Trump praises Lindsey Graham as ‘one of the greatest people I have ever known’ after senator dies of sudden illness – live | US politics
Trump praises Graham as ‘one of the greatest people I’ve ever known’
Lindsey Graham‘s death is a personal blow Donald TrumpShe was his political cheerleader and frequent golf partner. The president praised Graham, one of his closest allies at Truth Social, and said details about funeral arrangements would be forthcoming.
Senator Lindsey Graham One of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known.died! It was always working and a true American Patriot. Lindsey will be greatly missed!!! DETAILS AND REGULATIONS WILL BE FOLLOWED. So sad!
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Statement published by Lindsey GrahamHis office said only that the senator “passed away due to a brief and sudden illness.” He did not give further details.
Quoting police scanner audio, Washington Post (paywall) reports He said emergency medical services received a call around 8:30 p.m. Saturday for a person experiencing chest pain at Graham’s home on Capitol Hill. After about 25 minutes, emergency personnel said CPR was continuing and a man was in cardiac arrest, according to the Post.
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Lindsey Graham grew up in the small town of Central South Carolinawhere his family runs a restaurant and billiards hall. He was the first member of his family to attend college, earning undergraduate and law degrees from the University of South Carolina.
He served as an air force attorney and then joined the South Carolina Air National Guard. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1994 and served as an executive. Bill ClintonThe 1999 impeachment trial.
Elected to the Senate in 2002, Graham is credited with: One of Capitol Hill’s most outspoken foreign policy hawks. supported the US war Iraq and had long been calling for military action Iranian. He opposed the negotiated nuclear deal Barack Obama and had been one of Trump’s staunchest defenders in the current conflict.
He briefly sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 and He was initially a harsh critic of Trumpthen the vanguard of the rebels. He condemned Trump as follows:idiot”, “a racially hostile bigot” And “The most flawed candidate in the history of the Republican Partyy”, a memorable warning on Twitter:
If we nominate Trump, we will be destroyed… and we will deserve it.
Trump also called Graham “stupid” and a “lightweight.”
But the relationship changed after Trump entered the White House and Graham became one of the president’s closest confidants. He emerged as an important advisor on foreign policy, especially Iran and Iran. Russia. He also rallied the defense of Trump’s embattled nominee for the Supreme Court. Brett KavanaughIn 2018.
Graham only wavered after Trump’s supporters staged an insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 is trying to reverse his election defeat. The senator explained:
Trump and me We had a very nice trip – I hate how it ends. Oh my god, I hate this. From my perspective, he has been an important president, but that’s the first thing you’ll see today. All I can say is don’t count me out. That’s enough.
But her rebellion did not last long, and she refused to vote to convict Trump at the subsequent impeachment trial. He was quick to support Trump again in the 2024 presidential election.
Graham’s death marks the passing of the last of the “three friends”, including Graham. Joe Lieberman And John McCainsenators and close friends who made unsuccessful attempts at the presidency. McCain died in 2018 and Lieberman died in 2024.
Trump praises Graham as ‘one of the greatest people I’ve ever known’
Lindsey Graham‘s death is a personal blow Donald TrumpShe was his political cheerleader and frequent golf partner. The president praised Graham, one of his closest allies at Truth Social, and said details about funeral arrangements would be forthcoming.
Senator Lindsey Graham One of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known.died! It was always working and a true American Patriot. Lindsey will be greatly missed!!! DETAILS AND REGULATIONS WILL BE FOLLOWED. So sad!
Senator Lindsey Graham died after sudden illness, his office announces
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Lindsey Graham, a longtime U.S. senator and key ally of Donald Trump, has died of a sudden illness, his office said Sunday. He had just turned 71.
Graham’s sudden death will send shock waves through Washington and the Republican Party. He had served in the Senate representing South Carolina since 2003 and was running for re-election in November.
In the statement made by his office, it was said: “On Saturday evening, July 11, US Senator Lindsey Graham passed away due to a short and sudden illness.” “Senator Graham’s family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult time.
