Senator Lindsey Graham and former Senator Al Franken are making a wager on the 2024 White House race.
The South Carolina Republican was a guest on "The Daily Show" on Monday while Franken served as guest host on the Comedy Central program.
The pair bet $20, with Graham saying Donald Trump would win reelection next year.
"I think he's got a better than good chance of winning the primary and a 50/50 chance of being president again," he added.
Meantime, Franken, who resigned from the Senate in 2017 amid multiple sexual misconduct allegations, threw his support behind President Biden.
"The number one tradition that's meaningful in this country is the peaceful transition of power," Franken said. "How then can you want a guy who allowed us to go through this violent insurrection?"
Graham replied by listing Trump's accomplishments while in office, including doing "a damn good job" at national security, securing the US-Mexico border and making the country energy independent.
"I look at the policies of Trump and I like the policies of Trump. At the end of the day, he's got to prove to people — not me — that he's able to lead us again. And that will be a challenge for him," Graham said, while trying to turn the tables. "And that will be a challenge for Biden to say 'Give me four more years after the last four.' We'll see what happens."
"Well, I think Biden wins that," quipped Franken.
"Let's bet. Can we bet?" Graham asked. "Twenty bucks. To be paid here," he said as the two shook hands.
Franken went on to say he doesn't understand how the American people could reelect Trump, who he called a "pathological liar" and "malignant narcissist."
"You've got to come to grips with the idea a lot of Americans believe that Trump was a good president, but they don't like what he did or what he said," Graham said. "This is going to be a real contest in 2024."
"I know you think Trump's horrible for the country, and a lot of people believe that he can fix the problems that we're suffering under now," Graham continued. "But here's the good news. We'll have an election and they will decide."
"That's the way it's supposed to work," Franken said, as the audience applauded.
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