governor, is running to fill the seat left by retiring Sen. Roy Blunt.