Former Trump adviser: ‘Graham doesn’t represent' entire GOP on DACA

Former Trump campaign adviser Michael Caputo said on Friday that Sen. Lindsey GrahamLindsey Olin GrahamDHS chief takes heat over Trump furor Overnight Defense: GOP chair blames Dems for defense budget holdup | FDA, Pentagon to speed approval of battlefield drugs | Mattis calls North Korea situation 'sobering' Bipartisan group to introduce DACA bill in House MORE (R-S.C.) does not 'represent the Republican Party as a whole' in response to a question on legal protections for certain young, undocumented immigrants.

In an appearance on CNN's "New Day," Caputo blamed Democratic lawmakers for purposefully undermining talks on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program after Sen. Dick DurbinRichard (Dick) Joseph DurbinMcCarthy: ‘No deadline on DACA’ Ex-Sheriff David Clarke: Trump only one who 'cares about black American citizens' DHS chief takes heat over Trump furor MORE (D-Ill.) corroborated media reports that President TrumpDonald John TrumpDems flip Wisconsin state Senate seat Sessions: 'We should be like Canada' in how we take in immigrants GOP rep: 'Sheet metal and garbage' everywhere in Haiti MORE had used vulgar language in an immigration meeting to describe certain countries.

Graham, who was also in the meeting, has said that reports of Trump's comments are "basically accurate."

"Lindsey Graham doesn't represent the Republican Party," Caputo said. "I'm talking about Lindsey Graham as a legendary, long-time critic of Donald Trump. They're friendly about it, but he's always been critical. ... Lindsey Graham doesn't represent the Republican Party as a whole."

Graham has been among the most vocal Republican advocates for a legislative solution that would extend legal protections to certain young immigrants, who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.

But Republicans and Democrats in Congress have foundered in their efforts to strike a deal on DACA, which Democrats have said must be included in a spending measure needed to keep the government running.

Lawmakers have until midnight on Friday to pass a spending bill or face a government shutdown. The House passed such a measure on Thursday, but its fate in the Senate is uncertain.